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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Adam M Janotik, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411 43 ; 411 45 ; 411361 ; 403388 ;
Abstract
A mounting assembly for fixing a panel to a space frame defining the general shape of an automotive vehicle that provides accurate, adjustable positioning of the panel with respect to the space frame and accommodates differential growth and shrinkage of the frame and the panel induced by temperature changes. The assembly includes a multi-piece fastener held axially and radially fast with respect to the space frame and axially and radially free with respect to the panel.