Patent ID: 9644667
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F16B,G06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A floating fastener assembly for fastening first and second portions of an enclosure together, the first portion having an aperture and the second portion having a cavity, the floating fastener assembly comprising: a cylindrically shaped body characterized as having a longitudinal axis; a flared portion at a first end of the cylindrically shaped body, the flared portion having a first edge that defines a first circular opening and a beveled interior surface that extends from the first edge to a second edge that defines a second circular opening that is smaller than the aperture, wherein the first circular opening is larger than the aperture; a threaded portion of the cylindrically shaped body, the threaded portion having a threaded interior surface that extends from the second edge, the threaded interior surface capable of engaging a screw having a corresponding threaded surface, wherein during a screw insertion operation, the aperture and the beveled interior surface cooperate to align the screw with the longitudinal axis; and a flange at a second end of the cylindrically shaped body, the flange extending outwardly from the longitudinal axis and having a size smaller than the cavity, the flange having a top surface and a stop surface, wherein when the flange is within the cavity, movement in a longitudinal direction is limited by an engagement of the top surface with a first interior surface of the cavity and wherein rotational movement about the longitudinal axis is limited by an engagement of the stop surface with a second interior surface of the cavity.