Safety tack
US9162517B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB43M15/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A safety tack has a pin that is extended from a head of the tack in one state and retracted into the head in another state. The pin retracts and extends into and from the head by using a turning mechanism similar to the mechanism that allows a bolt to turn into and out of a complementary component (e.g. a nut). By having the retracted state, the tack can be handled without injury; and by having the extended configuration, the tack can be used to tack one object to another.
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