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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Applicants:
James D'addario, Old Westbury, NY (US);
Robert O. Miller, Deer Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
James D'Addario, Old Westbury, NY (US);
Robert O. Miller, Deer Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
D'Addario & Company, Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An end pin has a composite shoulder with a fixed lower half and a rotatable upper half. The halves are alignable in a first, installation mode of minimal footprint relative to the hole and slit in the end piece to permit the pin to be easily inserted through the hole in the end piece. The upper half is rotated into a second, locking mode that increases the footprint of the pin over the hole and slit, thereby preventing inadvertent disengagement of the strap from the pin.