Fastener assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5421068
SERIAL NO

08120260

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A fastener assembly 20 having a hook 68 for connecting a first article 78 to a continuous cable 70 includes first and second matable members 22,24, each having a body portion 26 at a cable-proximate end thereof, the body portion 26 having a work arm 32 and a cable-proximate arm extending outwardly from a mating face 28 thereof and defining therebetween a recess 48 for receiving the body portion 26 of the other member when the members are mated, and a hook portion 54. The work and cable-proximate arms 32,40 of the first member 22 are in opposite vertical orientation to the work and cable-proximate arms 32,40 of the second member 24. The members 22, 24 are secured together by engaging a cable engaging surface 42 of the cable-proximate arms 40 of each of the members to opposite sides of a cable 70 and slidingly moving them together until latches 38 on the respective work arms 32 engage corresponding latching recesses 46 of the cable-proximate arms 40 and latching surfaces 66 on the respective hook portions 54 engage each other.

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WHITAKER CORPORATION THESUITE 450 4550 NEW LINDEN HILL ROAD WILMINGTON DE 19808

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Menechella, Gino Richmond Hill, CA 5 91

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