Push-on fastener
AssigneeCooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
InventorStephen John Jessop
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Abstract
A push-on fastener for engagement on a cylindrical stud includes a body having oppositely facing first and second exterior surfaces and an outer marginal periphery. A central opening extends axially through the body between the oppositely facing exterior surfaces defining an inner periphery. A first resilient tab includes a first engagement edge and a second resilient tab includes a second engagement edge. The first engagement edge defining an inner periphery of the central opening and the second engagement edge defining a periphery that is outwardly of the inner periphery of the central opening.
Claims12
A push-on fastener for engagement on a stud, the push-on fastener comprising:
- a body having oppositely facing first and second exterior surfaces and an outer marginal periphery;
- a central opening extending axially through the body between the oppositely facing exterior surfaces and defining an inner periphery;
- a first resilient tab including a first engagement edge and a second resilient tab including a second engagement edge, the first engagement edge defining the inner periphery of the central opening and the second engagement edge defining an outer periphery of the central opening that is outwardly of the inner periphery;
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- a recess extending between the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab near the outer marginal periphery, wherein the recess extends into the first resilient tab a greater distance than into the second resilient tab.
A push-on fastener for engagement on a stud, the push-on fastener comprising:
- a body having oppositely facing first and second exterior surfaces and an outer marginal periphery;
- a central opening extending axially through the body between the oppositely facing exterior surfaces and defining an inner periphery;
- a first tab including a first engagement edge and a second resilient tab including a second engagement edge;
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- a recess extending between the first tab and the second tab near the outer marginal periphery, the recess extending into the first tab a greater distance than into the second tab,
- wherein the first tab being less resistant to deflection than the second tab causing the first engagement edge to engage the stud at a first location and the second engagement edge to engage the stud at a second location below the first location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.