| 摘要 |
A quick fastener provides for the securing together of a plurality of thin sheets of material, and is especially well suited for securing together multiple sheets of paper of a document or the like. The present fastener essentially comprises two resilient components, with a first component having a post extending therefrom and the second component having a mating receptacle formed therein. The post includes a bulb on the distal end thereof, with the receptacle having a relief formed therein for accepting the bulb of the post. The post resiliently snaps into the receptacle to secure the two components together. The outer surfaces of the two fastener components are essentially identical and form a symmetrical external configuration when assembled. Each outer surface comprises a low, smoothly rounded shape of a large radius elliptical cross section, to provide ease of stacking documents and the like secured by the present fasteners and to preclude their catching or snagging upon one another or upon another article. One or both components may include release slots along one or more sides or edges thereof, permitting a fingernail, letter opener, etc. to be inserted therein to pry the two components apart. Another embodiment includes a connecting strap securing the two components together, which strap may also serve as a hanger for suspending an article secured by the fastener(s). The various embodiments of the present fastener may be combined as desired, and the fastener components may be colored to match the material with which they are used.
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