System for removable attachment of two objects
US6456772B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/44785
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for removably attaching a first object to a second object comprising an attachment member on said first object which cooperates with an opening for receiving the attachment member on the second object. The attachment member is deformable from a static state to an extended state during the application of a force on the attachment member wherein the attachment member has a greater width in its static state than in its extended state. The width of the opening cooperating with the attachment member is less than at least a portion of the width of the attachment member in its static state but substantially equal to or greater than the width of the attachment member in its extended state.The objects are attached by inserting a leading portion of the attachment member through the opening, grasping the leading portion on the underside of the second object and exerting a downward force to deform the attachment member into its extended state, moving the first object into an attachment position and releasing the leading portion of the attachment member.
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