Fastener housing for securing a bumper fascia to a fender panel of an automotive vehicle
First Claim
1. A fastener housing for receiving a fastener to secure a fender panel to a bumper, the fender panel having a fender flange having an aperture and a distal edge spaced apart from said aperture, said bumper having a bumper flange having a shaped aperture, said fastener housing comprising:
- a shank portion having a first end and an opposite second end, a throughbore extends from said first end to said second end in a first direction, said shank portion having a widened cross sectional shape;
a skirt portion extending radially from said first end of said shank portion, said skirt portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface and said second surface extending parallel;
a collar extending outwardly from said first surface of said skirt portion, said collar at least partially surrounds said throughbore, said collar extending coaxial with said throughbore of said shank portion, and said collar extending obliquely to said first surface and said second surface; and
an arm portion having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said arm portion extending generally coplanar with said skirt portion along a second direction, said first portion of said arm portion having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end connected to said skirt portion and said second portion of said arm portion extending generally normal from said distal end of said first portion of said arm portion, said skirt portion and said first portion of said arm portion are disposed at an angled orientation relative to said throughbore such that said first direction and said second direction form an oblique angle;
said second portion of said arm portion extends beyond the distal edge of the fender flange to properly orient said fastener housing with respect to said fender panel upon insertion of said shank portion within the aperture of the fender flange.
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Abstract
A fastener housing for securing a bumper fascia to a fender panel includes a shank portion, a skirt portion, and an arm portion. The shank portion includes a first end and an opposite second end and a throughbore extending from the first end to the second end. The shank portion has a widened cross sectional shape which avoids rotation upon insertion into the connection portion of the bumper fascia or fender panel. The skirt portion extends radially from the first end of the shank portion. The arm portion includes a proximate end connected to the skirt portion and a distal end having a protrusion extending generally normal from the arm portion.
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Citations
13 Claims
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1. A fastener housing for receiving a fastener to secure a fender panel to a bumper, the fender panel having a fender flange having an aperture and a distal edge spaced apart from said aperture, said bumper having a bumper flange having a shaped aperture, said fastener housing comprising:
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a shank portion having a first end and an opposite second end, a throughbore extends from said first end to said second end in a first direction, said shank portion having a widened cross sectional shape; a skirt portion extending radially from said first end of said shank portion, said skirt portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface and said second surface extending parallel; a collar extending outwardly from said first surface of said skirt portion, said collar at least partially surrounds said throughbore, said collar extending coaxial with said throughbore of said shank portion, and said collar extending obliquely to said first surface and said second surface; and an arm portion having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said arm portion extending generally coplanar with said skirt portion along a second direction, said first portion of said arm portion having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end connected to said skirt portion and said second portion of said arm portion extending generally normal from said distal end of said first portion of said arm portion, said skirt portion and said first portion of said arm portion are disposed at an angled orientation relative to said throughbore such that said first direction and said second direction form an oblique angle; said second portion of said arm portion extends beyond the distal edge of the fender flange to properly orient said fastener housing with respect to said fender panel upon insertion of said shank portion within the aperture of the fender flange. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An attachment assembly comprising:
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a first vehicle body component having a first inwardly extending flange having an aperture and a distal edge spaced apart from said aperture; a second vehicle body component having a second inwardly extending flange having a shaped aperture formed therein; and a fastener housing that receives a fastener to secure said first body component to said second body component, said fastener housing having a shank portion, a skirt portion, a collar, and an arm portion; said shank portion having a first end and an opposite second end, a throughbore extending from said first end to said second end in a first direction, said shank portion having a widened cross sectional shape, said first flange of said first vehicle body component extending at an angled orientation with said shank portion such that said first direction and said first flange form an oblique angle; said skirt portion extending radially from said first end of said shank portion, said skirt portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said first surface and said second surface extending parallel;
said collar extending outwardly from said first surface of said skirt portion, said collar at least partially surrounds said throughbore, said collar extending coaxial with said throughbore of said shank portion, and said collar extending obliquely to said first surface and said second surface; andsaid arm portion having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of said arm portion extending generally coplanar with said skirt portion along a second direction, said first portion of said arm portion having a proximate end and a distal end, said proximate end connected to said skirt portion and said second portion of said arm portion extending generally normal from said distal end of said first portion of said arm portion; said first surface and said second surface of said skirt portion and said first portion of said arm portion are disposed at an angled orientation relative to said throughbore such that said first direction and said second direction form an oblique angle;
said shank portion received within said aperture of said first flange of said first body component and said skirt portion positioned between said first flange of said first body component and said second flange of said second body component, said second portion of said arm portion extends beyond said distal edge of said first flange to properly orient said fastener housing with respect to said first body component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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Specification