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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2000
Gary G. Gordon, Novi, MI (US);
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for securing a first plate, which may be a pull handle bracket, in a spaced relationship to a second plate, which may be a door panel. The apparatus ( ) comprises a fastener ( ) having a head portion ( ) and a base portion ( ). The head portion ( ) is insertable into a hole in the first plate and supports the first plate. The base portion ( ) is insertable into a hole in the second plate and attaches to the second plate. Part of the base portion ( ) of the fastener ( ) extends on a side of the second plate opposite the first plate. The apparatus ( ) further includes a retainer ( ) having an elongated main body ( ) for inserting into the head portion ( ) of the fastener ( ) and for securing the first plate to the head portion ( ) of the fastener ( ). The part of the base portion ( ) of the fastener ( ) that extends on a side of the second plate opposite the first plate has a width that increases to resist a force attempting to separate the first plate from the second plate.