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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
William G Rodseth, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403 11 ; 403 14 ; 403 24 ; 403281 ; 403407 ; 411427 ; 358248 ; 248544 ;
Abstract
A self-aligning mounting arrangement for aligning a fastener to secure a first workpiece to a second workpiece. The arrangement includes a plurality of bores each of substantially identical cross-sectional area in one of the workpieces. These bores are arranged in a matrix grid pattern having a predetermined grid dimension. The cross-sectional area of each bore is a predetermined fractional part of the average cross-sectional area of the fastener used to secure the two workpieces. The predetermined grid dimension is a predetermined proportion of a cross-sectional dimension of the fastener.