Flexible fastener

A method for maintaining multiple mechanical structures in physical contact, comprising;

• providing an aperture in a first structure and affixing a fastener within said aperture;
• providing a flange on a second structure with a slot to receive said fastener;
• and
• providing a locknut on said fastener.

A method for maintaining a first structure affixed to a second structure comprising:

• threading a fastener into an aperture of a first structure, the fastener having a body composed of a coil spring;
• and
• affixing a head of the fastener in an abutting relationship to a flange on the second structure so the head retains the second structure in a compressed, retained relationship with respect to the first structure;
• and
• rotating a locknut positioned on the threaded fastener until the locknut contacts the first structure in an abutting relationship;
• tightening the locknut against the first structure around the body of the threaded fastener so as to lock the threaded fastener and prevent rotation of the fastener with respect to the frame.

A fastener, comprising:

• a body formed of a tightly coiled wire;
• a head affixed to a first end of the body;
• and
• a computer frame assembly having an threaded aperture into which is threaded a second end of the body.

A fastener, comprising:

• a body formed of a coiled wire;
• a head affixed to a first end of the body;
• a structure having a threaded aperture of a first depth into which is threaded a second end of the body to a selected depth less than the first depth;
• a locknut threaded onto the body.