Patent ID: 8807898

Claim:
A connector assembly comprising: a device; and a base part that defines a through-hole for receiving a bolt and that also defines an aperture for receiving the device; the device having a first end that fits through the aperture in the base part and a second end that does not fit through the aperture in the base part; wherein the first end of the device defines a bolt-hole for engaging with a bolt extending though the through-hole in the base part; wherein the second end of the device comprises opposing outer surfaces that engage the base part and prevent the device from passing completely through the aperture, wherein the opposing outer surfaces are further configured to align the bolt-hole in the device with the through-hole in the base part when the first end of the device is inserted into the aperture; and wherein the device has an outer surface that rests flush with an outer surface of the base part when the bolt-hole in the device is aligned with the through-hole in the base part.