ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,910, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Norse Inc. (Torrington, Conn.).
"Fastener system and method" was invented by Alfred C. Langer (New Milford, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastening system for joining a first structural member end-on to a second structural member is provided. The fastening system includes a latching device comprising at least one eccentric rotatable part and at least one generally S shaped latch spring hook joined to the rotatable part, and a receiver having at least one hole configured to receive a free end of the latch spring hook. The latching device is fixed to an end of a first structural member a...