Patent ID: 8641341

Claim:
A unitized component assembly comprising: a component including an aperture and a plurality of discrete projections extending into the aperture and spaced apart from one another about the perimeter of the aperture; and a fastener including a head and a shank extending from the head, the shank having a necked portion and a threaded portion adjacent the necked portion, the shank positioned in the aperture such that the necked portion is in facing relationship with the projections; wherein the threaded portion is engageable with the projections to provide an axial stop for limiting movement of the fastener relative to the component, and wherein the aperture includes a substantially circular cross-section defining a first diameter, and wherein each of the projections includes a radially inwardly-facing surface tangent to a circle concentric with the aperture and having a second diameter, and wherein the ratio of the second diameter to the first diameter is between about 0.92:1 and about 0.98:1.