Panel fastener system
US4512122A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32918
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved panel fastener system for insulated slab panels of the type having one housing holding a hook assembly having a hook member and opposed hubs extending from a cam connected to the hook member; and a second housing having a pin adapted to receive the hook of the hook member. The invention provides an assembly method for mounting the hook member into the first housing including opposed resilient walls perpendicular to the front wall of the first housing forming a vertical slot adapted to receive the hook member. A pair of inclined planes lead from the rear portion of the housing to a pair of hub housing receptacles formed in the walls. The extended hubs are inserted into the slot from the rear of the housing along the inclined planes. The resilient walls are pressed back until the hubs reach the receptacles, at which time the biased walls snap back into their original configuration, capturing the hubs and the hook member in the first housing. The pin in the mating second housing is also snapped into position into the pockets of resilient clamps.
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