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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Eric Leverger, Epone, FR;
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fastener includes a head configured to be anchored to a part, and a locking member extending from the head to a distal end. The locking member has at least one protrusion spaced from the head, and a tool engaging head at the distal end. In use, the locking member extends through an opening of a panel such that the head is retained on a first side of the panel, the distal end is disposed on a second side of the panel, and the at least one protrusion abuts the second side of the panel to secure the panel to the fastener. The fastener includes a resiliently deformable portion arranged such that rotation of the tool engaging head deforms the resiliently deformable portion and moves the at least one protrusion out of abutment with the second side of the panel to release the panel from the fastener.