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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuhisa Noda, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Neo-Ex Lab, Inc., Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 1/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 1/304 ;
Abstract
Attachment devices are taught that preferably include at least one compressible leg interconnected to at least one non-compressible leg. Preferably, the non-compressible leg includes a stopper for generating a compressing force in the compressible leg during an attachment operation. After the attachment device has been installed and the compressible leg exerts a retaining force against the object to which it is attached, an engagement lip preferably retains the compressible leg in the compressed state to provide a secure and reliable attachment.