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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2015
Applicants:

Eduardo Estrada, Cd. Juarez, MX;

John Fan, Shanghai, CN;

Inventors:

Eduardo Estrada, Cd. Juarez, MX;

John Fan, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05B 81/24 (2014.01); E05B 77/34 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 15/04 (2013.01); E05B 77/34 (2013.01); E05B 81/25 (2013.01); E05B 85/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for providing a mechanical seal between two objects is provided. The mechanical interface including a protrusion located on a first component; and a pair of cantilevered beams located on a second component, wherein the pair of cantilevered beams are forced outwardly on opposite sides of the protrusion when a tab portion of the second component is received in an opening of the first component. The method of including the steps of: forcing a pair of cantilevered beams located on a second component outwardly from opposite sides of the protrusion when as a tab portion of the second component is received in an opening of a first component.


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