US 6,981,683 B2 | ||
Self-clinching cable tie mount | ||
George R Winton, III, 242 Ashbourne TR, Lawrenceville, Ga. 30043 (US) | ||
Filed on Dec. 04, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/309,124. | ||
Application 10/309124 is a continuation of application No. 10/028281, filed on Dec. 28, 2001, abandoned. | ||
Application 10/028281 is a continuation of application No. 09/618609, filed on Jul. 17, 2000, granted, now 6,367,745. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0080261 A1, May 01, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. A47B 97/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 248—505 | 4 Claims |
1. A fastener to provide an anchor point for a cable tie and to be fastened to a sheet panel, the fastener comprising:
a self-clinching base to self-clinch to the sheet panel and including first and second extended lands; and
a body extending from said base and having a cavity to receive the cable tie, the cavity extending in a direction through
said body and adapted to be parallel to a surface of the sheet panel and having a non-circular cross-section;
wherein the body is adapted to enter an aperture in the sheet panel prior to the first and second extended lands entering
the sheet panel, and the first and second extended lands maintain a constant distance from each other during the entering
of the aperture by the body.
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