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US 9,303,664 B2Granted
Quick lock fastener
OwnerNancy K. Keechinventor
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Abstract
A non-friction, interlocking fastener with a bolt that is locked into a retainer incorporating an integral spring with limited compression and which is axially constrained to prevent non-linear movement.
Claims7
A fastener comprising:
- a bolt;
- a constraining member for the bolt;
- a receptacle for the bolt having an upper part and lower part, the upper part forming a spring integral in one piece with the lower part, the upper part configured for mounting, the movement of the lower part relative to the upper part being constrained by the constraining member, the bolt being formed to be inserted into the spring and upon compression of the spring to engage and interlock with the lower part of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.