Method for reducing spatial gaps in snap locking features
US10082168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2200/69
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of closing a spatial gap between a first mating surface of a first snap locking feature defined by a first part and a second mating surface of a second snap locking feature defined by a second part. This method includes the steps of attaching the first and second parts to one another by sliding the first and second snap locking features over one another until the first mating surface is proximate the second mating surface and deforming a portion of the first part to fabricate a protrusion that contacts the second part and urges the second part in a direction effective to place the first and second mating surfaces into direct contact with one another.
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