# US 9,520,658 B1 · Fastener assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,520,658 B1 - Document ID: US9520658B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 15/009,048 - Filed: 2016-01-28 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-28 - Assignees: Deere & Company - Applicants: Deere & Company - Inventors: Christopher J. Schmit; Joe S. Sauvageau - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9520658B1 ## CPC - H01R 4/302: {having means for preventing loosening of screw or nut, e.g. vibration-proof connection} - F16B 37/043: {with snap action} - H01R 4/34: Conductive members located under head of screw - H01R 12/57: surface mounting terminals - H01R 13/748: {using one or more screws (H01R13/746 takes precedence)} - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract A fastener assembly includes a second part for fastening to the first part. The first and second parts have openings for aligning with each other. The second part has a plurality of slots spaced apart from its opening. A nut holder is mounted to the second part. The holder has a base and a plurality of flexible legs projecting from the base. Each leg is adapted to be inserted through a corresponding one of the slots and to hold the holder to the second part. The base has a hexagonal shaped opening. The assembly also includes a hexagonal nut and a bolt. The nut is non-rotatably received by the hexagonal opening. The threaded shaft of the bolt extends through the first and second openings, and is threadably received by the nut so that the first part is held between the bolt head and the second part. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fastener assembly: a first part, the first part having a first opening therein; a second part for fastening to the first part, the second part having a second opening therein for aligning with the first opening, and the second part having a slot formed therein; a holder for mounting to the second part, the holder comprising a base and at least one flexible leg projecting from the base for insertion through the slot and holding the holder to the second part, the base having a third opening therein, the third opening having a polygonal shape; a nut having a polygonal shape, the nut being adapted to be non-rotatably received by the third opening; and a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft, the shaft extending through the first and second openings, and the shaft being threadably received by the nut so that the first part is held between the head and the second part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein: the nut comprises a polygonal shaped body and a flange projecting radially outwardly from one end of the body, the flange being engagable with the holder to prevent the nut from passing through the holder. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein: the leg has a prong formed on the end thereof, the prong being tapered from a narrow end to a wider end, the wider end being position between the holder base and the narrow end, the prong having a shoulder surface which faces the base of the holder and which is engagable with the second part when the prong is inserted through the slot. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein: the body of the nut is hexagonal shaped, and the third opening is hexagonal shaped. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein: the first part is an electrical contact and the second part is a PCB board. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The fastener assembly of claim 1, wherein: the slot is spaced apart from and adjacent to the second opening. ### Claim 7 A fastener assembly: a first part, the first part having a first opening therein; a second part for fastening to the first part, the second part having a second opening therein for aligning with the first opening, and the second part having a plurality of slots therein; a holder for mounting to the second part, the holder comprising a base and a plurality of flexible legs projecting from the base, each leg being adapted to be inserted through a corresponding one of the slots and to hold the holder to the second part, the base having a third opening therein, the third opening having a hexagonal shape; a nut having a hexagonal shape, the nut being adapted to be non-rotatably received by the third opening; and a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft, the shaft extending through the first and second openings, and the shaft being threadably received by the nut so that the first part is held between the head and the second part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The fastener assembly of claim 7, wherein: the nut includes a body and a flange projecting radially outwardly from one end of the body, the flange being engagable with the holder to prevent the nut from passing through the holder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The fastener assembly of claim 7, wherein: each leg has a prong formed on the end thereof, the prong being tapered from a narrow end to a wider end, the wider end being position between the holder base and the narrow end, the prong having a shoulder surface which faces the base of the holder and which is engagable with the second part when the prong is inserted through the slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The fastener assembly of claim 7, wherein: the body of the nut is hexagonal shaped, and the third opening is hexagonal shaped. ### Claim 11 A fastener assembly: a first part, the first part having a first opening therein; a second part for fastening to the first part, the second part having a second opening therein for aligning with the first opening; a plurality of slots formed in at least one of the first and second parts; a holder for mounting to one of the first and second parts, the holder comprising a base and a plurality of flexible legs projecting from the base, each leg being adapted to be inserted through a corresponding one of the slots and to hold the holder to the part having the slots, the base having a third opening therein, the third opening having a non-circular shape; a nut having a non-circular shape, the nut being adapted to be non-rotatably received by the third opening; and a bolt having a head and a threaded shaft, the shaft extending through the first and second openings, and the shaft being threadably received by the nut so that the first part is held between the head and the second part.