Panel fastener or similar article

- Nifco Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top and left front perspective view of a panel fastener or similar article, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, taken from the right of FIG. 2, the side opposite to it being essentially a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line VI--VI of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line VII--VII of FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of the arrows on line VIII--VIII of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the fastener in operative, assembled association use with fragmentary panel members, which form no part of the claimed design and are shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3014563 December 1961 Bralton
3611861 October 1971 Schulze
3665800 May 1972 Ryder
4394050 July 19, 1983 Spooner
4495548 January 22, 1985 Matsui
4505611 March 19, 1985 Nagashima et al.
4579478 April 1, 1986 Takahashi et al.
4629356 December 16, 1986 Hayashi
Patent History
Patent number: D291055
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 10, 1986
Date of Patent: Jul 28, 1987
Assignee: Nifco Inc. (Yokohama)
Inventors: Kunihiro Fukuhara (Yokohama), Masayuki Naruse (Yokohama)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Horace B. Fay
Law Firm: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi & Blackstone, Ltd.
Application Number: 6/827,560
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8354; Studs, Rods, And Joints (174/138D)