Patent ID: 9726206
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of attaching an object to a panel that defines a first opening and a sub-surface support structure that defines a second opening, the method comprising: assembling the object to the panel and inserting a tower stud through the first opening and the second opening, the tower stud including a first collar stud having a first end, that includes a seal between the object and the panel, that is secured to the object and a threaded shaft on a second end, and a second collar stud having a threaded bore on a first end, an intermediate collar that includes a stop element, and a threaded shaft on a second end; attaching a nut to the threaded shaft on the second end of the second collar stud; turning the nut to rotate the second collar stud relative to the first collar stud to extend the length of the tower stud until the intermediate collar is grounded to the sub-surface support structure; and turning the nut to draw the tower stud towards the sub-surface support structure until the stop element on the intermediate collar extends a first distance from the intermediate collar corresponding to a second distance that the seal is compressed and is tightened against the sub-surface support structure.