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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chong Tan, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph Allen, Tomball, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 21/18 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 37/04 (2006.01); F16B 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 41/002 (2013.01); F16B 5/0208 (2013.01); F16B 35/04 (2013.01); F16B 37/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A captive screw, comprising: a screw; a press fit nut, to connect to an opening on a device and to accept a screw, including: a bottom portion, to extend through the opening; a top portion; and a middle portion, wherein the middle portion is smaller in circumference than the top portion and the bottom portion; and a sleeve including a protrusion, wherein the sleeve fits over the screw and attaches to the press fit nut via the protrusion.