US 12,092,145 B2
Push-on fastener
Stephen John Jessop, Plymouth (GB)
Assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US)
Filed by Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/199,939.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/145,476, filed on Feb. 4, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0243757 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 37/08 (2006.01); F16B 21/20 (2006.01); F16B 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 37/0842 (2013.01) [F16B 21/20 (2013.01); F16B 37/02 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A push-on fastener for engagement on a stud, the push-on fastener comprising:
a body having oppositely facing first and second exterior surfaces and an outer marginal periphery;
a central opening extending axially through the body between the oppositely facing exterior surfaces and defining an inner periphery;
a first resilient tab including a first engagement edge and a second resilient tab including a second engagement edge, the first engagement edge defining the inner periphery of the central opening and the second engagement edge defining an outer periphery of the central opening that is outwardly of the inner periphery; and
a recess extending between the first resilient tab and the second resilient tab near the outer marginal periphery, wherein the recess extends into the first resilient tab a greater distance than into the second resilient tab.