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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Whitesell International Corporation, Taylor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Randy M. Hoffman, South Lyon, MI (US);
Patrick Bolick, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whitesell International Corporation, Taylor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); F16B 37/06 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/068 (2013.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49833 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49835 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49956 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49963 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49966 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of attaching a nut to a panel includes forming an aperture in a sheet metal panel by lancing a tab from the sheet metal panel. A root of the tab remains attached to the panel. The method further includes pressing a self-attaching nut into the aperture to attach the self-attaching nut to the sheet metal panel. The tab is bent to substantially prevent material from entering a bore of the nut from a blind side of the panel.