Fastener assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11255365
APP PUB NO 20200063778A1
SERIAL NO

16466481

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A fastener assembly (100) includes a securing panel (102) and a fixation member (104) that projects away from the securing panel along a center axis (101). The fixation member includes opposing arms (106, 108) that are angled toward the center axis and opposite ribs (118, 120) disposed between the arms and angled toward the center axis. The fixation member is inserted through openings in first and second components. The arms engage the first component and the securing panel engages the second while the fastener assembly is in a locked state to secure the first and second components together. The fixation member is partially rotated around the center axis to transition the fixation member to an unlocked state. The ribs are brought into contact with an edge of the first component and the arms are moved out of contact with the first component while the fastener assembly is in the unlocked state to decouple the components from each other.

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC155 HARLEM AVENUE GLENVIEW IL 60025

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dorschner, Stephane Weiterswiller, FR 3 9
Kuhm, Michel Ingwiller, FR 17 124
Vogler, Laurent Brumath, FR 2 1

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