Clip on fastener
CA 2102174 C · Owner: Eaton Corporation · Inventors: Clinch, James Patrick; Rattmann, Hans Rudolph; Laarman, James Hilary
Overview
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A clip on fastener (100) is provided that features a pair of spaced apart legs (2) and (6) extending from a closed end (9) to an open end (10) of fastener(100). Leg (6) includes a pair of resilient arms (16 and 18) that extend away from the side of the leg (6) facing away from leg (2) and end in overhanging relationship to an opening (7) through arm (16). Arm (18) extends towards closed end (9) and includes a guide tab (20) that extends angularly away from leg (2) towards open end (10). Tab (20) is operative to initiate separation of legs (2 and 6) to enhance receipt of an edge of a panel or plate (P) into open end (10).
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- Filed November 1, 1993 and granted April 6, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 1, 2013.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 1, 2015.
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