Patent ID: 7896302
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: F16L,G21C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An assembly comprising: a first fastening element comprising a shank having an axis and a head, said shank comprising a threaded portion; a second fastening element comprising a threaded hole, said threaded portion of said shank of said first fastening element being threadably engaged with said threaded hole of said second fastening element; first and second clamping components disposed axially between and clamped together by said first and second fastening elements; said first clamping component having a first recess, a projection with first and second contact surfaces, and a first hole penetrated by said shank, said first clamping component being defined by an L-beam folded spring plate comprised of first and second plate parts disposed generally in parallel and joined at a living hinge flex joint so that said plate parts each have a free end edge remote from said flex joint, said free end edges being spaced apart to define a gap therebetween without preload, said plate parts each including a first portion that together define said projection with said first and second contact surfaces and are joined at said living hinge, and said plate parts each including a second portion disposed at an angle with respect to said first portion, said second portions together defining said first hole penetrated by said shank and terminating in said free end edges.