Fastener device
First Claim
1. A system for at least partially covering a window or door mounted within an opening in a building, comprising:
- a panel positioned over the window or door mounted within the opening in the building;
a first fastening member having a first leg connected to a second leg at an offset angle, said first leg being inserted into a first wall formed by the opening;
a coupling element movable along said second leg of said first fastening member;
a second fastening member having a third leg connected to a fourth leg at an offset angle, said third leg being inserted into a second wall formed by the opening;
said first and second fastening members being movable relative to one another with said first and third legs inserted within respective first and second walls, whereby said second leg of said first fastening member and said fourth leg of said second fastening member become oriented relative to one another so that said coupling element may be positioned to engage said second leg and said fourth leg to thereby releasably connect said first and second fastening members together in position to secure said panel between the first and second fastening members and the window or door mounted within the opening.
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Abstract
A fastener device for releasably securing an object within an opening formed in a structure comprises a first fastening member and a second fastening member each having a pair of legs which are oriented at an angle relative to one another. A coupling element is movable along one of the legs of at least one of the first and second fastening members. One leg of each fastening member is inserted into a hole formed in the structure surrounding the opening allowing the other leg to pivot, preferably in a trochoidal motion, until the pivoting legs align with one another at which time the coupling element may be moved into engagement with the two pivoting legs to releasably connect the fastening members together in position to secure the object relative to the opening.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for at least partially covering a window or door mounted within an opening in a building, comprising:
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a panel positioned over the window or door mounted within the opening in the building; a first fastening member having a first leg connected to a second leg at an offset angle, said first leg being inserted into a first wall formed by the opening; a coupling element movable along said second leg of said first fastening member; a second fastening member having a third leg connected to a fourth leg at an offset angle, said third leg being inserted into a second wall formed by the opening; said first and second fastening members being movable relative to one another with said first and third legs inserted within respective first and second walls, whereby said second leg of said first fastening member and said fourth leg of said second fastening member become oriented relative to one another so that said coupling element may be positioned to engage said second leg and said fourth leg to thereby releasably connect said first and second fastening members together in position to secure said panel between the first and second fastening members and the window or door mounted within the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for at least partially covering a window or door mounted within an opening in a building, the opening defining first, second, third and fourth walls which intersect one another to form four corners, said system comprising:
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a panel positioned over the window or door mounted within the opening in the building; a fastener device located at each of the four corners of the opening, each of said four fastener devices including; (i) a first fastening member having a first leg connected to a second leg, said first leg being inserted into one of said first, second, third and fourth walls of the opening; (ii) a coupling element movable along said second leg of said first fastening member; (iii) a second fastening member having a third leg connected to a fourth leg, said third leg being inserted into another one of said first, second, third and fourth walls of the opening that intersects with said one wall into which said first leg of said first fastening member is inserted; (iv) said first and second fastening members being movable relative to one another with said first and third legs inserted within respective ones of said first, second, third and fourth walls, whereby said second leg of said first fastening member and said fourth leg of said second fastening member become oriented relative to one another so that said coupling element may be positioned to engage said second leg and said fourth leg to thereby releasably connect said first and second fastening members together in position to secure said panel between the first and second fastening members and the window or door mounted within the opening. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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