WO2003100266A2 - Front mounted retaining mechamism - Google Patents

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WO2003100266A2
WO2003100266A2 PCT/US2003/015875 US0315875W WO03100266A2 WO 2003100266 A2 WO2003100266 A2 WO 2003100266A2 US 0315875 W US0315875 W US 0315875W WO 03100266 A2 WO03100266 A2 WO 03100266A2
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Rodger Mcininch
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Accurate Screw Machine Corporation
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Priority to EP03734090A priority patent/EP1521915A4/en
Priority to AU2003239526A priority patent/AU2003239526A1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/02—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of fastening members using screw-thread
    • F16B5/0208—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of fastening members using screw-thread using panel fasteners, i.e. permanent attachments allowing for quick assembly
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B37/00—Nuts or like thread-engaging members
    • F16B37/04—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates
    • F16B37/041—Releasable devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B37/00—Nuts or like thread-engaging members
    • F16B37/04—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates
    • F16B37/06—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates by means of welding or riveting
    • F16B37/062—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates by means of welding or riveting by means of riveting
    • F16B37/065—Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces, e.g. sheets, plates by means of welding or riveting by means of riveting by deforming the material of the nut
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/999—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener with retainer, e.g. tether

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  • the invention generally relates to fasteners, and more particularly to removable
  • fasteners capable of connecting one structure to another without the use of special tools.
  • FIG. 1 a . flare type 12 (FIG. 1) and a swage type 14 (FIG. 2).
  • swage type retainer mechanisms 12, 14 are generally capable of being used only once.
  • the force of introduction may cause a crack 16 in the structure 10 or
  • a retainer mechanism 22 (which may be the flare or swage type 12, 14 or other type
  • a structure 10' may include a lip
  • the invention provides a removable front mounted retaining mechanism that
  • a retention device adapted for being anchored witliin a first structure and a
  • captivatable device capable of floating within the retention device in a first position
  • the invention also provides a retaining system that includes a first structure
  • a second structure having a second opening
  • the removable front mounted retaining mechanism has a retention
  • captivatable device capable of floating within the retention device in a first position and adapted for being introduced to the second opening of the second structure in a second
  • the invention also provides a method of connecting a first structure to a second
  • the method includes the steps of providing a first structure with a first opening
  • said captivatable device being capable of floating within the retention
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional flare type of retainer mechanism.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional swage type of
  • FIG. 3 is a top view of a structure through which a conventional retainer
  • FIG. 4 is another top view of a structure through which a conventional retainer
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a partial cross -sectional view of a punch introducing a
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a punch introducing a
  • FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
  • FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the retaining mechanism of FIG. 7
  • FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the retaining mechanism of FIG. 7
  • FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the retaining mechanism of
  • FIG. 7 connecting a pair of structures.
  • FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
  • FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
  • the front mounted retaining mechanism 100 is illustrated.
  • the front mounted retaining mechanism 100 is illustrated. The front mounted
  • retaining mechanism 100 includes a retention device 120 and a captivatable device 140.
  • the retention device 120 includes a shank 122 and a head 124. Outwardly
  • directed threads 126 are provided on the shank 122.
  • a bore 130 extends through the shank
  • the threaded bore 128 has a second diameter D 2 which is
  • the retention device 120 may take any form suitable for being
  • the captivatable device 140 has a shank 142 extending from a head 144.
  • head 144 as illustrated, has a greater diameter than the shank 142.
  • optional retaining washer 150 may be included with the retention device 120
  • the captivatable device 140 may take any suitable form,
  • the captivatable device 140 may
  • captivatable device threads 146 contacting the retention device head 124 (FIG. 9).
  • the length of the threads 146 must be less than half of the entire length of the shank
  • the retention device 120 is threaded into a
  • the threads 126 are threaded into a pre-threaded bore 12 of
  • the captivatable device 140 can be introduced into the retention device 120 as
  • the pre-threaded bore 22 is formed in the second structure 20.
  • the pre-threaded bore 22 should have a diameter
  • captivatable device 140 With the captivatable device 140 captivated in the retention
  • the front mounted retainer of the invention may take different forms than the
  • a front mounted retaining mechanism 200 is
  • the retaining mechanism 200 does not
  • a captivatable device 220 includes
  • the retainer ring 222 has a greater
  • the shank 224 extends through
  • the retaining mechanism 300 includes a threaded retention device 320
  • the retention device 320 is punched into a first structure.
  • captivatable device 340 having threads 344 at an end of a shank 342, threads into the
  • the captivatable device 340 is captivated

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Abstract

A front mounted retaining mechanism including a retention device and a captivatable device. The retention device has a head and a hollow shank. The head or the shank may include inwardly directed threads. The shank may include outwardly directed threads to facilitate mounting within a structure. The captivatable device includes a head and a shank, with the shank including a portion having a greater diameter than the remainder of the shank. That portion may be threads or a retainer ring. The captivatable device is threaded into the retention device in such a way as to allow its captivation therein. Then the first structure is aligned with a second structure into which the captivatable device is mounted.

Description

FRONT MOUNTED RETAINING MECHANISM
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention generally relates to fasteners, and more particularly to removable
fasteners capable of connecting one structure to another without the use of special tools.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Numerous industries require the serial assembly of devices, such as the electronic
hardware components industry, the telecommunications industry, the aviation/aerospace
industry, and the medical devices industry to name a few. There is often a requirement in
these industries for the connection of one structure to another. Conventionally, a retaining
mechanism is introduced to one structure. Two types of retainer mechanisms are typically
utilized in the electronic hardware components industry for connecting a pair of structures,
a .flare type 12 (FIG. 1) and a swage type 14 (FIG. 2).
[0003] There are several disadvantages to the conventional methods for introducing
typically-used retainer mechanisms to a structure. One disadvantage is that the flare and
swage type retainer mechanisms 12, 14 are generally capable of being used only once.
Their introduction to a structure 10 is permanent. Removal of the retainer mechanism 12,
14 is generally accomplished by drilling it out, destroying the retainer mechanism 12, 14
and possibly damaging the structure 10 into which it has been introduced.
[0004] Another disadvantage is that the method of introduction of the retainer
mechanism 12, 14 may cause damage to the structure 10. Generally, a punch 20 (FIG. 5),
used to introduce the retainer mechanisms 12, 14 to the structure 10, exerts a large force on the structure 10. If the retainer mechanism 12, 14 is introduced too close to an
edge of the structure, the force of introduction may cause a crack 16 in the structure 10 or
may cause a bulge out 18 (FIGS. 3, 4). Further, the force from the punch 20 used to
punch a retainer mechanism 22 (which may be the flare or swage type 12, 14 or other type
normally introduced with a punch) may cause the structure 10 to bend (FIG. 5).
[0005] Yet another disadvantage is that there may be locations on a structure which are
not easily accessible with a punch. For example, a structure 10' (FIG. 6) may include a lip
11, which extends in a direction that inhibits the punch 20 from properly installing the
retainer mechanism 22.
SUMMARY
[0006] The invention provides a removable front mounted retaining mechanism that
includes a retention device adapted for being anchored witliin a first structure and a
captivatable device capable of floating within the retention device in a first position and
adapted for being introduced to a second structure in a second position.
[0007] The invention also provides a retaining system that includes a first structure
having a first opening with a first diameter, a second structure having a second opening
with a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, and a removable front mounted
retaining mechanism. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism has a retention
device adapted for being anchored within the first opening of the first structure and a
captivatable device capable of floating within the retention device in a first position and adapted for being introduced to the second opening of the second structure in a second
position.
[0008] The invention also provides a method of connecting a first structure to a second
structure. The method includes the steps of providing a first structure with a first opening
having a first diameter, providing a second structure with a second opening having a second
diameter smaller than the first diameter of the first opening, introducing a retention device
into the first opening of the first structure, introducing a captivatable device into the
retention device, said captivatable device being capable of floating within the retention
device in a first position, aligning the first opening of the first structure with the second
opening of the second structure, and introducing the captivatable device into the second
opening of the second structure, thereby connecting the first and second structures.
[0009] These and other advantages and features of the invention will be more readily
understood from the following detailed description of the invention that is provided in
connection with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional flare type of retainer mechanism.
[0011] FIG. 2 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a conventional swage type of
retainer mechanism. [0012] FIG. 3 is a top view of a structure through which a conventional retainer
mechanism has been introduced.
[0013] FIG. 4 is another top view of a structure through which a conventional retainer
mechanism has been introduced.
[0014] FIG. 5 illustrates a partial cross -sectional view of a punch introducing a
conventional retainer mechanism to a structure.
[0015] FIG. 6 illustrates a partial cross-sectional view of a punch introducing a
conventional retainer mechanism to another structure.
[0016] FIG. 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
[0017] FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of the retaining mechanism of FIG. 7
showing a captivatable device in an installation state.
[0018] FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the retaining mechanism of FIG. 7
showing a captivatable device in a captivated state.
[0019] FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the retaining mechanism of
FIG. 7 connecting a pair of structures. [0020] FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
[0021] FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of a retaining mechanism constructed in
accordance with another embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0022] With specific reference to FIG. 7, in which like reference numerals refer to like
elements, a front mounted retaining mechanism 100 is illustrated. The front mounted
retaining mechanism 100 includes a retention device 120 and a captivatable device 140.
[0023] The retention device 120 includes a shank 122 and a head 124. Outwardly
directed threads 126 are provided on the shank 122. The retention device head 124
includes an inwardly directed threaded bore 128. A bore 130 extends through the shank
122 and has a first diameter D*,. The threaded bore 128 has a second diameter D2 which is
less than the diameter Dx. The retention device 120 may take any form suitable for being
introduced to a structure and to accept another structure, such as, for example, a bolt with
internal threads.
[0024] The captivatable device 140 has a shank 142 extending from a head 144. The
head 144, as illustrated, has a greater diameter than the shank 142. At the end of the
shank 142 opposite from the head 144 are provided externally directed threads 146 having a sufficient diameter and thread width and pitch to engage with the threaded bore 128. An
optional retaining washer 150, as illustrated, may be included with the retention device 120
and the captivatable device 140. The captivatable device 140 may take any suitable form,
such as a slotted or cross slotted (cruciform) screw.
[0025] By threading the threads 146 into the threaded bore 128, the captivatable device
140 is positioned in the retention device 130 in an installation state. Continued threading
of the threads 146 through the threaded bore 128 results in captivation of the captivatable
device 140, allowing a limited movement of the captivatable device 140 within the
retention device 130. Specifically, in its captivated state, the captivatable device 140 may
move from its head 144 contacting the retention device head 124 (FIG. 8) to the
captivatable device threads 146 contacting the retention device head 124 (FIG. 9). To
allow the limited movement, or float, of the captivatable device 140 in the retention device
130, the length of the threads 146 must be less than half of the entire length of the shank
142.
[0026] Next, with specific reference to FIGS. 8-10, will be described the operation of
the front mounted retaining mechanism 100. The retention device 120 is threaded into a
first structure 10. Specifically, the threads 126 are threaded into a pre-threaded bore 12 of
the first structure 10. After engagement of the retention device 120 and the first structure
10, the captivatable device 140 can be introduced into the retention device 120 as
described above with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. [0027] An important facility of the front mounted retaining mechanism 100 is the
ability to connect a pair of structures together without the need for specialized tools,
without causing damage to the structures, and with the ability to disconnect the structures
without further damaging them.
[0028] To connect a second structure 20 to the first structure 10, a pre-threaded bore
22 is formed in the second structure 20. The pre-threaded bore 22 should have a diameter
D2 and a thread width and pitch sufficient to receive and engage with the threads 146 of
the captivatable device 140. With the captivatable device 140 captivated in the retention
device 120, it is a relatively easy matter to line up and engage the threads 146 with the bore
22, thereby connecting the first and second structures 10, 20.
[0029] Disconnection of the structures 10, 20 may be easily accomplished by merely
removing the captivatable device 140 using a conventional screw driver or other
conventional tool.
[0030] The front mounted retainer of the invention may take different forms than the
front mounted retaining mechanism 100 described with reference to FIGS. 7-10. Specifically, and with reference to FIG. 11, a front mounted retaining mechanism 200 is
shown. Unlike the retaining mechanism 100, the retaining mechanism 200 does not
utilize a threaded retention device, but instead uses a captive panel 230 which is punched into a first structure, such as the structure 10 (FIG. 10). A captivatable device 220 includes
a retainer ring 222 which is positioned on a shank 224 of the captivatable device 220
between a head 226 and threads 228. As shown, the retainer ring 222 has a greater
diameter than an opening 232 in the captive panel 230. The shank 224 extends through
the opening 232 into a cavity 234 of the captive panel 230, and the captivatable device 220
is movable from a first position where the retainer ring 222 contacts the captive panel 230
to a second position where the head 226 contacts the captive panel 230.
[0031] Alternatively, and as shown in FIG. 12, a front mounted retaining mechanism
300 is illustrated. The retaining mechanism 300 includes a threaded retention device 320
that includes only internally directed threads 322 and not externally directed threads. As
with the captive panel 230, the retention device 320 is punched into a first structure. A
captivatable device 340, having threads 344 at an end of a shank 342, threads into the
internally directed threads of the retention device 320. By threading past the internally
directed threads of the retention device 320, the captivatable device 340 is captivated
within the retention device 320 since the diameter of the shank 342 is less than the inner
diameter of the retention device threads 322.
[0032] While the invention has been described in detail in connection with exemplary embodiments known at the time, it should be readily understood that the invention is not
limited to such disclosed embodiments. Rather, the invention can be modified to
incorporate any number of variations, alterations, substitutions or equivalent arrangements not heretofore described, but which are commensurate with the spirit and scope of the
invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be seen as limited by the foregoing
description, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.
[0033] What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the
United States is:

Claims

1. A removable front mounted retaining mechanism, comprising:
a retention device adapted for being anchored within a first structure; and
a captivatable device capable of floating within said retention device in a first
position and adapted for being introduced to a second structure in a second
position.
2. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 1, wherein said
retention device comprises a head and a shank.
3. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 2, wherein said
head of said retention device includes inwardly directed threads having a first
diameter and said shank of said retention device includes a bore having a second
diameter, said first diameter being less than said second diameter.
4. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 3, wherein said
captivatable device comprises a head at one end of a shank and threads at another
end of said shank.
5. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 4, wherein said
threads of said captivatable device are sized and configured to mesh with said
threads of said head of said retention device.
6. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 2, wherein said
shank of said retention device includes outwardly directed threads.
7. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 2, wherein said
shank of said retention device includes inwardly directed threads.
8. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 7, wherein said
captivatable device comprises a head at one end of a shank and threads at another
end of said shank.
9. The removable front mounted ret__ining mechanism of claim 8, wherein said
threads of said captivatable device are sized and configured to mesh with said
threads of said shank of said retention device.
10. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 2, wherein said
retention device includes an opening and a cavity, said opening extending from an
-end of said retention device to said opening, said opening having a greater diameter
than said cavity.
11. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 10, wherein said
captivatable device comprises:
a head; a shank extending from said head and having threads at an end opposite from
said head; and
a retainer ring encircling said shank at a position between said threads and
said head.
12. The removable front mounted retaining mechanism of claim 11 , wherein said
shank of said captivatable device extends through said opening such that said
retainer ring and said threads of said captivatable device are positioned in said cavity.
13. A retaining system, comprising:
a first structure having a first opening with a first diameter;
a second structure having a second opening with a second diameter that is
less than said first diameter; and a removable front mounted retaining mechanism, comprising:
a retention device adapted for being anchored within said first
opening of said first structure; and
a captivatable device capable of floating within said retention device in a first position and adapted for being introduced to said second opening of
said second structure in a second position.
14. The retaining system of claim 13, wherein said first opening comprises
threads, said retention device comprising a shank having outwardly directed threads
sized and being configured to be received in said first opening threads.
15. The retaining system of claim 14, wherein said shank of said retention device
includes inwardly directed threads.
16. The retaining system of claim 14, wherein said retention device comprises a
head having inwardly directed threads and wherein said captivatable device
comprises a shank having threads at an end thereof, said threads of said captivatable
device being sized and configured to mesh with said threads of said head of said
retention device.
17. The retaining system of claim 16, wherein said second opening comprises
threads, said captivatable device threads being sized and configured to mesh with
said threads of said second opening.
18. The retaining system of claim 13, wherein said retention device includes an
opening and a cavity, said opening extending from an end of said retention device to said opening, said retention device opening having a greater diameter than said
cavity.
19. The retaining system of claim 18, wherein said captivatable device comprises:
a head;
a shank extending from said head and having threads at an end opposite from
said head; and
a retainer ring encircling said shank at a position between said threads and
said head.
20. The retaining system of claim 19, wherein said shank of said captivatable
device extends through said opening such that said retainer ring and said threads of
said captivatable device are positioned in said cavity.
21. A method of connecting a first structure to a second structure, comprising:
providing a first structure with a first opening having a first diameter;
providing a second structure with a second opening having a second diameter
smaller than the first diameter of the first opening;
introducing a retention device into the first opening of the first structure;
introducing a captivatable device into the retention device, said captivatable
device being capable of floating widiin the retention device in a first position;
aligning the first opening of the first structure with the second opening of the second structure; and
introducing the captivatable device into the second opening of the second
structure, thereby connecting the first and second structures.
22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first opening of the first structure has
threads and said retention device has threads, said introduction of the retention
device into the first opening of the first structure comprising meshing the threads of
the retention device with the threads of the first opening of the first structure.
23. The method of claim 21, wherein said introducing the retention device into
the first opening of the first structure comprises punching the retention device into
the first opening.
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