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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1992
John T O'Toole, Waterford, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved tapping plate and retention bracket assembly for attaching a threaded bolt in a adjustable manner relative to a support structure such as a vehicle door pillar, for example. The bracket comprises a generally rectangular planar portion bordered by a pair of upstanding end flanges having diametrically opposed retention slots. The tapping plate has a generally rectangular base portion formed with oppositely projecting first and second tongues extending from each end thereof and first and second pairs of opposed bendable prongs, of lesser length than the tongues, positioned in spaced relationship on either side of an associated tongue. In one mode of assembly both pairs of prongs may be initially preformed at a first acute angle from the base portion enabling the first tongue to be inserted through one end flange retention slot with its associated preformed pair of prongs contacting the one end flange enabling the second tongue to be inserted through the other retention slot. Thereafter, the plate is centered and both pairs of preformed prongs are bent downwardly to a second lesser acute angle whereby the plate is captured on the bracket in a floating manner whereby the position of the plate bore may be varied relative to the bracket clearance aperture.