Fastening system

• US 20050028332A1
• Filed: 11/11/2002
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Newfrey Llc (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Newfrey Llc (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schneider, Stefan, Saltenberger, Reimar, Lautner, Siegfried
• Application Number:
  US10/495,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20050028332A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 24/704.100
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/04 by means of riveting rivets F16B19/04
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/50 Readily interlocking, two-part fastener requiring either destructive or tool disengagement

Abstract

A fastening arrangement (10) is proposed, with a fastening part (12) to be secured to an object (16), the fastening part being made of plastic and containing at least two through holes (50), into each of which a blind rivet member (14) is inserted, the blind rivet members (14) being insertable in location holes in the object (16) which are at a predetermined spacing (58) from each other.

The through holes (50) each have a retaining portion (60) and an adjoining, widening-out portion (62) which are constructed so that the blind rivet members (14) are pre-mounted captive on the fastening part (12) and mounted so that they can swivel, for adaptation to the spacing (58) of the location holes in the object (16) (FIG. 1).

Claims

1. A fastening arrangement (10) with a fastening part (12) to be secured to an object (16), the fastening part being made of plastic and containing at least two through holes (50), into each of which a blind rivet member (14) is inserted, the blind rivet members (14) being insertable in location holes in the object (16) which are at a predetermined spacing (58) from each other,

characterised in that

the through holes (50) each have a retaining portion (60) and an adjoining, widening-out portion (62) which are constructed so that the blind rivet members (14) are pre-mounted captive on the fastening part (12) and mounted so that they can swivel, for adaptation to the spacing (58) of the location holes in the object (16).

2. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the through holes (50) are circular holes (50).

3. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the tolerance-compensating portion (62) widens out conically from an axis (59) of the respective through hole (50), particularly at an angle (64) within the range from 2°

to 15°

.

4. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the fastening part (12) has a base plate (20) onto which circular webs (38) are moulded in the region of the through holes (50).

5. The fastening arrangement according to claim 4, characterised in that the circular webs (38) are moulded onto the side of the base plate (20) facing towards the object (16).

6. The fastening arrangement according to claim 4, characterised in that the internal peripheries of the circular webs (38) each form at least part of the tolerance-compensating portions (62).

7. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the fastening part (12) has a base plate (20), and that a plurality of ribs (22, 24, 26) are moulded onto the side of the base plate (20) facing towards the object (16), to create a spacing between the base plate (20) and the object (16).

8. The fastening arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that a pin portion (42) is moulded onto the fastening part (12) and can be inserted in a flexible bearing member (18) to mount the object (16) flexibly.