Wire snap
US4234998A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B45/036
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a simplified wire snap formed of a bent piece of wire made of a high tensile steel material. The wire snap is formed by bending a length of wire at its extremities so that the bends face back toward one another and on a central body of the wire therebetween. The extremities of the bent wire have hooks therein and the hooks are directed in opposite directions with offsetting or angular bends therein to permit the wires to be readily bent and fit around the main body portion to secure to the same. The hook extremity of one bend portion overlies or extends beyond the hook extremity of the opposite bent portion to significantly increase the tensile strength of the wire snap.
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