Patent ID: 8858141

Claim:
A fastener assembly for securing two components to one another, where said fastener assembly comprises: a pin for insertion into a hole formed in a first component; a reduced diametrical portion on one end of said pin forming a shoulder on said pin where said shoulder engages with an outer wall of said first component and where another end of said pin engages with another outer wall of said first component; a radially extending threaded hole formed in said pin; an elongated fastener having a head portion and a threaded portion where said fastener is inserted through at least one hole in said second component and where said threaded portion is inserted and threadedly received into said radially extending threaded hole in said pin to engage and secure said first component to said second component such that when said fastener is tightened into said threaded portion of said pin, said reduced diametrical portion contacts with said outer wall and said another end of said pin contacts with said another outer wall causing said pin to be seated in a slightly cocked position resulting in thread lock between said fastener and said threaded portion of said pin.