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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Zdravko Kovac, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Emhart Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411182 ; 411344 ; 411433 ; 411508 ;
Abstract
A retaining device for securing insulation to sheet metal has a flange, an articulated structure and a push plate having an aperture therethrough such that when the retainer, except for the flange, is inserted in a hole in the insulation layer it allows a push plate to be pushed towards the flange, causing a pair of locking fingers to pivot and press up against the underside of the insulation in a locked position. The retaining device is then frictionally fitted over a stud member on the sheet metal to which the insulation layer is to be secured.