Fastener locating and retention design to accommodate part expansion and contraction
US10914337B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/82
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastener locating and retention structure which includes a dog house attached to a part. The doghouse includes at least three walls and an opening in the fourth wall large enough for allowing a T-stud shaft portion to enter. A top surface it provided for extending inward from the walls. The top surface has an aperture formed there in by two pairs of spring retention legs which oppose each other engage the shaft portion of the T-stud on either side of the shaft thereof.
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