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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Harold A. Ladouceur, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Harold A. Ladouceur, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whitesell International Corporation, Muscle Shoals, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fastening element capable of being attached to a panel by deforming the panel is disclosed. A barrel portion is tubular with an open free end and has an axis defining a circumference. A radial flange portion is integral with the tubular barrel portion opposite the free end and defines a circumferential surface. The radial flange portion includes a plurality of projections spaced apart and extending outwardly from the circumferential surface. Each of the projections defines at least one wall generally perpendicular to the circumference about the axis of the barrel portion.