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US 12,140,175 B2Granted
Fastener with alignment bushing
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsChad Michael Strimpel, Paul Thomas Reinhart
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Abstract
A fastener includes a shank having a threaded section with a first diameter and an unthreaded section with a second, smaller diameter. A flange is attached to the unthreaded section of the shank. A bushing has a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip. The bushing defines a central hole received on the unthreaded section with the base adjacent to the flange.
Claims17
A fastener comprising:
- a shank including a threaded section having a first diameter and an unthreaded section having a second, smaller diameter;
- a flange attached to the unthreaded section of the shank, the flange having at least two flat sides that are diametrically opposing at a periphery of the flange and configured to engage with a tool;
- and
- a bushing including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip, wherein the bushing defines a central hole received on the unthreaded section with the base adjacent to the flange, wherein the base includes a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom to the tapered sidewall.
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A fastener comprising:
- a flange;
- a first threaded shank extending from a first side of the flange;
- a second threaded shank extending from a second side of the flange;
- a first bushing received on the first shank and including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip;
- and
- a second bushing received on the second shank and including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip.
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A part assembly comprising:
- a component defining a hole;
- and
- a fastener including a flange, a first threaded shank extending from a first side of the flange, and a bushing received on the first shank and including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip;
- wherein
- the first shank extends through the hole with the tapered sidewall engaged with a periphery of the hole to center the fastener within the hole, and
- the fastener further includes a second threaded shank extending from a second side of the flange and a second bushing received on the second shank and including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip of the second bushing, and further comprising a base component defining a second hole that receives the second shank therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.