Cleat for attaching handles to metal containers.

摘要

A cleat adapted to be secured to a metal container by projection welding has an annular flanged head portion (12) and a tubular shank portion (14) comprising legs (15) each having a sharp point (16) which will penetrate through paint or lacquer on the container, such as a paint can. The points (16) are preferably the result of the intersection of two shear cuts at right-angles in a flat strip which is then formed and cut to make the cleat. <IMAGE>