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US 9,593,707 B2Granted
Fastener with protected decorative cap
AssigneeMcGard, Inc.
InventorsKyle M. Weis, John F. Mondo, David C. Meyer
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Abstract
A fastener having a fastener body and a protected decorative cap arranged on a head end of the fastener body in a manner that protects the decorative cap from fastener torquing forces applied to said head end that might otherwise damage, disfigure or loosen the cap and that facilitates attachment of the decorative cap to the fastener body.
Claims5
A fastener with a protected decorative cap comprising:
- a fastener body orientated about a longitudinal axis and having a tool-engaging portion to which a driving torque may be applied, a threaded fastening portion configured and arranged to mate with a corresponding threaded element, and a groove or shoulder;
- a decorative cap overlaying said tool-engaging portion;
- said decorative cap comprising multiple open spaces and a snap-fit element;
- said tool-engaging portion comprising multiple generally longitudinally-extending tool-engaging ridges configured to engage a fastener torquing tool;
- each of said tool-engaging ridges protruding radially outward through at least one of said spaces in said decorative cap;
- said groove or shoulder of said fastener body sized to engage said snap-fit element and said decorative cap attached to said tool-engaging portion by engagement of said snap-fit element with said groove or shoulder.
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A fastener with a protected decorative cap comprising:
- a fastener body orientated about a longitudinal axis and having a tool-engaging portion to which a driving torque may be applied and a threaded fastening portion configured and arranged to mate with a corresponding threaded element;
- a decorative cap overlaying said tool-engaging portion;
- said decorative cap comprising multiple open spaces a generally transversely-extending end face substantially covering said end face of said tool-engaging portion;
- said tool-engaging portion comprising multiple generally longitudinally-extending tool-engaging ridges configured to engage a fastener torquing tool and a generally transversely-extending end face;
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- each of said tool-engaging ridges protruding radially outward through at least one of said spaces in said decorative cap and extending longitudinally beyond said end face of said tool-engaging portion in order to protect said end face portion of said decorative cap from said torquing tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.