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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Derek Scroggie, Macomb, MI (US);
Michelle E. Bozinovski, Oakland Charter Township, MI (US);
Robert A. Murawski, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 2/22 (2006.01); F16B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/0084 (2013.01); F16B 2/22 (2013.01); F16B 5/0607 (2013.01); F16B 19/00 (2013.01); F16B 19/008 (2013.01); F16B 21/086 (2013.01); F16B 5/00 (2013.01); F16B 5/0657 (2013.01); F16B 2005/0678 (2013.01); Y10T 24/44026 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49828 (2015.01);
Abstract
A connection assembly adapted to join a surface element to an underlying support structure while maintaining a substantially zero gap abutting relation between the surface element and the support structure. The connection assembly includes a press-in retainer with a circumferential seal having a sealing foot. The sealing foot flexes about a living hinge while maintaining continuous sliding contact with the support panel without interfering with downward movement of the retainer.