Snap connection assembly for interlocking components
US9138053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A connection assembly snap-interlocking first and second components is initiated with a first tab member provided on a first leg of the first component extending into a slot formed at an inner portion of the second component. The connection is then completed upon relatively rotating the first and second components about an axis defined by the first tab member, with a terminal bent portion of the first tab member engaging with the second component, another portion of the first tab member abutting a biasing arm extending from the second component, and a terminal portion of a second tab member, which extends from an outer edge portion of the second component, being snap-received and retained in an opening formed in a second leg of the first component.
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