Fastening system for coupling a computing module to a printed circuit board

An information handling system, including:

• a processor;
• memory media storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations;
• a fastening system, including:
• a fastener including:
• a threaded portion positioned on an outer surface of the fastener;
• a protrusion positioned on the outer surface of the fastener, the protrusion including:
• engagement surface;
• a first angled surface;
• and
• a nut corresponding to the fastener, including:
• a threaded portion positioned on an inner surface of the nut;
• a first locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the first locking feature including:
• a second angled surface;
• a first locking surface;
• a second locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the second locking feature including:
• a third angled surface;
• a second locking surface,
• wherein, in a first state of engagement of the fastener with the nut, the first angled surface of the protrusion of the fastener engages with the second angled surface of the first locking feature of the nut to rotate the fastener with respect to the nut in response to a downward force on the fastener, and
• wherein in a second state of engagement of the fastener with the nut, a portion of the engagement surface of the protrusion is engaged with the second locking surface of the second locking feature to maintain a positioning of the fastener with respect to the nut.

A fastening system, including:

• a plurality of fasteners, each fastener including:
• a threaded portion positioned on an outer surface of the fastener;
• a protrusion positioned on the outer surface of the fastener, the protrusion including:
• a first angled surface;
• and
• an engagement surface;
• a plurality of nuts, each nut corresponding to a respective fastener of the plurality of fasteners, including:
• a threaded portion positioned on an inner surface of the nut;
• a first locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the first locking feature including:
• a second angled surface;
• a first locking surface;
• a second locking feature positioned on the inner surface of the nut, the second locking feature including:
• a third angled surface;
• a second locking surface,
• wherein, in a first state of engagement between each fastener and a respective nut, for each fastener, the first angled surface of the protrusion of the fastener engages with the second angled surface of the first locking feature of the nut to rotate the fastener with respect to the nut in response to a downward force on the fastener, and
• wherein in a second state of engagement between each fastener and a respective nut, for each fastener, a portion of the engagement surface of the protrusion is engaged with the second locking surface of the second locking feature to maintain a positioning of the fastener with respect to the nut.