Anchorage device
US4991271A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/45901
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An anchorage device including a molded anchor base piece received in an oblong hole punched into an automotive body panel and secured by mating of grooves formed in the periphery of a plug portion of the anchor base piece adjacent a flange portion positioned against the body panel portions adjacent the hole. The complementarily shaped plug portion is inserted into the hole with a seal compressed beneath the flange, and rotated to cause the edges of the body panel to enter the locking grooves, forming a fluid tight seal to the body panel. The base is formed with a keying bore or other anchoring feature to which a mating fitting may be readily secured.
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