Clip for pinning sheet metal plates or the like together, incorporating a protecting tube
US4936726A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/42
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clip for pinning an assembly of sheet metal plates or the like together including a bearing face adapted to come into contact with the outer face of one of said outer plates of said assembly of sheet metal plates; at least one elongated element, adapted to pass through holes in register made in the plates of said assembly of sheet metal plates and provided with a hooking beak; and a mechanism for creating a relative displacement, of longitudinal direction, between said elongated element and said bearing face and possibly a transverse displacement of said hooking beak, so that said plates may be pressed between said bearing face and said hooking beak. The clip comprises a protecting tube made of a deformable material and surrounding said elongated element, including said hooking beak.
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