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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Kason Industries, Inc., Newnan, GA (US);
Burl M Finkelstein, Newnan, GA (US);
Kason Industries, Inc., Newnan, GA (US);
Abstract
A panel fasteners () is disclosed in the form of a hook and cam assembly () having two side walls () with a boss () through which a cam shaft () is journalled. The cam shaft has a socket () and a round cam (). A hook () is frictionally mounted in camming engagement with the cam. A leaf clutch spring () is mounted within a spring mounting notch () and in frictional engagement with a substantially round cam engagement hole () of the hook. To position the spring into the spring mounting notch and cam engagement hole the spring is pre-compressed prior to mounting it within the spring mounting notch by forcing it through a narrowing channel positioned adjacent the cam.