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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
David Charles Nelson, Princeton, MA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A fastener includes a clip including a flexible head having an outer surface configured to engage and edge of a first slot in a first panel when the flexible head is inserted therein and a retainer configured to be inserted into a channel within the flexible head to impede flexing of the flexible head thereby retain the flexible head in the first slot. The clip may further include at least one member extending from the head and configured to engage a second slot in a second panel to hold the first and second panels together when the first and second slots are positioned in an opposing relationship. In some embodiments, the at least one member may include first and second spring arm members extending from the head and having outer surfaces configured to engage edges of the second slot when inserted therein. Methods using such fasteners are also discussed.