# US 11,897,399 B2 · Construction vehicle and fastening member for construction vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,399 B2 - Document ID: US11897399B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/141,289 - Filed: 2021-01-05 - Published: 2022-07-07 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-01-05 - Assignees: Caterpillar Inc. - Applicants: Caterpillar Inc. - Inventors: Richard Wayne - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897399B2 ## CPC - B60R 13/0206: {Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings (devices for fastening or securing F16B)} - F16B 5/065: {the plates being one on top of the other and distanced from each other, e.g. by using protrusions to keep contact and distance} - F16B 21/02: Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation (with snap-action F16B21/06; studs or coupling pins with resilient protrusions F16B21/08) - F16B 43/00: Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts (circlips F16B21/18; {for indicating tensile load F16B31/02; forming a whole with the bolt or nut F16B33/00; locking bolts or nuts by means of a fixed plate or ring, or washer-like resilient plates F16B39/10, F16B39/24}) - F16B 2005/0671: {with unlocking by rotation} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A construction vehicle includes a panel removably coupled to a vehicle component and fastening member for removably coupling the panel to the vehicle component. The fastening member includes a main body having a lock stud that is movable to switch the fastening member between a locked position and an unlocked position. The fastening member also includes a ring assembly. The ring assembly defines a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a base portion and one or more first tabs. The one or more first tabs are inclined relative to the base portion. The first portion further includes one or more second tabs parallel to the base portion. Further, the one or more first tabs and the one or more second tabs together define a seating portion for receiving the lock stud. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A construction vehicle comprising: a panel removably coupled to a vehicle component, the panel defining a first side and a second side; and a fastening member for removably coupling the panel to the vehicle component, wherein the fastening member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the fastening member including: a main body coupled to the vehicle component, the main body including a lock stud that is movable to switch the fastening member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a ring assembly coupled to the panel, the ring assembly defining a first portion disposed at the first side of the panel and a second portion disposed at the second side of the panel, wherein the first portion includes: a base portion; one or more first tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion, wherein the one or more first tabs are inclined relative to the base portion; and one or more second tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion and disposed adjacent to the one or more first tabs, wherein the one or more second tabs are parallel to the base portion, and wherein the one or more first tabs and the one or more second tabs together define a seating portion that receives a portion of the lock stud when the fastening member is in the locked position, the lock stud being configured to be received in the seating portion of the base portion such that a portion of the lock stud contacts one or more first tabs. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The construction vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes at least two first tabs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The construction vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes four first tabs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The construction vehicle of claim 1, wherein the first portion includes at least two second tabs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The construction vehicle of claim 1, wherein the fastening member further includes a compressible member coupled to the main body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The construction vehicle of claim 5, wherein the compressible member is coupled to the second portion of the ring assembly. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The construction vehicle of claim 5, wherein the compressible member includes a spring. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The construction vehicle of claim 1, wherein a maximum height defined by the one or more first tabs is greater than a height of the one or more second tabs. ### Claim 9 A panel assembly comprising: a panel removably coupled to a component, the panel defining a first side and a second side; and a fastening member for removably coupling the panel to the component, wherein the fastening member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the fastening member including: a main body coupled to the component, the main body including a lock stud that is movable to switch the fastening member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a ring assembly coupled to the panel, the ring assembly defining a first portion disposed at the first side of the panel and a second portion disposed at the second side of the panel, wherein the first portion includes: a base portion; one or more first tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion, wherein the one or more first tabs are inclined relative to the base portion; and one or more second tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion and disposed adjacent to the one or more first tabs, wherein the one or more second tabs are parallel to the base portion, and wherein the one or more first tabs and the one or more second tabs together define a seating portion that receives a portion of the lock stud when the fastening member is in the locked position, the lock stud being configured to be received in the seating portion of the base portion such that a portion of the lock stud contacts one or more first tabs. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The panel assembly of claim 9, wherein the first portion includes at least two first tabs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The panel assembly of claim 9, wherein the first portion includes four first tabs. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The panel assembly of claim 9, wherein the first portion includes at least two second tabs. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The panel assembly of claim 9, wherein the fastening member further includes a compressible member coupled to the main body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The panel assembly of claim 13, wherein the compressible member is coupled to the second portion of the ring assembly. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The panel assembly of claim 13, wherein the compressible member includes a spring. ### Claim 16 A fastening member for removably coupling a first component to a second component, wherein the fastening member is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the fastening member including: a main body coupled to the second component, the main body including a lock stud that is movable to switch the fastening member between the locked position and the unlocked position; and a ring assembly coupled to the first component, the ring assembly defining a first portion disposed at a first side of the first component and a second portion disposed at a second side of the first component, wherein the first portion includes: a base portion; one or more first tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion, wherein the one or more first tabs are inclined relative to the base portion; and one or more second tabs projecting outwardly from the base portion and disposed adjacent to the one or more first tabs, wherein the one or more second tabs are parallel to the base portion, and wherein the one or more first tabs and the one or more second tabs together define a seating portion that receives a portion of the lock stud when the fastening member is in the locked position, the lock stud being configured to be received in the seating portion of the base portion such that a portion of the lock stud contacts one or more first tabs, wherein a maximum height defined by the one or more first tabs is greater than a height of the one or more second tabs. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The fastening member of claim 16, wherein the first portion includes at least two first tabs. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The fastening member of claim 16, wherein the first portion includes four first tabs. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The fastening member of claim 16, further comprising a compressible member coupled to the main body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The fastening member of claim 19, wherein the compressible member is coupled to the second portion of the ring assembly.