Pool cover fastener
US5388314A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/44923
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An integral fastener for securing a pool cover to the top rail of an above-ground pool is disclosed. The fastener is comprised of a first leg, a second leg, a first downwardly-extending, diverging lip connected to said first leg, and a second downwardly-extending diverging lip connected to said second leg. The first leg and the second leg are partially contiguous with each other and form a closed cavity which is defined by a continuous surface consisting of a first substantially linear wall, a substantially concave inner wall, a substantially convex wall, and a second substantially linear wall.
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