Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Readily interlocking – two-part fastener requiring either...
Patent
1997-07-02
1999-11-09
Brittain, James R.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Readily interlocking, two-part fastener requiring either...
247111, G09F 312
Patent
active
059790270
ABSTRACT:
A plastic fastener for use in tagging an article of commerce. The fastener comprises an elongated filament having a first end and a second end. Disposed at the first end of the filament is a transverse cross-bar which is sized and shaped to be dispensed through an article of commerce using a tagger gun having a hollow slotted needle. Disposed at the second end of the filament is an enlarged paddle which is sized and shaped to prevent the filament from being pulled completely through the article of commerce through which the cross-bar had previously been inserted. The elongated filament is shaped to include a elongated central portion having a longitudinal axis and a first elongated rib. The first elongated rib extends along the length of the elongated central portion and serves to increase the cross-sectional surface area, and hence the tensile strength, of the elongated filament. The first elongated rib projects out from the elongated central portion of the filament at an angle perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the central portion. In another embodiment of the present invention, the plastic fastener includes a second elongated rib which is disposed on the opposite side of the elongated central portion from the first elongated rib.
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Archambault Roger J.
Oh Hieyoung W.
Avery Dennison Corporation
Brittain James R.
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