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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:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth D. Rebers, Austin, TX (US);
Franklin S. Sanders, Jr., Buda, TX (US);
George J. Knox, Austin, TX (US);
Lazlo Markos, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/900 ;
Abstract
A threaded fastener retention device includes a housing having a retainer aperture formed therein and tab retainers adjacent the aperture. A resilient retainer is movably mounted in the aperture. The retainer includes a body having tabs for engaging the tab retainers and fastener gripping members for engaging the threads of the fastener and retaining the fastener in the housing.