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Decorative slab corner fastener

US7647732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 2006
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 18, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04F13/0839
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A device for releasably fastening up to four adjacent slab corners to a support wall or ceiling. The device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a number of slabs. A locking disk having a quadrant notch is rotatively mounted orthogonally to the surface of the slabs, and engages or disengages slots cap in the thickness of the slabs according to the angular orientation of the disk. The device is capped by a decorative rosette having an appendage projecting loop bracket shaped and dimensioned to accommodate a bud vase. The device is particularly indicated for fastening slabs used to cover adjacent funerary crypts.

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