Patent ID: 9353779
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: F16B

Claim Text:
1. An encapsulated retainer comprising: a barrel defining a fastener-securing void, the barrel having a flange with a quadrilateral top surface defining a plurality of distinct sides of the flange, the flange fully encompassing a periphery of the barrel, wherein the length of the barrel diameter is less than the length of any of the plurality of sides of the flange; an outer shell having a cuboid shape complementary to the shape of the quadrilateral top surface of the flange, the outer shell further having a top wall with a fastener-receiving aperture and a bottom wall with a barrel-receiving aperture, wherein the barrel extends into the barrel-receiving aperture; first and second planar sidewalls connecting the top wall with the bottom wall, wherein the sidewalls are linear members positioned at an outer extent of the top and bottom walls, and wherein at least one of the sidewalls prevents rotation of the flange relative to the outer shell; and a connector connecting the outer shell with the flange, wherein the flange is spaced a predetermined distance from the outer shell and sidewalls, and wherein the top and bottom walls prevent passage of the flange through the fastener-receiving aperture and the barrel-receiving aperture, and wherein at least one distinct side of the plurality of distinct sides of the flange is co-planar with a portion of an exterior surface of the outer shell.