US1336193A

US1336193A - Fastener

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Publication number: US1336193A
Application number: US124441A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edgar J Bryan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1916-10-09
Filing date: 1916-10-09
Publication date: 1920-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 1937-04-06

Description

EDG-AR J'. BRYAN, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALIF- TO FRED STEBLER, OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

FASTENER..

Application filed Octobera, 1916, Serial No. 124,441.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, EDGAR J. BRYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Riverside, in the "county of Riverside and State of California, have invented a new and useful Fastener, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to fasteners for securing together thewalls of boxes and like receptacles and resides in the provision of a metal fastener which is formed of a single thickness of sheet metal and used without the employement of nails or other like fastening elements.

An object of the invention is to provide a oneepiece metal fastener of the character described which may be easily and quickly' stamped from a blank of sheet metal, is inexpensive to manufacture and reliable in use.

Another object is to V provide a fastener of the character described which is particularly designed for fastening together beveled meeting edges of the right-angular walls of a receptacle, the fastener being of such shape as to securely hold the walls against derangement incidental to internal or external strain.

A further object is to provide a fastener for receptacles which not only secures the walls thereof in rigid relation to one another but reinforces the receptacles and protects the edges thereof.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:

Figure l is a perspective view of a. receptacle showing my fastener as it appears when in use;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the receptacle taken through one of the corners "thereof showing the relative position of the fastener 'and walls of the receptacle;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank prior to the bending of the tongues thereon; and

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the fastener removed from the receptacle.

Referring to the drawings, l designates a blank of relatively thin sheet metal which comprises an elongated flat body portion 2 of a single thickness having triangular or -

pointed locking tongues

3 and 4 formed on opposite longitudinal edges thereof, the tongues being staggered.

The tongues 3 on the outer edge of the body portion and which shall hereinafter Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A pr. 6, 1920.l Renewed February 18, 1920. Serial No. 359,545.

vide spurs 5 which" lie parallel to the body portion 2. The inner tongues 4c are alternatively bent from their basal lines to extend in opposite directions and lie at slight angles to the body portion 2, their pointed ends being bent at right-angles to the body portions thereof to provide spurs G which are-opposed to the spurs 5 and .extend'toward the latter. The foregoing described position of the tongues is that priorto the securing of the tongues in place.

In use, the fastener is placed between the opposed beveled edges 7 and 8 of the rightangularly disposed walls 9 and l0 of a box or like'receptacle, as shown in the drawings, so that the body portion 2 is interposed between and engages said edges 7 and 8 and the

tongues

3 and 4 lie in parallel outwardly spaced relation to the outer and inner faces ofthe walls 9 and l() respectively. The spurs 5v and 6 at this time have their pointed ends in engagement with the outer and inner faces of the walls 9 and l0 and are located at right-angles to' said walls. The spurs are next forced into the walls, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and this allows the tongues to engage and lie closely upon the inner and outer faces of the walls 9 and l0, securely fasteningthe walls together. In causing the spurs 5 and G to embed themselves in the walls, the tongues 3 and l are bent relative to the body portion so that they lie parallel to each other instead of being disposed in the position such as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and it will be seen that the bending of the tongues to bring the spurs into locking position may be effected by suitable pressing machinery, not shown, if so desired. By 'having the tongues 3 bent at right-angles to the body portion, it is possible to easily and quickly position the fastener for securing the walls and to bend the tongues into locking position.

From the foregoing it is clear that a sheet metal fastener is interposed between the adjacent. ends of adjoining box members and that said fastener has its two opposite edges serrated, the alternate serrations 4, at one edge being bent in one direction and y penetrating the inner face of the loox member 9,v the other serrations 4 at said one edge being bent in the opposite direction. and penetrating the inner face of the other boxY member l0, alternate serrations 3 at the other edge being bent in one direction and penetratlng the outer face of the box member 9, and the other serrations 3 at said other edge being bent in the opposite direction and penetrating the outer face of the other box member 10. This construction produces great rigidity at the joint between the box members, the tendency to crushing of the members toward one another being counteracted by the resistance to bending toward one another of the serrations 4 and resistance to pulling from one another of the serrations 3.

rThe fastener provides an equal number of tongues upon the inner faces as upon the outer faces of the `walls and as the body portion 2 is located between and in engagement with the edges of the walls, the latter are not only firmly secured against coming apart through external as well as internal strain but are reinforced.

The fastener offers a continuous line of metal at the edges of the receptacle and protection against chipping, dent-- in connection with a box or receptacle, it is to be understood that the device may be used for other purposes, not shown, in any wayin which it is appiicable,'and I do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and illustrated but may make minor changes as to detail of construction -within the spirit of the invention and scope of the subjoined claim. y

I claim: t

The combination with the Walls of a receptacle having oblique meeting end faces, of a fiat metal body portion of one thickness interposed between the opposed end faces of the walls, tongues extending alternately lin -opp'osite directions from each longitudinal edge of the body portion, the tongues on one edge enga-Ging and penetrating the inner faces of .the walls and the tongues on the other edge engaging the outer faces of the walls. Y

Signed at Riverside, Calif., this 28th day of September, 1916.

EDGAR J. BRYAN. Witnesses:

CAROLINE GREGG, HARRY CONRAD.