Patent ID: 7736082
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastening system for aiding assembly of a plastic unit including a joined portion having a machine screw housing and a host portion having a screw shaftway extending thereform, said fastening system comprising: a walled cavity disposed on said host portion and arrayed about said screw shaftway, said walled cavity being a substantially low-mass body of plastic disposed on one surface of said host portion precluding formation of sink holes at the corresponding opposite surface of said host portion, in turn, comprising: a machine screw adapted for disposition in said machine screw housing of said joined portion, said machine screw having an external thread; a U-shaped clip for insertion into said walled cavity of said host portion, said U-shaped clip, in turn, comprising: said header portion dimensioned for fixedly receiving and for fully seating thereupon of said medial portion of said U-shaped clip and orienting said lead thread with said screw shaftway.