ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,921, issued on March 17, was assigned to A. B. BOYD Co. (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Finish part and structure" was invented by Joseph Nguyen (Onalaski, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A finish part including a metal body, a metal engagement arm extending integrally from the body, a detent depending from the arm, the detent being formed from the metal of the arm that is plastically deformed out of a plane of the arm. A method for installing a finish part including aligning the engagement arm of the finish part with an opening in a structure upon which the part is to be installed, and urging the engagement arm and the detent into the o...