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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2019
Newfrey Llc, New Britain, CT (US);
Tien The Diep, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Oday Amer Safry, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Aaron J. Smith, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Najwan Rassam, Troy, MI (US);
Newfrey LLC, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A pin and grommet fastener includes a grommet that defines a central aperture and includes at least two adjacent longitudinally extending leg members that each include a frame, a knuckle and a tether. The knuckle is connected to the frame at a hinge region that is designed to permit the knuckle to move relative to the frame. The tether connects the knuckle to a base surface of grommet in order to limit movement of the knuckle relative to the frame. The fastener includes a pin that has a first locking member to retain the pin in a first position relative to the grommet in which the longitudinally extending leg members are in a laterally unexpanded state. The pin also has a second locking member to retain the pin in a second position relative to the grommet in which the longitudinally extending leg members are in a laterally expanded state.