Fastener retainer brackets
AssigneeAstec International Limited
InventorNikolaos A. Yamvrias
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Abstract
Fastener retainer brackets and related assemblies and methods are disclosed. One example fastener retainer bracket includes a mounting portion and a restricting portion coupled to the mounting portion. The mounting portion defines a plurality of openings structured to receive a plurality of fasteners received in a support structure. The restricting portion is adapted to permit tool access to heads of the plurality of fasteners when the plurality of fasteners extend through the plurality of openings of the mounting portion. The restricting portion is adapted to contact the head of at least one of the fasteners to inhibit removal of that fastener from the support structure.
Claims20
An assembly comprising:
- a support structure having a plurality of apertures;
- a plurality of fasteners, each having a head and a shaft;
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- a retainer bracket having a mounting portion and a restricting portion coupled to the mounting portion, the mounting portion defining a plurality of openings, the plurality of fastener shafts extending through the plurality of openings of the mounting portion and engaging the plurality of apertures of the support structure to support the retainer bracket, the restricting portion adapted to permit tool access to the plurality of fastener heads and inhibit removal of at least one of the fastener shafts from its respective aperture in the support structure.
A retainer bracket comprising a mounting portion and a restricting portion coupled to the mounting portion, the mounting portion defining a plurality of openings structured to receive a plurality of fasteners received in a support structure, the restricting portion adapted to permit tool access to heads of the plurality of fasteners when the plurality of fasteners extend through the plurality of openings of the mounting portion, the restricting portion adapted to contact the head of at least one of the fasteners to inhibit removal of said fastener from the support structure.
A method of using a retainer bracket to retain a plurality of fasteners received in a plurality of apertures of a support structure, the retainer bracket including a mounting portion defining a plurality of openings and a restricting portion coupled to the mounting portion, the method comprising tightening a first one of the fasteners extending through one of the openings in the mounting portion and received in the support structure to inhibit removal from the support structure of a second one of the fasteners extending through another one of the openings in the mounting portion and received in the support structure.
An assembly comprising:
- a support structure;
- a plurality of fasteners, each having a head and a shaft;
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- a retainer bracket having a mounting portion and a restricting portion coupled to the mounting portion, the mounting portion defining a plurality of openings, the plurality of fastener shafts extending through the plurality of openings of the mounting portion and into the support structure to support the retainer bracket, the restricting portion adapted to permit tool access to the plurality of fastener heads and inhibit removal of at least one of the fastener shafts from the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.