Patent ID: 10605290

Abstract:
A fastener assembly may have a spring, a bolt, a stud, an end-piece, and a shear pin. In one embodiment of the invention, the bolt has (a) a shaft engaged with a first end of the spring, (b) a head, and (c) an internally-facing surface defining a passageway that extends through the bolt head and the bolt shaft. The stud has (a) a first end and (b) a second end, and the first end of the stud is engaged with a second end of the spring. The stud may include an internally-facing surface defining a hole that extends from the first end toward the second end of the stud. The end-piece, which may be a nut or an anchor, is engaged with the second end of the stud. Part of the shear pin resides in the passageway of the bolt, and a different part of the shear pin engages the stud. Also, the shear pin may include a slot on an end of the shear pin that may be used to remove a portion of the shear pin from the stud after the shear pin breaks.