Fastener, Shield, and Corresponding Systems and Methods
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a threaded boss defining a central axis;
a metal panel; and
a fastener to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss, the fastener comprising a threaded shaft terminating at an oblong paddle;
the metal panel defining an oblong aperture having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis, the oblong paddle to pass through the oblong aperture when rotated to a first rotational alignment about the central axis; and
the metal panel comprising one or more retention contours disposed adjacent to the oblong aperture, each retention contour comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to receive the oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment about the central axis.
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Abstract
A system (100) includes a threaded boss (101) defining a central axis (104), a metal panel (102), and a fastener (103) to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss. The fastener includes a threaded shaft (105) terminating at a paddle (106), which can be oblong. The metal panel can define an oblong aperture (112), where the paddle is to pass through the oblong aperture when rotated (115) to a first rotational alignment (113) about the central axis. The metal panel can also include one or more retention contours (116,117) disposed adjacent to the oblong aperture. Each retention contour can include a ramp (118,120) defined by a curved central axis (305) and a retention bridge (119,121) defining a recess (122,123) to receive the oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment (114) about the central axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a threaded boss defining a central axis; a metal panel; and a fastener to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss, the fastener comprising a threaded shaft terminating at an oblong paddle; the metal panel defining an oblong aperture having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis, the oblong paddle to pass through the oblong aperture when rotated to a first rotational alignment about the central axis; and the metal panel comprising one or more retention contours disposed adjacent to the oblong aperture, each retention contour comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to receive the oblong paddle when rotated to a second rotational alignment about the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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a threaded boss defining a central axis; a metal panel; and a fastener comprising a threaded shaft terminating at a paddle, the fastener to rotationally insert into the threaded boss along the central axis to couple the metal panel to the threaded boss; the metal panel; defining an aperture having a major dimension defined along a first axis and a minor dimension defined along a second axis to allow the paddle to pass through the aperture when the paddle is rotated to a first rotational alignment about the central axis; and comprising a first retention contour and a second retention contour, each retention contour; disposed adjacent to the aperture; comprising a ramp defined by a curved central axis and a retention bridge defining a recess to retain the paddle in a second rotational alignment about the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of shielding an electronic circuit, comprising:
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threading a fastener into a threaded boss having a central axis; terminating the threading with a paddle of the fastener oriented in a first rotational alignment about the central axis; placing a metal panel against the threaded boss by passing the paddle through an aperture in the metal panel; and rotating the paddle to a second rotational alignment about the central axis to; translate the paddle along a curved ramp; and engage the paddle with a retention bridge disposed at an end of the curved ramp. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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