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Details

Inventors: Benoit, Thomas A.;
Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, IL)
Primary Examiner: Sakran; Victor N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buckman; T. W., O'Brien; J. P.

A fastener assembly for engagement with an aperture in an article including a fastener having at least a shank, a head at a first end of the shank and a resilient retaining member along the shank for releasably retaining the fastener to the article after insertion of at least a portion of the retaining member within the aperture, and an engagement member for compressing the retaining member prior to insertion within the aperture and contact of the retaining member with the article, and for preventing compression of the retaining member by the article about the aperture.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention provides a fastener assembly for engagement with an aperture in an article.
The assembly includes a fastener having at least a shank, a head at a first end of the shank and a resilient retaining member along the shank for releasably retaining the fasteners within the article after insertion of at least a portion of the retaining member within the aperture.
An engagement member is also provided for compressing the retaining member prior to insertion within the aperture and contact of the retaining member with the article and for preventing compression of the retaining member by the article about the aperture.
Various other objects, features, and attendant advantages of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

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