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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
May. 10, 2012
Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Eersel, NL;
Niels DE Koning, Nijmegen, NL;
Waltherus Emericus Johannes Van Gompel, Eersel, NL;
Niels De Koning, Nijmegen, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A fastening element () for clamping together a stack of sheets (), () comprising at least two sheets. The fastening element comprises at least one base portion () extending along the stack of sheets and perpendicular to the planes of the sheets. Further, the fastening element comprises a flange portion () which extends substantially perpendicular from the base portion, and a pointed element () which extends in an acute angle with respect to the base portion. The flexible fastening element generates a spring force which clamps the sheets of the stack of sheets together between the at least one flange portion and the at least one pointed element. In this grip position, the at least one pointed element grips at least one edge of a bottom sheet of the stack of sheets, and a top sheet of the stack of sheets is allowed to move in relation to the at least one flange portion.