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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
James T. Kirchen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Steve Everard, Ean Claire, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/100 ; F16B 3/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/100 ; F16B 3/704 ;
Abstract
A grommet having a body formed of an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve wherein the inner sleeve may be made to spin within the outer sleeve upon the application of a torqueing force that exceeds a predetermined release torque is herein disclosed. The grommet has a head attached to the body thereof to limit the insertion of a shank of the grommet into an aperture formed in a primary panel and a retaining structure formed into the outer surface of the shank to permit the grommet to be pre-assembled with the primary panel.