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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Brian Pierre Hendrix, Detroit, MI (US);
Giriraj Srinivasan, Troy, MI (US);
Brian F. Vander Haagen, Dexter, MI (US);
David Thomas Mcnarney, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Brian Pierre Hendrix, Detroit, MI (US);
Giriraj Srinivasan, Troy, MI (US);
Brian F. Vander Haagen, Dexter, MI (US);
David Thomas McNarney, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An encapsulated retainer comprises a barrel that defines a fastener-securing void. The barrel has a flange that extends about its periphery. The encapsulated retainer further comprises an outer shell that has a top wall with a fastener-receiving aperture and a bottom wall that has a barrel-receiving aperture. The barrel extends into the barrel-receiving aperture. The encapsulated retainer further comprises first and second side walls which connect the top wall with the bottom wall. A connecter connects the outer shell with the flange.