Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1998-09-15
2000-04-18
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361727, 411 42, 411182, 411386, G06F 116
Patent
active
060522747
ABSTRACT:
A fastener temporarily attaches articles through aligned apertures in the articles including a nut plate allowing the articles to be assembled by one assembler. The fastener has a flange, a cylindrical sleeve, and a solid pin. The flange ensures that the fastener does not pass completely through the aligned apertures. The sleeve supports articles and couples with the flange on one end of the sleeve and the solid pin on the other end of the sleeve. The solid pin can support a nut plate and further engages the threads in the nut plate through friction. The juncture between the sleeve and the solid pin is formed to allow the pin to break away from the cylindrical sleeve when pressure is applied. A screw or other threaded fastener is inserted through the cylindrical sleeve and pressed against the solid pin. Once the solid pin breaks away, the threads on the screw engage with the corresponding threads on the nut plate. The flange coupled to the cylindrical sleeve engages with the head of the screw and acts as a washer to prevent the screw from disengaging from the articles. A second flange can be used to further secure the fastener to the articles by passing through one or more of the apertures and springing back to prevent the fastener from slipping out of the apertures.
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U.S. Patent Application No. 08/503,347 entitled "Ceramic Substrate Having Metallized Through-Hole Inserts And Methods Of Operation And Manufacture Thereof," by inventor H. Scott Estes, filed Jul. 17, 1995.
Dell USA L.P.
Picard Leo P.
Reed John D.
Terrile Stephen A.
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