Air bag fastener assembly
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1. A fastener assembly, comprising:
- a first component having opposed first and second legs defining a cavity therebetween, first and second deflectable wings each homogenously connected to and freely extending from one of the first and second legs, the first deflectable wing extending oppositely with respect to the second deflectable wing, and co-planar first and second flange portions each homogenously connected to one of the first and second legs, both oriented substantially transverse to the first and second legs, separated from each other defining an engagement member receiving slot therebetween, and each including an arc-shaped slot opening into the engagement member receiving slot;
a second component having;
an engagement member adapted to be slidably received in the cavity of the first component; and
a mounting flange having the engagement member homogenously connected thereto, the mounting flange extending substantially transverse to the engagement member; and
an assembled position of the first and second components having the engagement member slidably disposed within the cavity, and an extended position of the first and second components having the second component rotated approximately 90 degrees from the assembled position wherein the engagement member displaces both the first and second deflectable wings away from each other.
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Abstract
A fastener assembly includes a metal first component having two flange portions defining a receiving slot therebetween, and a polymeric component received in the receiving slot in an assembled position. When rotated 90 degrees the second component outwardly displaces first and second deflectable wings of the first component to extended positions.
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1. A fastener assembly, comprising:
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a first component having opposed first and second legs defining a cavity therebetween, first and second deflectable wings each homogenously connected to and freely extending from one of the first and second legs, the first deflectable wing extending oppositely with respect to the second deflectable wing, and co-planar first and second flange portions each homogenously connected to one of the first and second legs, both oriented substantially transverse to the first and second legs, separated from each other defining an engagement member receiving slot therebetween, and each including an arc-shaped slot opening into the engagement member receiving slot; a second component having; an engagement member adapted to be slidably received in the cavity of the first component; and a mounting flange having the engagement member homogenously connected thereto, the mounting flange extending substantially transverse to the engagement member; and an assembled position of the first and second components having the engagement member slidably disposed within the cavity, and an extended position of the first and second components having the second component rotated approximately 90 degrees from the assembled position wherein the engagement member displaces both the first and second deflectable wings away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A fastener assembly, comprising:
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a first component having opposed first and second legs defining a cavity therebetween, first and second deflectable wings each homogenously connected to and freely extending from one of the first and second legs, the first deflectable wing extending oppositely with respect to the second deflectable wing, and co-planar first and second flange portions each homogenously connected to one of the first and second legs and both oriented substantially transverse to the first and second legs, and separated from each other defining an engagement member receiving slot therebetween; a second component having; an engagement member adapted to be slidably received in the cavity of the first component; and a mounting flange having the engagement member homogenously connected thereto, the mounting flange extending substantially transverse to the engagement member; an assembled position of the first and second components having the engagement member slidably disposed within the cavity, and an extended position of the first and second components having the second component rotated approximately 90 degrees from the assembled position wherein the engagement member displaces both the first and second deflectable wings away from each other; and a neck region connecting the mounting flange to the engagement member, the neck region being narrower than the engagement member and adapted to slidably engage opposing edges of the first and second flange portions when the neck region is received in the engagement member receiving slot.
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7. A fastener assembly, comprising:
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a metal first component having two homogenously connected flange portions separated from each other defining an engagement member receiving slot therebetween, the flange portions each having one of a first and a second leg separated from each other defining a cavity therebetween, a first arm oriented transverse to the first leg and having a first deflectable wing extending freely from the first arm, and a second arm oriented transverse to the second leg and having a second deflectable wing extending freely from the second arm; a polymeric second component having; an engagement member adapted to be received in the cavity of the first component without contacting the first or second deflectable wings defining an assembled position of the first and second components; and a mounting flange having the engagement member homogenously connected thereto, the mounting flange extending substantially transverse to the engagement member and parallel to the first and second legs; and an extended position of the first and second components having the second component rotated approximately 90 degrees from the assembled position, the engagement member operating in the extended position to displace both the first and second deflectable wings away from each other. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A fastener assembly adapted to connect an air bag to a vehicle panel, comprising:
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a first component having a support wall connected to first and second coplanar flange portions, a fixed arm extending parallel to the support wall from one of the flange portions, opposed first and second legs defining a cavity therebetween, the first leg connected to the support wall and the second leg connected to the fixed arm, and first and second deflectable wings each homogenously connected to and freely extending from one of the first and second legs; a second component having; an engagement member adapted to be slidably received in the cavity of the first component; and a mounting flange having the engagement member homogenously connected thereto, the mounting flange extending substantially transverse to the engagement member; wherein the support wall, the fixed arm, the first and second legs, and the first and second deflectable wings define an insertion portion adapted to be slidably received in both an aperture of an air bag and an aperture of a vehicle panel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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