Patent ID: 11971066
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A press-in retainer, comprising:
a retainer head defining a central axis and including a collar and a seal disposed at least partially about the collar, the collar being perpendicular with respect to the central axis and defining an annularly continuous step at an outer end thereof; and
a clip portion projecting from the collar,
wherein the seal includes a main body engaging the collar and a sealing foot disposed entirely outboard from the collar,
wherein the sealing foot is configured to hinge about an intersection of the sealing foot and main body while remaining entirely outboard from the main body,
wherein, in a substantially flattened condition of the sealing foot, an angle between the sealing foot and a distal surface of the main body approaches a flat contiguous surface, and
wherein, in an insertion condition of the press-in retainer, the entire seal is disposed radially farther from the central axis than the entire clip portion.