US Patent Issued to fischerwerke on Nov. 3 for "Fastener" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,777, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG (Waldachtal, Germany).

"Fastener" was invented by Harald Breuer (Baiersbronn, Germany), Joachim Lehmann (Dornstetten, Germany) and Jan Zimmermann (Horb a.N., Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener for a thin plate, including a slotted bell-shaped claw which expands by being axially clamped between a circular counter bearing and a tensioner and which thereby engages under a cover layer of the plate in an annular groove provided in the plate."

The patent was filed on March 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/853,211.

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