Patent · US Expired

Tool for snap fasteners

US5079791A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 14, 1990
Grant dateJan 14, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 14, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53896
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tool for unsnapping a snap fastener from and reattaching a snap fastener to a snap fastener base. The tool includes a wedge-shaped unsnapping end and a reattaching end having a recessed area for locating and pressing upon the head of a snap fastener. The unsnapping end includes a U-shaped slot having inclined interior walls. The unsnapping end is coated with a resilient, scratch-preventive plastic coating. The recessed area of the reattaching end is composed of a hard rubber. The tool may be composed of a plastic.

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