Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Headed fastener element – Having resilient securing structure on shank
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2007-05-01
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3677)
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Headed fastener element
Having resilient securing structure on shank
C411S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10704696
ABSTRACT:
A fastener for fixing a curtain airbag to a body panel of an automobile comprises a screw grommet having a shank to be inserted into mounting holes of an airbag-anchor portion and a body panel, and a flange to press the airbag-anchor portion against the body panel. The flange has an opening and the shank has a shank hole continuous to the opening into which a tapping screw is driven. The shank has resilient fingers protruding outward from sides of the shank to engage edge regions of mounting holes in a temporary fixing state. The fingers are held in a permanent fixing state by screwing the tapping screw into the shank hole, preventing the fingers from being bent inward. The flange has an edge with an upstanding partition to allow a central region of the flange to be partitioned from a main body of the curtain airbag.
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Kawai Yasuhiro
Kawasaki Yoshiharu
Nogami Mitsuo
Okinaka Shuichi
Miles & Stockbridge P.C.
Newfrey LLC
Sandy Robert J.
Sharp Jeffrey A
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