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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2017
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Michel Kuhm, Ingwiller, FR;
Stephane Dorschner, Weiterswiller, FR;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A hole plug is configured to plug a hole of a component, and includes a first lip that is configured to be positioned on a first surface of the component, and second lip that is configured to be positioned on a second surface of the component. The second surface is opposite from the first surface. At least one of the first lip or the second lip includes a first lip segment, a second lip segment, and at least one gap formed between the first lip segment and the second lip segment. The gap(s) is configured to allow the first lip segment and second lip segment to deflect and rotate relative to one another to adapt a size of the first lip and/or the second lip to the hole of the component.