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US 2008/0166203 A1Published application
Plastic overmolded screw
AssigneeM & C Corporation
InventorsMatthew John Reynolds, Andrew Reginald McIntyre
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Abstract
A two-piece fastener, for example a bumper screw, includes a fastener and an overmolded resilient portion configured to avoid contact with a fastening tool.
Claims8
A method for molding plastic bumper on a screw body having an enlarged screw head periphery comprises
- providing recesses in the screw head periphery intermediate tool engaging points of a fastener insert, and
- insert molding plastic material adjacent a top surface, the recesses and a bottom of the screw head.
A bumper screw comprising
- a screw body with a head having a peripheral wall with a plurality of tool engaging surfaces,
- a notch formed intermediate adjacent tool engaging surfaces, and
- a resilient material molded over the top, in the notch and under the head, and at least one surface portion of said tool engaging surfaces exposed through said resilient material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.