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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Alphausa, Livonia, MI (US);
Robert E. Stewart, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Gary A. Platukas, Novi, MI (US);
Bernard Schwarb, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rolland J. Spring, Pinckney, MI (US);
AlphaUSA, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
A retainer comprises first and second legs extending away from a base wall. In one embodiment, the first leg includes a dimple array surrounding an aperture and projecting from an inboard surface of the first leg. In another embodiment, the first leg has a necked portion having a set of first shoulders extending away from a first base, and a first apertured portion extending away from the set of first shoulders. The second leg has a necked and stepped portion having a step extending away from a second base, and a shouldered portion extending away from the step and having a set of second shoulders extending laterally outwardly, and a second apertured portion extending away from the second shoulders. The retainer of either embodiment may be coupled to a nut to produce a retainer and nut assembly.