IP Library Granted Patent US 11,692,582
Granted Patent B2
US 11,692,582 · App. 16/270,963 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Fastener system

Inventors: Kevin M. Brown (Palm Beach Gardens, FL); Paul R. Senofonte (Jupiter, FL); Felix Izquierdo (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
F16B39/10F16B21/16
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Patent No.
US 11,692,582
App. No.
16/270,963
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastener system for securing a component to a structure is provided. The system includes a pin portion and a clip portion. The pin portion has a head and a shaft. The clip portion has a head engagement flange and a retainer flange configured to receive a fastener that extends along a first axis. The clip portion and the pin portion are configured for engagement with one another in an engaged position, and in the engaged position the pin portion shaft extends along a second axis non-parallel to the first axis.

Claims (15)

1. A fastener system for securing a component to a structure, comprising:

a pin portion having a head and a shaft; and

a clip portion having a head engagement flange and a retainer flange configured to receive a fastener that extends along a first axis, the clip portion further including a connecting member with a first lengthwise end and a distal second lengthwise end, the head engagement flange attached to the connecting member adjacent the first lengthwise end, the retainer flange attached to the connecting member adjacent the second lengthwise end, the head engagement flange extending outwardly lateral from the connecting member in a first lateral direction, and the retainer flange extending outwardly lateral from the connecting member in a second lateral direction, opposite the first lateral direction;

wherein the clip portion and the pin portion are configured for engagement with one another in an engaged position, and in the engaged position the pin portion shaft extends along a second axis non-parallel to the first axis; and

wherein the pin portion head and the head engagement flange are configured to mate with one another in a manner that prevents relative rotation in the engaged position.

2. The fastener system of claim 1 , wherein in the engaged position the pin portion shaft extends along a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the clip portion and the pin portion are configurable in a non-engaged position, wherein the clip portion is rotatable from a first position in the engaged position to a second position in the non-engaged position, wherein in the non-engaged position the pin portion is unrestrained by the clip portion.

4. A mounting system for attaching a component to a structure, the structure having a first portion and a second portion that extends outwardly from the first portion, the system comprising:

a fastener;

at least one fastener system that includes a pin portion and a clip portion, the pin portion having a head and a shaft, and the clip portion having a head engagement flange and a retainer flange configured to receive the fastener, the clip portion further including a connecting member with a first lengthwise end and a distal second lengthwise end, the head engagement flange attached to the connecting member adjacent the first lengthwise end, the retainer flange is attached to the connecting member adjacent the second lengthwise end, the head engagement flange extending outwardly lateral from the connecting member in a first lateral direction, and the retainer flange extending outwardly lateral from the connecting member in a second lateral direction, opposite the first lateral direction;

wherein the clip portion and the pin portion are configured for mounting on the structure in an engaged position;

wherein in the engaged position the fastener secures the retainer flange to the second portion of the structure, and extends along a first axis, and the pin portion shaft is received within the first portion of the structure and extends along a second axis non-parallel with the first axis, and wherein the pin portion is restrained from rotation by the clip portion.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the second axis is substantially perpendicular to the first axis.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the pin portion head and the head engagement flange are configured to mate with one another in a manner that prevents relative rotation in the engaged position.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the head engagement flange is configured relative to the first portion of the structure that prevents rotation of the clip portion relative to the first portion of the structure in the engaged position.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 27, 2023
From: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RTX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064714/0001 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING ON THE ADDRESS 10 FARM SPRINGD ROAD FARMINGTONCONNECTICUT 06032 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 057190 FRAME 0719. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECT SPELLING OF THE ADDRESS 10 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CONNECTICUT 06032. Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057226/0390 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 16, 2021
From: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057190/0719 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2019
From: BROWN, KEVIN M.; SENOFONTE, PAUL R.; IZQUIERDO, FELIX
To: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048278/0383 →