Interlocking attachment device
First Claim
1. An attaching device comprising a filament having a normally laterally oriented bar at one end and a hollow body member at its other end, at least one wall of said body member having an opening therethrough leading into the hollow interior of said member, said hollow interior having a greater width than said opening, an abutment defined therebetween, said filament being passable through said opening and said bar having a length greater than the maximum width of said opening and a thickness such that it is passable through said opening when said bar is oriented in a direction generally parallel to said filament, said bar when in a direction other than generally parallel to said filament being receivable in said hollow interior and engageable with said abutment, said body member comprising a two piece assembly wherein said pieces are secured to one another, one of said pieces being integrally connected to said filament, with one piece being an open-ended tube and the other piece being a closed-ended tube.
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Abstract
An attachment device comprising a filament having a laterally oriented bar at one end and a hollow body member at its other end, a wall of said body member having an opening therethrough large enough to receive the filament and the bar when they are in parallel orientation but of a width smaller than the length of the bar so as to prevent the withdrawal of the bar from the hollow interior subsequent to insertion, a self-contained, interlocked attachment thereby being obtained.
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14 Claims
- 1. An attaching device comprising a filament having a normally laterally oriented bar at one end and a hollow body member at its other end, at least one wall of said body member having an opening therethrough leading into the hollow interior of said member, said hollow interior having a greater width than said opening, an abutment defined therebetween, said filament being passable through said opening and said bar having a length greater than the maximum width of said opening and a thickness such that it is passable through said opening when said bar is oriented in a direction generally parallel to said filament, said bar when in a direction other than generally parallel to said filament being receivable in said hollow interior and engageable with said abutment, said body member comprising a two piece assembly wherein said pieces are secured to one another, one of said pieces being integrally connected to said filament, with one piece being an open-ended tube and the other piece being a closed-ended tube.
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8. An assembly of a plurality of attachments, each attachment comprising a filament having a normally laterally oriented bar at one end and a hollow member at its other end, at least one wall of said body member having an opening therethrough leading into the hollow interior of said member, said hollow interior having a greater width than said opening, an abutment defined therebetween, said filament being passable through said opening and said bar having a length greater than the maximum width of said opening and thickness such that it is passable through said opening when said bar is oriented in a direction generally parallel to said filament, said bar when in a direction other than generally parallel to said filament being receivable in said hollow interior and engageable with said abutment;
- said assembly comprising a mounting element and a connector between said mounting element and each laterally oriented bar, whereby said bar is connected to said mounting element.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An attachment device comprising a filamentary member, a flexible and laterally oriented bar at one end of said filamentary member and a body member at the other end of said filamentary member, said body member having an opening therein leading into a hollow interior having a width greater than said opening and an abutment defined therebetween, said filamentary member being passable through said opening and said bar having a length greater than the minimum width of said opening and a thickness such that it is passable through said opening into said hollow interior and engageable with said abutment therein when oriented in a direction generally parallel to said filamentary member.
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