CPC F16B 5/0621 (2013.01) [F16B 21/02 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A pin for connecting modular floor mats, said pin comprising:
a first end, an opposite second end and a stem extending along a longitudinal axis interconnected between said first and second ends;
a head at said first end having a radius;
a foot at said second end having at least one extension member extending along a foot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, said at least one extension member having a length less than said radius of said head and an engagement surface configured to contact a portion of at least one of said modular floor mats;
said stem having a neck defined along at least a portion thereof;
a retention member disposed along a portion of said stem between said head and said foot, said retention member having:
(i) a collar disposed circumferentially around said neck, selectively rotatable relative thereto, and forming a frictional fit with said neck to restrict incidental rotation of said stem relative to said retention member; and
(ii) at least one arm extending from said collar entirely along an arm axis transverse to said longitudinal axis and by a distance less than said radius of said head, said at least one arm having an engagement surface configured to contact a pocket extending from a bore of at least one of said modular floor mats;
wherein said pocket is correspondingly dimensioned to enclose, receive and frictionally restrain said arm of said pin from rotational motion about said longitudional axis.
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