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US 2005/0238458 A1Published application
System for fixing a commercial screw to the plastic support thereof
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorJoan Carreras
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AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorJoan Carreras
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Specially conceived for the fixing of commercial screws to electrical distribution boxes as those used in automotive vehicles, it consists of a U-shaped metallic part (4), with the central branch thereof provided with a hole (5) for the passage of the threaded rod (2) of the screw and which side branches are spaced in accordance with the width of the head (3) of said screw, said side branches (6) of the metallic part being intended to couple under pressure into grooves (8) arranged on the plastic support or distribution box (1), for which said side branches (6) have their side edges provided with dentations (9) in the form of hooks which lock themselves onto the side edges of the grooves (8), immobilizing the metallic part (4) both in an angular direction and in an axial direction, and transferring said immobilization to the screw (2) through the head (3) thereof.
1-9. (canceled)
A device for fixedly attaching a bolt to a power distribution box for use in an automobile comprising:
A device for fixedly attaching a bolt to a power distribution box for use in an automobile as claimed in claim 7 wherein, said metallic part has legs that have a length substantially longer than the thickness of said bolt head;
A device for fixedly attaching a bolt to a power distribution box for use in an automobile as claimed in claim 8 wherein, said legs have a plurality of dentations positioned to engage said power distribution box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.