US 12,276,300 B2
Fastener
Hikaru Kiyota, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to PIOLAX, INC., Kanagawa (JP)
Appl. No. 17/639,776
Filed by PIOLAX, INC., Kanagawa (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/033778
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/049458, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-167066 (JP), filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0333626 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 5/065 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener for attaching a component having a rail groove to an attachment member, the fastener comprising:
a coupling portion that is configured to be coupled to the component; and
a fixing portion that supports the coupling portion and that is configured to be fixed to the attachment member,
wherein the coupling portion includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the rail groove, and an elastic piece located at a position shifted from the insertion portion in an insertion direction,
wherein the elastic piece includes a locking portion that is configured to be locked to the component to restrict the insertion portion from coming out of the rail groove, the elastic piece configured to abut against and urge the component in a bent state, and
wherein a base end portion of the elastic piece is located between the fixing portion and the insertion portion in an axial direction orthogonal to the insertion direction and a width direction of the elastic piece.