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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Sean Anthony Wright, Livonia, MI (US);
William Brian Deming, Fenton, MI (US);
Steven Edward Owen, Amherstburg, CA;
Jamaine Channte Arrington, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vasudeva Sankarshana Murthy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sean Anthony Wright, Livonia, MI (US);
William Brian Deming, Fenton, MI (US);
Steven Edward Owen, Amherstburg, CA;
Jamaine Channte Arrington, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vasudeva Sankarshana Murthy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Quality Safety Systems, Tecumseh, CA;
Abstract
A fastener assembly for attaching a fastener to an opening of a sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material is typically located adjacent to a base structure and the fastener assembly affords radial movement of the fastener relative to the opening of the sheet material. The radial movement allows the fastener to be aligned with a desired location on the base structure, e.g. a threaded aperture—after being attached to the sheet material. In this manner, the fastener assembly provides for the placement of the fastener in difficult to reach and/or see locations until it can be attached to the base structure.