Locking plate
US5862616A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F3/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A locking plate comprises a thin generally resilient plate member capable of being bent out of its normal condition and tending to return to its normal condition upon release of the bending force. A securing leg is mounted at each of the end edges of the plate member extending outwardly away from the exposed surface of the plate member. Each of the securing legs terminates in an outwardly directed locking flange so that the plate may be mounted to a support member having holes in the support member by flexing the plate member out of its normal condition to permit one of the locking flanges to be inserted through the hole and then inserting the other locking flange through another hole in the support member whereupon the plate is permitted to return toward its original condition.
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