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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Paul Francis Michelini, Plymouth, MI (US);
Stanley Curtis Dobson, Northville, MI (US);
Aaron Michael Delong, Oxford, MI (US);
Gaspar Michael Badalamenti, Brownstown, MI (US);
International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A fastening system comprising a second fastener fastened to a first fastener; the first fastener comprising a hollow housing having a side-wall and a top-wall; a first aperture formed in the side-wall and in the top-wall of the hollow housing, the first aperture configured for entry of the second fastener during fastening of the second fastener and first fastener; a second aperture formed in the side-wall of the hollow housing; a beam formed in the side-wall between the first aperture and the second aperture, the beam attached at opposing ends to the side-wall; the beam blocks the first aperture to inhibit separation of the second fastener from the first fastener through the first aperture; and the beam is configured to be deformed during fastening of the second fastener to the first fastener.