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US 2023/0420922 A1Published application
Mounting device with fastener receiving structure
AssigneeBrilliant Home Technology, Inc.
InventorsAaron T. Emigh, Steven Stanek
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Abstract
A mounting device includes a panel portion, and a fastener receiving structure provided within a perimeter of the panel portion. The fastener receiving structure can include a flexure mechanism to enable at least a portion of the fastener receiving structure to flex with insertion of a fastener into the flexure mechanism that attaches the panel portion against an underlying surface.
Claims1
A mounting device comprising:
- a panel portion;
- and
- a fastener receiving structure provided within a perimeter of the panel portion, the fastener receiving structure including a flexure mechanism;
- wherein the flexure mechanism flexes upon insertion of a fastener into an aperture of the flexure mechanism and includes a failure rib structured to snap when the flexure mechanism flexes inward beyond a designated threshold during insertion of the fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.