Automatic fastening or closing device operating by passing through a dead point
US5775861A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/309
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic fastening or closing device operating by moving past a dead point and comprising a base portion to which are pivotally connected arcuate tongues themselves pivotally connected by hinges to lugs and comprising each one an outwards projecting portion to form a bearing point allowing the lugs to assume a position remote from each other, i.e. an open locking position, the device being applicable to the fastening and to the locking in blind relationship of a box-like or channel-shaped part onto any support or member whatsoever.
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