Self-attaching female fastener

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8142125
APP PUB NO 20070297870A1
SERIAL NO

11895368

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A self-attaching nut for attachment to a panel including a central pilot portion having a generally cylindrical outer surface, a flange portion surrounding the outer surface of the pilot portion including an annular groove surrounding the pilot portion having a substantially V-shaped bottom wall and a generally planar panel support surface surrounding the annular groove. The panel support surface includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced radial ribs extending into the annular groove, but spaced from the outer surface of the pilot portion. The grooves may be convex or concave or a combination of convex and concave grooves. In one embodiment, the nuts are rectangular and the back face include two pair of transverse linear grooves for interconnection by frangible wires in side to side relation.

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PENN AUTOMOTIVE INC5331 DIXIE HWY WATERFORD MI 48329

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Parker, John M Ann Arbor, US 35 692
Shuart, David M Summerville, US 7 62
Vrana, John J Rochester Hills, US 37 365

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