ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,028, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Stamped metal trim retainer" was invented by Gregory G. Buczynski (Ferndale, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems and methods for retaining system coupling a first panel to a second panel via a retainer. The retainer comprises a body portion, a pair of flanges, a plurality of wings, and one or more retaining tabs. The body portion may employed a pair of legs that are spaced apart and flexibly connected to one another at a first end to define a channel. The channel is configured to receive and/or engage a bezel associated with the...