Patent ID: 6074144
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: F16B,F16L

Abstract:
A fastener comprising:a body including a base and conjoined arms extending downwardly from said base, said base further including an aperture aligned with a slot formed between said conjoined arms, said aperture including mating surfaces, and said conjoined arms including predrive positioning notches and locking surfaces;a locking pin traveling within said aperture and said slot, and having a predriven position and a driven position therein, said locking pin further including a longitudinal axis;said locking pin including lateral extending predrive positioning protrusions which engage said predrive positioning notches to releasably retain said locking pin in said predriven position and engage said locking surfaces to releasably retain said locking pin in said driven position, said locking pin further including pin retention protrusions which engage said mating surfaces in said predriven position to retain said locking pin within said aperture and said slot; andwherein said predrive positioning protrusions are formed on a first plane and said pin retention protrusions are formed on a second plane, said first plane and said second plane being perpendicular to each other and an intersection of said first plane and said second plane corresponding to said longitudinal axis.