Patent · US Expired

Barbed tee fastener

US5433053A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1993
Grant dateJul 18, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E30/30
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fastener for securing two sheets of material each comprises a binding bar having pointed barbs at each end of said binding bar, said barbs each directed substantially perpendicular to said binding bar; a stem fixably attached to said binding bar, means at said stem end to urge said barb ends into said material planar surface. The device is particularly effective to join fire barrier panels without requiring their removal.

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