Locking strap fastener for suspending festive adornments
US5577698A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/153
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for mounting decorative items on cylindrical supports available at the premises to be decorated includes an elongated strap that is flexible for winding around the respective cylindrical support, and a fixture secured to one end of the strap and carrying a hook-shaped formation for suspending the decorative item therefrom. The strap has a series of ratchet-type teeth on one of its major surfaces, and the fixture has an aperture for the passage of the strap therethrough after having been wound around the cylindrical support. The fixture also includes a pawl-type holding member mounted thereon for pivoting between an engaging position in which it engages at the aperture behind one of the teeth of the strap, and a releasing position in which it frees the strap for unimpeded passage through the aperture.
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