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US 12,104,629 B2Granted
Fastener
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorShin Kataoka
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Abstract
A fastener provided with a pin and a body configured to insert the pin. The pin has a pin flange and a pin shaft extending in the vertical direction from the pin flange; and the main body has a bottom, an opening formed in the bottom for inserting the pin, a member to be mounted locking part formed vertically from the bottom along the opening in order to lock to the member to be mounted, a pin flange temporary holding part for temporarily fixating, before attaching to the member to be mounted, the pin flange at a first position opposite to the member to be mounted locking part relative to the bottom, and a pin flange lock for locking the pin flange at a second position closer to the bottom than the first position while mounted on the member to be mounted.
Claims16
A fastener for securing to a member to be mounted defining a through hole, the fastener comprising:
- a pin, and;
- wherein the pin includes a pin flange and a pin shaft extending in the vertical direction from the pin flange;
- and
- a main body configured to insert the pin and the main body includes:
- a bottom part including a first side and a second side vertically opposite to the first side,
- an opening partially defined in and vertically through the bottom part for inserting the pin,
- a member to be mounted locking part extending vertically from the second side of the bottom part along the opening, the member to be mounted locking part insertable though the through hole of the member to be mounted and operable with the pin to lock to the member to be mounted,
- a pin flange temporary holding part for temporarily fixating, before attaching to the member to be mounted, the pin flange at a first position relative to the first side of the bottom part, and
- a pin flange locking part for locking the pin flange at a second position closer to the first side of the bottom part than the first position when mounted on the member to be mounted;
- and
- wherein:
- the main body further includes a ring-shaped main body-side annular part extending vertically from the first side of the bottom part and radially around the opening, the ring-shaped main body side annular part defining an outer diameter;
- and
- the pin further includes a ring-shaped pin-side annular part extending vertically from the pin flange toward a tip of the pin, and when mounted on the member to be mounted, an outer surface of the main body side annular part and an inner surface of the pin side annular part come into surface contact.
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A fastener for securing to a workpiece defining a through hole, the fastener comprising:
- a pin including a pin flange extending radially and a pin shaft extending axially from an underside of the pin flange to a flange tip;
- and
- a body including:
- a bottom including a first side and a second side axially opposite to the first side;
- an opening partially defined in and axially through the bottom;
- a first wall extending axially from the bottom on the first side;
- a workpiece lock extending vertically from the second side of the bottom adjacent to the opening;
- a pin flange temporary holding part operable for temporarily holding the pin flange at a first axial position relative to the first side of the bottom;
- a pin flange locking part operable for locking the pin flange at a second axial position closer to the first side of the bottom than the first axial position;
- and
- the pin flange locking part and the pin flange temporary holding part are formed on the first wall;
- and
- wherein, in a first condition of the fastener, the pin extends through the opening in the bottom of the body with the pin flange held at the first position by the pin flange temporary holding part, and the workpiece lock is in a relaxed condition and insertable though the through hole of the workpiece;
- and
- wherein, in a second condition of the fastener, the pin extends through the opening in the bottom of the body with the pin flange held at the second position by the pin flange locking part, and the workpiece lock is radially outward deflected by the pin into a bent condition in which bent condition the fastener is not removable from the through hole of the workpiece.
12 more elements
A fastener for securing to a workpiece defining a through hole, the fastener comprising:
- a pin including a pin flange extending radially and a pin shaft extending axially from an underside of the pin flange to a flange tip and a flange skirt extending axially from the pin flange and radially surrounding the pin shaft, the flange skirt having a radially inner surface;
- and
- a body including:
- a bottom including a first side and a second side axially opposite to the first side;
- an opening partially defined in and axially through the bottom;
- a first wall extending axially from the first side of the bottom and radially surrounding the opening, the first wall having a radially outer surface;
- a workpiece lock extending vertically from the second side of the bottom adjacent to the opening;
- and
- wherein a first condition of the fastener, the pin is in a first axial position and extends through the opening in the bottom of the body, and the workpiece lock is in a relaxed condition and insertable though the through hole of the workpiece;
- and
- wherein a second condition of the fastener, the pin is in a second axial position and extends through the opening in the bottom of the body, and the workpiece lock is deflected radially outward by the pin into a bent condition in which bent condition the fastener is not removable from the through hole of the workpiece, and the radially outer surface of the first wall is radially inward of and in surface-to-surface contact with the radially inner surface of the flange skirt.
8 more elements
A fastener for securing to a member to be mounted defining a through hole, the fastener comprising:
- a pin, and;
- wherein the pin includes a pin flange and a pin shaft extending in the vertical direction from the pin flange;
- and
- a main body configured to insert the pin and the main body includes:
- a bottom part including a first side and a second side vertically opposite to the first side;
- an opening partially defined in and vertically through the bottom part for inserting the pin;
- a member to be mounted locking part extending vertically from the second side of the bottom part along the opening, the member to be mounted locking part insertable though the through hole of the member to be mounted and operable with the pin to lock to the member to be mounted;
- a side wall extending vertically from the bottom part on the first side opposite to the member to be mounted locking part;
- a pin flange temporary holding part for temporarily fixating, before attaching to the member to be mounted, the pin flange against withdrawal at a first position relative to the first side of the bottom part;
- a pin flange locking part for locking the pin flange at a second position closer to the first side of the bottom part than the first position when mounted on the member to be mounted;
- and
- the pin flange locking part and the pin flange temporary holding part are formed on the side wall.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.