Resilient fastener clip and joint therefor
First Claim
1. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
- first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means opening toward the location of said interconnection for slidably receiving a headed stud therealong and through said opening from said interconnection location, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted; and
locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud.
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Abstract
A one-piece, resilient fastener clip especially useful for securing furniture shelving, and particularly metal shelving, to side supports via headed studs extending from the supports. The clip is preferably formed from spring steel and includes a pair of resiliently interconnected flanges for securing the clip to a downwardly extending end flange on the shelf. The flanges preferably include slots for slidably receiving a stud, inclined ramp means to draw the shelf toward the support, and a tab for holding the clip on the shelf. The clip allows the shelf to rest on the stud and includes releasable locking means in the form of a third flange resiliently interconnected with one of the other flanges and having a locking aperture therein which is receivable over the stud head. The clip pulls the shelf toward its support with a maximum force when the locking aperture is received over the stud head.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
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first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means opening toward the location of said interconnection for slidably receiving a headed stud therealong and through said opening from said interconnection location, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted; and locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud.
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2. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
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first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means for receiving a headed stud, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted, said second surface means including engaging means for urging the member and support together with a maximum force when the stud is in a predetermined area within said slot means; and locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
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first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means for receiving a headed stud, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted; said second flange means including indentation means spaced from the position at which said first and second flange means are interconnected for urging said first and second flange means toward one another when the first member is received therebetween; and locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
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first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means for receiving a headed stud, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted; said first flange means being resiliently interconnected with said second flange means along one edge and including a free end edge opposite said one edge;
said first flange means including tab means extending from said free end edge for engaging and holding said clip on the first member when the first member is inserted between said first and second flange means; andlocking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A fastener clip for securing one member to a single surface of a support, the support having a headed securing stud extending from that one surface, said clip comprising:
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first and second flange means for securing a first member therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means for receiving a headed stud, first surface means for engaging the surface of a support in which the stud is mounted, and second surface means for engaging the head of the stud and urging the first member toward the surface of the support in which the stud is mounted; said slot means including a first open ended slot in said first flange means and a second open ended slot in said second flange means, said first and second slots opening in the same direction and aligned with one another along a common line; and locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with the stud for holding said clip on the stud. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A one-piece clip for securing one member to a support having a headed stud extending therefrom, said clip comprising front, middle and rear flanges spaced from one another and resiliently interconnected in a reverse bend configuration with said middle flange having opposite end edges and being joined at one end edge to said front flange and at its other end edge to said rear flange, said front and middle flanges adapted to secure therebetween an end flange from a furniture shelf or the like;
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said front and middle flanges each including a slot for receiving the shaft of a headed stud extending from a support, said slots being aligned with one another along a common line; said rear flange including an aperture adapted for receipt over the stud head to lock the clip on the stud when the shaft of the stud reaches a predetermined area within said aligned slots, said aperture being aligned with said slots on said common line; said middle flange including inclined surfaces adjacent said slot therein, said inclined surfaces adapted to engage the stud head to draw the shelf toward the support including the stud whereby removal of said clip from the stud is prevented by the engagement of said rear flange aperture with the stud unless said rear flange is lifted over the stud head while the stud is slid along said aligned slots. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A furniture joint for securing a furniture shelf or the like to a support, said support including a support surface and a headed stud extending from said support surface;
- and shelf including a downwardly extending end flange having a bottom free edge and a mounting slot opening through said bottom free edge, said mounting slot including a closed end opposite said opening;
a fastener clip for removably securing said shelf to said support and stud, said clip being mounted on said shelf end flange in alignment with said mounting slot and including first and second flange means for securing said shelf end flange therebetween, said flange means being resiliently interconnected with one another and having slot means for receiving said headed stud, first surface means for engaging said support surface, and second surface means for engaging the head of said stud and urging said shelf end flange toward said support surface; and locking means interconnected with said flange means and cooperating with said headed stud for holding said clip on said headed stud. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
- and shelf including a downwardly extending end flange having a bottom free edge and a mounting slot opening through said bottom free edge, said mounting slot including a closed end opposite said opening;
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