Quarter Turn Fastener
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorJeffrey J. Steltz
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Abstract
Described is a two-piece fastener assembly having a pin and a grommet. The pin can be installed with a straight push to engage box prongs with slots contained in the grommet. To remove the pin, the pin can be rotated (e.g., 90 degrees) to depress the box prongs. The box prongs include a chamfer or round on the side edge of the box prong to facilitate rotation and depression. Once the box prongs are depressed, the pin will is free for removal.
Claims20
A fastener assembly configured to secure a first component having a first opening to a second component having a second opening, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a grommet configured to engage the second component via the second opening, the grommet comprising a cavity;
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- a pin configured to engage the cavity via a linear motion and to disengage from the cavity via a rotational motion.
A fastener assembly configured to secure a first component having a first opening to a second component having a second opening, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a grommet configured to engage the second component via the second opening, the grommet comprising a cavity;
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- a pin configured to engage the cavity,
- wherein the pin comprises a pin body portion and a head portion,
- wherein the pin body portion comprise a box prong resiliently coupled to a sidewall of the pin body portion, and
- wherein the box prong comprises a chamfered edge configured to interact with the grommet at or adjacent a slot in or on the grommet.
A pin for use with a grommet in a fastener assembly to secure a first component to a second component, the fastener assembly comprising:
- a head portion;
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- a pin body portion extending perpendicularly from the head portion,
- wherein the pin body portion comprise a box prong resiliently coupled to a sidewall of the pin body portion, and
- wherein the box prong comprises a chamfered edge configured to interact with the grommet at or adjacent a slot in or on the grommet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.