LOCKING PIN AND GROMMET FASTENER ASSEMBLY
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1. A fastener assembly comprising:
- a pin including at least one locking member or at least one reciprocal retaining feature; and
a grommet including the other of the at least one locking member or the at least one reciprocal retaining feature,wherein the at least one locking member is configured to be securely retained by the at least one reciprocal retaining feature in a locked state in which the fastener assembly is configured to be inserted into an opening formed through a component, and wherein the at least one locking member is removed from the at least one reciprocal retaining feature in a securing state in which the fastener assembly is secured within the opening formed through the component.
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Abstract
A fastener assembly, which may be configured to be removably secured within an opening of a component, may include a pin including a plurality of locking members, and a grommet including a plurality of reciprocal retaining features configured to snapably retain the plurality of the locking members in a locked state in which the fastener assembly is configured to be inserted into the opening of the component. The plurality of locking members are removed from the reciprocal retaining features in a securing state in which the fastener assembly is secured within the opening formed through the component.
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20 Claims
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1. A fastener assembly comprising:
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a pin including at least one locking member or at least one reciprocal retaining feature; and a grommet including the other of the at least one locking member or the at least one reciprocal retaining feature, wherein the at least one locking member is configured to be securely retained by the at least one reciprocal retaining feature in a locked state in which the fastener assembly is configured to be inserted into an opening formed through a component, and wherein the at least one locking member is removed from the at least one reciprocal retaining feature in a securing state in which the fastener assembly is secured within the opening formed through the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fastener assembly configured to be removably secured within an opening of a component, the fastener assembly comprising:
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a pin including a plurality of locking members; and a grommet including a plurality of reciprocal retaining features configured to snapably retain the plurality of the locking members in a locked state in which the fastener assembly is configured to be inserted into the opening of the component, and wherein the plurality of locking members are removed from the reciprocal retaining features in a securing state in which the fastener assembly is secured within the opening formed through the component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A fastener assembly configured to be removably secured within an opening of a component, the fastener assembly comprising:
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a pin including a first and second locking protuberances extending from a planar wall and first and second columns positioned with respect to opposite sides of the planar wall, wherein each of the first and second columns includes first and second projections, respectively; and a grommet including a plurality of securing legs, wherein each of the plurality of securing legs includes a reciprocal retaining feature configured to snapably retain one of the first locking protuberance, the second locking protuberance, the first projection, or the second projection in a compact locked state in which the fastener assembly is configured to be inserted into the opening of the component, wherein each of the plurality of reciprocal retaining features comprises at least one notch, groove, or channel that is configured to snapably retain a respective one of the first locking protuberance, the second locking protuberance, the first projection or the second projection, and wherein the first and second locking protuberances and the first and second projections are removed from the reciprocal retaining features in an expanded securing state in which the fastener assembly is secured within the opening formed through the component. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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