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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Illinois Tool Works INc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A device for securing one or more units includes a first component and a second component configured to couple to the first component. The first component includes a body that has an elongated shape and a head that is connected to an upper longitudinal end of the body. The head includes a part that is configured to be rotationally engaged by a tool. The first component also includes a retainer at a lower longitudinal end of the body. The first component further includes an elastic latch formed in a thickness of the body. The elastic latch includes a tab that has an upper end connected to the body and a free lower end. The elastic latch is configured to cooperate with complementary means of one or both of the second component or the one or more units.