Multi-piece fastener including a shell
AssigneeAlphaUSA
InventorsRobert E. Stewart, Catherine Strumbos, Thomas Strangway, Brian Nau, Richard J. Anton
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AssigneeAlphaUSA
InventorsRobert E. Stewart, Catherine Strumbos, Thomas Strangway, Brian Nau, Richard J. Anton
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A fastener comprising a nut, a washer, and a shell that axially retains the nut and the washer together. In one embodiment, the shell axially retains the nut and the washer together, and has a lower wall axially retaining the washer to the nut in a first direction, and a s-shaped section retaining the nut to the washer in a second direction. In another embodiment, the shell has a bent section and a lower wall extending axially away from the bent section. The lower wall of the bent section retains the washer to the shell. In yet another embodiment, the shell comprises a base wall including a first bend, a first skirt depending away from the first bend, a second bend extending away from the second bend, a third bend extending away from the second bend, and a second skirt depending away from the third bend.
A fastener comprising:
A fastener comprising:
A stamped metal washer and nut retention shell, comprising:
A washer and nut retention shell, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.