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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Fernando Cesar Salinas, Brighton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/65 (2014.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 10/6563 (2014.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/6563 (2015.04); F16B 43/001 (2013.01); H01M 2/1077 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04);
Abstract
An exemplary fastening assembly includes a washer having a washer bore to receive a shank of a fastener, and a gasket secured about a radially outer perimeter of the washer. The gasket has an opening that is larger than a head of the fastener such that the gasket is radially spaced from the fastener when the shank is received within the washer bore. An exemplary fastening method includes pulling a gasket of a fastening device against a first component when securing the first component to a second component without clamping the gasket.