Patent ID: 6044528
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: A47D,B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A strap retainer comprising:a base, said base including an integrally formed post projecting therefrom;a post receiving member, spaced from said base, said post receiving member having an opening formed therein;a member connecting said base and said post receiving member, said post including a generally cylindrical body portion and a generally cylindrical plug portion, each one of said body portion and said plug portion having a diameter greater than the diameter of said post receiving member opening, said post further including a neck interposed between said body and portion and said plug portion, said neck having a diameter less than the diameter of said post receiving member opening, wherein said plug portion includes a tapered end portion, said plug portion having formed therein a single axial slot wherein said axial slot divides said tapered end portion into a pair of wedge shaped elements, said axial slot enabling said wedge shaped elements to move toward one another when said plug portion is pressed into said post receiving member opening for retention therewithin.