Classifications

• • 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
  • F16B1/00—Devices for securing together, or preventing relative movement between, constructional elements or machine parts
• • 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
  • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
  • F16B21/02—Releasable fastening devices locking by rotation
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
  • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
  • B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
  • B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
  • B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
  • B60R21/213—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• • 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
  • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
  • F16B2200/95—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass with markings, colours, indicators or the like

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• FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view of a modified form of the quarter turn fastener of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 9;
• the head portion 51 is of an elongate shape to provide a manual manipulation grip portion 63 for rotation and axial translation of the fastener 49.
• the head portion 51 is of an elongate shape to provide a manual manipulation grip portion 63 for rotation and axial translation of the fastener 49.
• fastener 149 includes radial arms 162 having sufficient breadth to mask the machine readable indicia or bar code 34 in all positions of the fastener relative to the component or hanger bracket 26 and base plate 20 except when in the locked position. That is, as best seen by the illustration of FIG. 9 when the fastener is in the locked position with the attachment portion 150 disposed at ninety degrees (90°) to the long slots 32 of hanger bracket 26 and long slots 24 of base plate 20, the arms of the fastener do not mask the bar code indicia 34.
• the attachment portion 150 disposed at ninety degrees (90°) to the long slots 32 of hanger bracket 26 and long slots 24 of base plate 20
• the arms of the fastener do not mask the bar code indicia 34.
• each of the short bars 144 of the attachment portion 150 include an outward finger 170.
• Fingers 170 define seats 172 upon which a hanger bracket such as hanger bracket 126 of FIG. 13 may be releasably secured prior to insertion of attachment portion 150 through receptacle 122 of base plate 120.
• the seats 172 of fingers 170 are disposed to frictionally engage the distal end surfaces or edges of the short slots 133 of fastener receiving hole 128 of hanger bracket 126.
• the fingers 170 are cantilevered to provide a resilient characteristic.
• the seats 172 are spaced apart slightly further than the distance between the distal ends of the short slots 133 and are slightly deformed on attachment of the hanger bracket 126 to the fastener 149.

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• Air Bags (AREA)
• Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
• Slide Fasteners (AREA)

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