US 11,724,429 B2
Extruded fastener and method for making same
James Schoonover, Shelby Township, MI (US); Robert Rutoski, Imlay City, MI (US); and Kevin J. Weingartz, Imlay City, MI (US)
Assigned to Vintech Industries Inc., Imlay City, MI (US)
Filed by Vintech Industries, Inc., Imlay City, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/532,449.
Application 17/532,449 is a continuation of application No. 16/048,994, filed on Jul. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,207,812.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/538,355, filed on Jul. 28, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080642 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 48/00 (2019.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01); B29C 48/12 (2019.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 48/0022 (2019.02) [B29C 48/12 (2019.02); F16B 21/084 (2013.01); F16B 21/086 (2013.01); B29C 2791/001 (2013.01); B29C 2793/009 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0054 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7282 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extruded integrated fastener assembly, comprising:
a continuous strip of extruded material incorporating a plurality of fasteners of predetermined length cut into the continuous strip in the same orientation relative to a longitudinal axis of the continuous strip; said plurality of fasteners having a generally rectangular cross section;
a plurality of retention members located on both sides of each of the plurality of fasteners adapted to operably retain each fastener with respect to an aperture of a component; and
an upper portion of the continuous strip linking adjacent fasteners.