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US 8,475,099 B2Granted
Self-clinching blind floating fastener
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsSteven D. Bandis, Russell J. Maxfield
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Abstract
A fastener device includes a self-clinching retainer and a blind fastener. The self-clinching retainer is mounted to a hole in a sheet. The blind fastener is at least partially floating within the self-clinching retainer. The blind fastener has blind thread so that any debris from engaging another fastener is captured within the blind fastener.
Claims8
A fastener device mountable to a hole in a sheet, comprising:
- a self-clinching retainer mountable to the hole;
- and
- a blind fastener at least partially floating within the self-clinching retainer, the blind fastener comprising blind thread;
- wherein:
- the blind fastener comprises a shank with a closed end, internal threads inside the shank, a flange around the shank, and an insert feature defined around an open end of the shank below the flange;
- and
- the self-clinching retainer defines a first hole with a retainer feature receiving the insert feature of the blind fastener, and a second hole in communication with the first hole for receiving the flange of the blind fastener.
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A fastener device mountable to a hole in a sheet, comprising:
- a self-clinching retainer mountable to the hole, the self-clinching retainer defining:
- a first hole with a retainer feature;
- and
- a second hole in communication with the first hole;
- and
- a blind fastener at least partially floating within the self-clinching retainer, the blind fastener comprising:
- internal threads;
- a flange received in the second hole of the self-clinching retainer;
- and
- an insert feature below the flange received in the retainer feature of the self-clinching retainer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.