Captive panel fastener assembly and method for installing the same
US4735536A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S411/999
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A captive panel fastener assembly comprising a bolt having an enlarged head at one end, a nose at the other end, and an intermediate body portion, a groove provided on the bolt between the nose and the body portion, a panel having the hole extending therethrough with a grommet assembly mounted therein for retaining the bolt in a first position held out from the access side of said panel and for retaining said bolt in a second position wherein the bolt is adapted to engage a receptacle assembly mounted in an adjacent sub-panel. The grommet assembly includes an annular cavity therein having a retaining ring mounted in the cavity along the body of said bolt toward said head when the bolt is inserted into the grommet assembly, then moves back along the body of the bolt and into the groove of said bolt when the bolt is moved to the first position. An annular washer encircles the grommet assembly on the blind side of the panel, the washer abutting against the blind side of the panel, the grommet assembly including a grommet having a terminal end on the blind side of the panel bearing against the washer thereby holding the washer against the blind side of the panel and bearing thereagains…
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