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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Nils O. Olsson, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
David C. Willms, Georgetown, CA;
Nils O. Olsson, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
David C. Willms, Georgetown, CA;
Dura Global Technologies, Inc., Rochester Hills, MD (US);
Abstract
A fastener is used to connect a first link to a second link in a vehicle seat assembly. The fastener has a head portion and a body portion extending outwardly from the head portion and defining an external diameter. The body portion is generally cylindrical and has a central bore with an internal diameter that is less than the external diameter. The method for connecting the first link to the second link with the fastener includes the steps of inserting the central body portion through aligned apertures in the links to form a subassembly and holding the subassembly fixed while a tooling member applies a linear load to the distal end of the body portion. The tooling member is inserted into the central bore and deforms the body portion for engagement with the first and second links to allow relative rotational movement between the links while eliminating relative linear movement therebetween.