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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2002
James T. Kirchen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
James S. Tisol, Jr., Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fastener for securing a first object such as a headliner to a second object such as the interior of an aircraft or automobile which is also capable of being pre-assembled with the first object in a predetermined orientation is disclosed. A fastener constructed and arranged according to the present invention has an upper head from which extends a shank having a shank fastener formed therein for securing the retainer into a bore formed in the second object. At least one pre-assembly leg is secured to the shank at a predetermined offset distance from the head. A lower head having a bore formed therethrough so that it may be received over the shank of the fastener is secured to a distal end of the at least one pre-assembly leg and actuates the pre-assembly leg so as to double the pre-assembly leg upon itself and simultaneously bias it into contact with the first object, thereby securing the fastener within a bore formed through the first object in the predetermined orientation.