Quick fit fastener
AssigneeCannon Technologies, Inc.
InventorEdward Reddicliffe
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Abstract
A fastener for fixing of a component to a body, such as a mounting surface or post, and which is designed to act as a one-piece component, comprises a head portion and a tail portion joined together by a longitudinally-extending body having a smaller cross-sectional area than both the head portion and the tail portion, and a deformable shoulder extending outwardly from the body to the tail portion or head portion, wherein the head portion has a greater cross-sectional area than the tail portion and the tail portion is non-circular in cross-section.
Claims11
A fastener comprising a head portion and a tail portion joined together by a longitudinally-extending body having a smaller cross-sectional area than both the head portion and the tail portion, and a deformable shoulder extending outwardly from the body to the tail portion or head portion, wherein the tail portion and the tail portion is non-circular in cross-section.
A fastener according to any preceding claim, wherein the shoulder portion comprises a hollow cavity therein.
A fastener according to any preceding claim, wherein the body comprises projections on its surface.
A fastener according to any preceding claim, which comprises a single component.
A fastener assembly comprising a fastener according to any preceding claim, and a washer, wherein the washer is a close fit or a push fit over the tail portion of the fastener.
A fastener according to any preceding claim, wherein a boss is provided on the body adjacent to the head portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.