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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Chad M. Clark, Stamping Ground, KY (US);
Ronald Owens, Lawrenceburg, KY (US);
Michael Fullerton, Clarkston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0258 (2013.01); F16B 5/0241 (2013.01); F16B 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener assembly is configured to securely couple to a component. The fastener assembly includes a compression-limiting bushing, a fastener coupled to the bushing, and a grommet coupled to the bushing. A clearance gap is defined between one or both of the bushing or the fastener and the grommet. At least a portion of the grommet is configured to move into the clearance gap as the fastener assembly is urged into an opening of the component. The grommet is configured to securely couple to the component.