Fastener

• US 5,557,830 A
• Filed: 01/11/1995
• Issued: 09/24/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Poly-America LP (Poly-America)
• Original Assignee: Olympic General Corporation
• Inventors: Davis, William B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SANDY, ROBERT JOHN
• Application Number:
  US08/371,412
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 24/459, 24/464, 24/72.1, 24/455, 24/342.1, 24/326, 24/343, 24/530, 24/532, 24/478, 24/460, 24/686, 24/700, 24/477, 24/559, 24/171, 24/90.1, 24/92 , 24/104, 24/113 R, 24/113 MP, 24/114.4, 24/114.12, 24/618, 24/614
• US Class Current: 24/459
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/64 Tent or canopy cover fastenings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3449 and hook
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/3672 Metal or plastic caps
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/44034 Dissociable gripping members
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4406 Resilient channel or bar

Abstract

A fastener comprising a retainer and a collar wherein one or more sheets of material may be secured between the retainer and collar, and wherein the fastener may be weighted or attached to a variety of objects.

Claims

1. A fastener, comprising:

a) a retainer having a substantially triangular frame and a groove disposed about the outer circumference of said frame; and

b) a collar having a substantially triangular frame, said collar frame having first, second and third legs, each said leg having an inner sidewall adapted to be received within said groove of said retainer, wherein said collar frame and said retainer frame are equiangular.

2. The fastener of claim 1 wherein said retainer comprises resilient flexible plastic material.

3. The fastener of claim 1 wherein said collar comprises resilient flexible plastic material.

4. The fastener of claim 1 wherein said retainer and said collar comprise resilient flexible plastic material.

5. The fastener of claim 1 wherein said retainer further comprises a hub.

6. The fastener of claim 5 wherein said hub further comprises a ballast weight.

7. The fastener of claim 1, wherein said first and second legs of said collar frame have a cylindrical cross-section.

8. The fastener of claim 7 further comprising a frame extension protruding outwardly from said third leg of said collar frame, said frame extension comprising a slot.

9. The fastener of claim 8 wherein said slot is substantially T-shaped.

10. The fastener of claim 9 wherein said slot further comprises a circular slot superimposed on said T-shaped slot.

11. The fastener of claim 8 wherein said slot is circular.

12. The fastener of claim 7 wherein said collar frame further comprises an inwardly protruding tongue disposed on said third leg of said collar frame, said tongue being received within said groove when said retainer is disposed within said collar.

13. The fastener of claim 12 further comprising a frame extension protruding outwardly from said third leg of said collar frame, said frame extension comprising a slot.

14. The fastener of claim 13 wherein said slot is substantially T-shaped.

15. The fastener of claim 14 wherein said slot further comprises a circular slot superimposed on said T-shaped slot.

16. The fastener of claim 13 wherein said slot is circular.