PANEL FASTENERS

摘要

A panel fastener (20) is disclosed having a hook and cam assembly (21). The fastener has a metallic casing 23 comprised of two sidewalls (24) formed with a boss (27′) inwardly indented from the main sidewall portion through which a cam shaft (28) is journalled. The boss (27′) is formed as a circular or annular recess or depression having an inwardly extending sidewall 51 extending inwardly from the sidewalls (24) and extending to an end portion or end wall (52) having a cylindrical terminal end or bearing surface (53). The bearing surface is located along a cylinder substantially coaxially aligned with the cam shaft and substantially normal to the plane (55) of the outer surface of the adjacent portion of the casing sidewall.

主权项

1. A panel fastener comprising,
a casing having two oppositely disposed sidewalls, each said sidewall having a sidewall portion and an inwardly indented boss with a generally circular central opening defined by a generally straight end wall portion having a terminal bearing surface inwardly recessed from said sidewall portion, a cam, a cam shaft coupled to said cam, said cam shaft having an exterior surface longitudinally oriented generally parallel with said boss bearing surface, and a hook adapted to engage said cam and oriented generally parallel with said end wall portion of said bosses so as to abut said end wall portion of said bosses.