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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2004
Joseph William Lowry, Libertyville, IL (US);
Eustathios Vassiliou, Newark, DE (US);
Joseph William Lowry, Libertyville, IL (US);
Eustathios Vassiliou, Newark, DE (US);
Termax Corporation, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains fasteners with critical configuration of the barbs, which allows the fasteners to be used in slots of various widths and panels of various thicknesses, and prevents rattling, which would take place in the case of fasteners of the present state of the art. The critical configuration is based on the special dimensions and special shape of the barbs with regard to the parts and the slots involved in assemblies of the fasteners and the parts. The present invention also pertains assemblies of miscellaneous parts connected together by means of the fasteners, as well as vehicles comprising such assemblies. In addition, the present invention comprises fasteners providing a combination of low barbs and high bent barbs, which combination prevents rattling of the fastener and allows secure attachment on a part, such as a sheet metal, for example.