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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
John D. Bisset, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Jason D. Holt, Lexington, KY (US);
Ronald C. Owens, II, Lexington, KY (US);
Daniel A. Dechant, Woodstock, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 29/00 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 39/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 29/00 (2013.01); F16B 5/00 (2013.01); F16B 5/0266 (2013.01); F16B 39/26 (2013.01); F16B 41/002 (2013.01); F16B 43/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A compression limiting fastening system incorporating a spring element and cooperating compression limiting sleeve adapted for substantially coaxial receipt of a fastening element through a fastened component so as to apply a relatively light load to an outer surface of the fastened component during the fastening operation. Once fastened down, the compression limiting sleeve supports the fastening load while the spring element applies a relatively light opposing load to the fastened component.