Patent ID: 8020278
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of holding a piece in a bore of a body, comprising: providing a piece-holding device having a cylindrical sleeve constructed to be inserted into the bore and held therein by engagement of its outer surface with an inner surface of the bore and having a series of fins extending longitudinally of an inner surface of the sleeve and projecting inwardly from the inner surface of the sleeve, the fins being spaced from each other circumferentially of the sleeve with tips disposed to engage an outer surface of a piece inserted into the sleeve, wherein the sleeve and the fins are integrally formed of resilient flexible plastic, the fins are skewed in a same circumferential direction relative to radial planes of the sleeve, the dimension of each fin along the direction of its inward projection is substantially greater than the thickness of the fin, and the flexibility of the fins is such that the fins can be readily deflected when engaged by an inserted piece; inserting the piece-holding device in the bore with its outer surface pressed into engagement with an inner surface of the bore; and inserting the piece in the sleeve of the piece-holding device with the outer surface of the piece engaging tips of the fins and deflecting the fins.