Patent ID: 7210669
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A deformable fastener comprising: (a) a first member having a cavity with inner and outer surfaces defining a first shape; (b) a second member sized to be rotatably attached within the cavity; and (c) a protrusion disposed on either the first or second member for locking engagement with a corresponding portion of the other of the first or second member when the first member is attached to the second member, the protrusion sized and configured to deform both inner and outer surfaces of the corresponding portion of the cavity to assist in maintaining the locking engagement, wherein when deformed, both the inner and outer surfaces of the corresponding portion of the cavity change from the first shape to a second shape, and wherein rotation of the first member relative to the second member causes a separation distance between the first and second members to be adjusted.