Fastening assembly with detachable lock pin and engaging member
AssigneeEntegris, Inc.
InventorsSin Ghun Lim, Gian Ping Chua
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Abstract
A lock pin and an engagement member are provided to join articles. The lock pin includes a head portion, a neck portion and a base portion. The head portion is located above the second member and having a lower surface. The neck portion is connected at an upper end thereof to a lower surface of the head portion, wherein a width of the neck portion is smaller than a width of the lower surface of the head portion. The base portion is located in the first bore and connected to a lower end of the neck portion that is opposite to the upper end. The engaging member surrounds the neck portion and is sandwiched between the lower surface of the head portion and a surface of an article to which the lock pin is connected.
Claims20
A container, comprising:
- an outer housing, having at least one bore formed on a side wall of the outer housing;
- a lock pin, comprising:
- a head portion, located an interior space of the outer housing and having a lower surface;
- a neck portion, connected at an upper end thereof to a lower surface of the head portion, wherein a width of the neck portion is smaller than a width of the lower surface of the head portion;
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- a base portion, located in the bore and connected to a lower end of the neck portion that is opposite to the upper end;
- an engaging member, surrounding the neck portion and being sandwiched between the lower surface of the head portion and an inner surface of the side wall;
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- an accessory, connected to the base portion so that the accessory is fixed to the outer housing via the lock pin and the engaging member.
A fastening assembly, comprising:
- a first member having a first bore;
- a second member positioned on the first member and having a second bore aligning with the first bore;
- a lock pin, comprising:
- a head portion, located above the second member and having a lower surface;
- a neck portion, connected at an upper end thereof to a lower surface of the head portion, wherein a width of the neck portion is smaller than a width of the lower surface of the head portion;
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- a base portion, located in the first bore and connected to a lower end of the neck portion that is opposite to the upper end;
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- an engaging member, surrounding the neck portion and being sandwiched between the lower surface of the head portion and an upper surface of the second member.
A container, comprising:
- an outer housing;
- an inner cassette removably received within an interior space of the outer housing;
- at least one bore formed on a side wall of the outer housing;
- at least one accessory fixed to the outer housing;
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- one or more lock members locking the accessories to the outer housing, comprising:
- a lock pin, comprising:
- a head portion, located an interior space of the outer housing and having a lower surface;
- a neck portion, connected at an upper end thereof to a lower surface of the head portion, wherein a width of the neck portion is smaller than a width of the lower surface of the head portion;
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- a base portion, located in the bore and connected to a lower end of the neck portion that is opposite to the upper end wherein the base portion connects to the accessory to fix the accessory to the outer housing;
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- an engaging member, surrounding the neck portion and being sandwiched between the lower surface of the head portion and an inner surface of the side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.