Patent ID: 6209175
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A locking device retainer comprising:a receptor, the receptor including a rectangular housing having an upper end and a lower end and a passageway extending between said ends for receiving and retaining a locking device projecting member, said housing having adjacent walls intersecting at a junction;an interference associated with the passageway to restrict the diameter of the passageway, at least one embossment being disposed in the passageway at one junction, the embossment defining the interference;the housing having an upper end and a lower end; andmeans for retaining the receptor in an opening in a support surface, the means for retaining comprising:a first wall extending outwardly from the housing at the lower end thereof,a second wall integral with and angularly projecting upward from the first wall,a third wall projecting outward from the second wall, anda ramp disposed on the second wall expanding upwardly from the first wall and having a length less than that of the second wall to define a space between the upper edge of the ramp and the third wall.