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AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsVikrant KAJALE, Kevin FARLEY, Wayne MEYRICK, Darren LEGH, Paul JONES, Stefan GOTTAUF
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A fastener is provided with a shank that is sized to engage apertures formed in at least two components. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components. The shank has a plurality of varying concentric diameters for engagement within a plurality of apertures formed in the at least two components. A receptacle is formed in a structural component, sized to receive the fastener. A retainer extends laterally from the shank for engagement within another aperture formed in one of the at least two components to retain the shank from lengthwise translation relative to the apertures in the at least two components.
A fastener comprising:
A structural component with a receptacle sized to receive a head of a fastener such that a shank of the fastener extends through the receptacle, and a retainer of the fastener that extends laterally from the shank is received in the receptacle to retain the shank from lengthwise translation.
A method for assembling components comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.