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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Wayne M. Hansen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Inventor:
Wayne M. Hansen, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 13/04 (2006.01); A47B 96/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anchoring structure for components such as a ball-stud grommet includes a head and a plurality of retention legs defining lips in spaced, confronting relationship with a surface of the head. The legs are arranged in a circle and are provided in sufficient number and in sufficiently close spaced relation that at least one leg on opposite sides engage edges of a slot for any rotational position of the fastener relative to the slot.