Clamping closure for releasably connecting two parts
US4222595A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0907
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fastener of the snap fastener type having a base plate with a hollow cap secured to the base plate only by resilient hooked prongs extending through the base plate. A split resilient ring within the cap has opposed projections extending outwardly through the sides of the cap and have cam ends to permit extending the cap through a second plate by camming the projections inwardly until they have passed through the second plate where they spring outwardly to thus fasten the base plate and second plate together.
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