Inventors:
Michael Walter Smith - Lake Zurich IL
Gary John Bobeck - Ingleside IL
Assignee:
Termax Corporation - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
A44B 2100
US Classification:
403291, 403297, 403315, 403327, 403329, 403375, 4033796, 403DIG 14, 24293, 277630, 277640, 277648, 277651
Abstract:
This invention relates to a sealing spring fastener, which comprises a U-shaped structure, on which an elastic body has been incorporated. The elastic body has a closed cavity within the U-shaped structure. The sealing spring fastener can form an assembly with an extension of a panel, preferably a plastic panel. The assembly or the fastener by itself can be engaged into the slot of a solid sheet, preferably a metal sheet, in a manner that one side of the sheet is sealed from the other side of the sheet in the vicinity of the slot.