Craig A Mcdaniel

US Patent:

8328487, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Aug 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/500170

Inventors:

Charles Jason Dupriest - Forth Worth TX, US
Juan Carlos Nava - Arlington TX, US
Craig Steven McDaniel - Argyle TX, US
Gregory Alaimo - Amherst OH, US
Eugene Sessa - Harisson Township MI, US

Assignee:

Nylok Corporation - Macomb MI

International Classification:

F16B 39/22

US Classification:

411301, 411303

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a retention element for retaining first and second components in assembled relationship. The first component comprises a body having first and second external surfaces and an inner wall defining an aperture extending through the body, and the second component comprises a longitudinal member having a size and configuration to permit insertion within said aperture to thereby assemble the components. The retention element comprises: an elastromeric protuberance extending into the aperture from a base adhering to the inner wall to a distal edge which spans a portion of the aperture. The protuberance also has an inside wall and an outside wall which meet at the distal edge and together define a flexible free end. Upon insertion of the second component into the aperture of the first component, the free end of the protuberance flexes in the direction of insertion such that the force required to assemble the two components is less than the force required to disassemble the two components.