Patents by Inventor Karl J. Herwegh

Karl J. Herwegh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4393558
    Abstract: A fastener for a detachable mounting of flexible sheets, comprises a pair of molded members of synthetic resin which are detachably interconnectible to each other with the sheet gripped between them. One molded member is the base part and is adapted to be attached to a substrate and has an outstanding spike for passing through the sheet. The spike has a cylindrical stem, an annular flange, and a conical spike tip at its outer end. The other molded member is a slip-on member comprising a two-legged clamping fork, the legs having a least internal spacing from each other which is less than the diameter of the cylindrical stem of the other member, and a plurality of pairs of opposed recesses disposed along the confronting edges of the legs. Also, the thickness of the forked member tapers and is least at its free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: Nederlandse Pillo-Pak Maatschappij B.V.
    Inventors: Karl J. Herwegh, Rutger Modderkolk