Patent ID: 8911189

Claim:
A frangible fastener configured to secure a first external component to a second external component until receiving a breaking force such that a first end of the fastener separates from a second end of the fastener and the first external component separates from the second external component responsive to the fastener receiving the breaking force, the fastener comprising: a head portion located at the first end of the fastener, the head portion comprising a first side at the first end of the fastener and a second side located toward the second end of the fastener, the second side of the head portion configured to abut the first external component; a frangible portion located adjacent to the head portion toward the second end along a first axis, the frangible portion comprising a frangible body having a plurality of through wall cuts in a wall thickness of the frangible body, the frangible body configured to separate at or near the through wall cuts responsive to the breaking force; a tool engagement portion configured to engage a tightening tool, the tool engagement portion located adjacent to the frangible portion toward the second end along the first axis; and a threaded portion located adjacent to the tool engagement portion at the second end of the fastener along the first axis configured to engage corresponding threads formed in the second external component and cause the second side of the head portion to compress the first external component against the second external component until the frangible portion separates responsive to the breaking force.