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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Marc R. Risdale, Dundas, CA;
Inventor:
Marc R. Risdale, Dundas, CA;
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/216 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); F16B 5/065 (2013.01); Y10T 24/307 (2015.01); B60R 13/0206 (2013.01); B60R 21/216 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tethering clip assembly is configured to tether first and second panels of a vehicle together. The assembly includes first and second plates, a mechanical fuse connecting the first plate to the second plate in a compressed state, and at least one spring member connected between the first and second plates. The at least one spring member is compressed in the compressed state. The mechanical fuse is configured to break upon exertion of a predetermined force. The at least one spring member extends when the mechanical fuse breaks, thereby forcing the first and second plates to extend away from one another in an extended state.