Locking fastener for enclosure cover

Details Locking fastener for enclosure cover Locking fastener for enclosure cover

1996-03-13

1998-01-06

Lindsey, Rodney M.

Closure fasteners

Bolts

Spring arm

292DIG38, E05C 1906

Patent

active

057046603

ABSTRACT:
A locking fastener for an enclosure cover includes base and cover components. The base includes a pair of L-shaped flanges disposed on an internal surface of the base and a notch formed in the internal surface of the base. The cover includes a plate beam having ends that engage the L-shaped flanges of the base when the cover is assembled with the base. The plate beam also includes a tab that forcibly engages the notch in the in base when the cover is assembled with the base. The locking cover arrangement provides an economical and effective arrangement for permanently securing a cover over an opening.

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