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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
James S. Tisol, Jr., Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Brock T. Cooley, Bloomer, WI (US);
Benjamin H. Moerke, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14467 (2013.01); B29C 45/006 (2013.01); B29C 2045/0065 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener including a pin and a grommet. The pin is pre-engaged to the grommet with at least one flash connection, the pin is configured to be secured to the grommet at least by the flash connection being broken, and one of the pin or the grommet moves relative to the other of the pin or the grommet to break the at least one flash connection. Further, the pin is configured to engage and be secured to a first component and the grommet is configured to engage and be secured to a second component.