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US 11,130,267 B2Granted
Two-part fastener
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsJames S. Tisol, Jr., Brock T. Cooley, Benjamin H. Moerke
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Abstract
A fastener including a pin and a grommet. The pin is pre-engaged to the grommet with at least one flash connection, the pin is configured to be secured to the grommet at least by the flash connection being broken, and one of the pin or the grommet moves relative to the other of the pin or the grommet to break the at least one flash connection. Further, the pin is configured to engage and be secured to a first component and the grommet is configured to engage and be secured to a second component.
Claims18
A fastener, comprising:
- a pin having a distal nose and a head connected to a collar by a shaft;
- and
- a grommet having a flange and a ledge,
- wherein the pin is pre-engaged to the grommet with at least one flash connection,
- wherein the flash connection temporarily connects the distal nose to the flange of the grommet,
- wherein the pin is configured to be secured to the grommet at least by the flash connection being broken,
- wherein one of the pin or the grommet moves relative to the other of the pin or the grommet to break the at least one flash connection,
- wherein the nose defines an annular expanded ledge, and
- wherein the pin is configured to secure a first component between the head and the collar, and the grommet is configured to secure a second component between the flange and the ledge.
6 more elements
A fastener, comprising:
- a pin having a nose and a head connected to a collar by a shaft;
- and
- a grommet having a flange,
- wherein the pin is pre-engaged to the grommet with at least one flash connection between the nose of the pin and the grommet,
- wherein the at least one flash connection temporarily connects the nose to the flange of the grommet,
- wherein the pin is configured to be secured to the grommet at least by the flash connection being broken,
- wherein one of the pin or the grommet moves relative to the other of the pin or the grommet to break the at least one flash connection,
- wherein the nose defines an annular expanded ledge, and
- wherein the pin is configured to engage and be secured to a first component and wherein the grommet is configured to engage and be secured to a second component.
6 more elements
A fastener, comprising:
- a pin having a nose;
- and
- a grommet having a flange,
- wherein the pin is pre-engaged to the grommet with at least one flash connection,
- wherein the flash connection temporarily connects the nose to the flange of the grommet,
- wherein the pin is configured to be secured to the grommet at least by the flash connection being broken,
- wherein one of the pin or the grommet moves relative to the other of the pin or the grommet to break the at least one flash connection,
- wherein the nose defines an annular expanded ledge, and
- wherein the pin is configured to engage and be secured to a first component and wherein the grommet is configured to engage and be secured to a second component.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.