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Breakaway W-base fastener

  • US 7,878,749 B2
  • Filed: 10/18/2007
  • Issued: 02/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A w-base fastener comprising:

  • a fastener body defining a first end and a second end,a break joint formed in the body between the first end and second end, the break joint configured to break at a specified location when subjected to a predetermined pulling load so as to allow the first end and the second end to move a distance away from one another,a plurality of legs attached to the second end of the body, the legs extending at an angle toward the first end, each leg terminating in a leg tab, anda plurality of hooks disposed on the body between the break joint and the first end, the hooks including a portion configured to slidingly engage the leg tabs and pull them inward toward the fastener body when the break joint is subjected to the predetermined load, the hooks and the leg tabs being further configured and arranged so as to not engage one another until the break joint breaks.

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