Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. McClintock

Kenneth R. McClintock 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: 4589809
    Abstract: A fastener with a metal stud removably receivable in a plastic carrier member. A shank of the stud is inserted through a hole in the carrier member and an enlargement on the shank limits the extent to which the shank can be pushed through the hole. The stud is retained in the carrier member by entrapment of a portion of the carrier member surrounding the hole between the enlargement and a ring on the shank which has an interference fit with the hole. To facilitate inserting the ring into and removing it from the hole, the sides of the ring are tapered. The carrier member can be journaled on the shank to rotate freely with respect to the stud. If it is desired to prevent this rotation, the enlargement can have a non-circular configuration and be received in a mating non-circular recess in the carrier member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Inventors: Richard B. Moore, Kenneth R. McClintock