Patent ID: 6227785
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A self tightening clip comprising:a planar member including an inner perimeter, an out perimeter, and defining a central axis;a plurality of retention members attached to the planar member, each of the plurality of retention members including a leg portion and a hook portion, the leg portion extending from the inner perimeter in a first direction along the central axis, the hook portion projecting from the leg portion toward the central axis in a second direction, opposite the first direction, along the central axis, the hook portion being acute to the central axis and having a free end located on an imaginary perimeter concentric to the inner perimeter of the planar member, anda plurality of stiffeners, at least one of the plurality of stiffeners being disposed on the inner perimeter between two of the plurality of retention members and positioned between the inner perimeter and the imaginary perimeter.