Panel fastener or similar article
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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.
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