Patent ID: 8888946

Claim:
A method of retaining two components together during an adhesive assembly process, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining at least one of dual-tip straight pin, said dual-tip straight pin comprising: an elongated main shaft comprising a midsection, said midsection dividing said main shaft into a main shaft upper segment and a main shaft lower segment, wherein said main shaft lower segment presents a circular cross section, a sharpened main shaft tip located at an insertion end of said main shaft lower segment, a grip handle located at an interface end of said main shaft upper segment, a pin leg comprising a transverse segment, a leg bend, and a descending segment, wherein said transverse segment extends substantially perpendicular from a midsection of said main shaft and terminates at a first end of said leg bend, wherein said descending segment extends from a second end of said leg bend in a direction parallel to said elongated main shaft and terminates at a sharpened descending segment tip, and wherein said sharpened main shaft tip and said sharpened descending segment tip are located at a same end of said dual-tip straight pin, and wherein said sharpened main shaft tip extends beyond said sharpened descending segment tip; placing said dual-tip straight pin straddling at least one of said first assembly component and said second assembly component, wherein said main shaft lower segment is placed proximate said respective assembly component first side surface, and inserting said main shaft lower segment into said assembly support workstation to a depth such that the descending segment tip extends below the assembly component upper surface of the straddled assembly component; rotating said partially inserted dual-tip straight pin about said main shaft by applying a rotational force to said grip handle until said pin leg descending segment contacts said respective assembly component second, opposite side surface, such that said transverse segment straddles said respective section of assembly material; and further inserting said dual-tip straight pin into said assembly support workstation until said transverse segment engages with said respective assembly component upper surface by applying a downward force to said grip handle.