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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2003
Jeffrey J. Panek, N. Kingstown, RI (US);
Peter D. Tata, Johnston, RI (US);
James W. Carpenter, Wakefield, RI (US);
Cool Options, Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Abstract
The self-fastening handle assembly includes a carrier panel with an aperture. A base member has a central bore and a bottom surface. Fingers, which extend from the bottom surface of the base member, are in a first arrangement which has a diameter which is smaller than the diameter of the aperture and thereby capable of being routed therethrough. The fingers are expandable from the first arrangement to a second arrangement having a diameter greater than the diameter of the aperture. A spreader pin resides within the bore and within the fingers. The spreader pin is movable from a first position with the fingers at the first arrangement to a second position within the fingers to a second arrangement with the finger engaging surface in communication with the fingers. A handle, pivotally connected to the base member by a pivot; has an impact end which drives the spreader pin into the fingers upon rotation of the handle. As a result, the fingers spread on the opposing side of the carrier panel thus securing the base member and handle thereto.