Fastener
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJavier Arteta Unanua
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Abstract
A fastener includes a base member; a first member, on the base member and having a through bore; a second member, on the base member and spaced from the first member to form a receiving portion to receive a panel structure, including an aperture defining an internal surface, the internal surface including at least one stop member protruding radially inwardly, and a nut member, coaxially aligned within and frangibly connected to the internal surface, including at least one block member protruding radially outward from an outer surface of the nut member to stoppingly engage with the at least one stop member. During use, the nut member moves from a first position, where the nut is frangibly connected to the internal surface, to a second position, where the least one block member abuttingly engages with the at last one stop member.
Claims11
A fastener for coupling two panel structures, comprising:
- a base member, having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion extending along a longitudinal axis;
- a first member, provided on said base member towards said proximal end portion, said first member comprising a through bore having a first central axis that is parallel to said longitudinal axis;
- a second member, provided on said base member towards said distal end portion and spaced apart from said first member so as to form a receiving portion configured to receive at least one panel structure, comprising an aperture defining an internal surface and having a second central axis that is coaxially aligned with said first central axis, said internal surface comprising at least one stop member protruding radially inwardly from said internal surface, and
- a nut member, coaxially aligned with and having a frangible connection to said internal surface of said aperture, comprising at least one block member protruding radially outward from an outer surface of said nut member and configured to stoppingly engage with said at least one stop member, and
- wherein, during use, said nut member is configured to move from a first position, where said nut is frangibly connected to said internal surface by the frangible connection, to a second position, where said at least one block member is abuttingly engaged with said at last one stop member so as to allow axial movement of said nut member within said aperture of said second member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.