US 12,442,406 B2
Fastening assembly for a track
Cameron Cabana, Chicago, IL (US); Emma Langer, Naperville, IL (US); Hector R. Kiely, Plainfield, IL (US); and Stephen Burd, Lombard, IL (US)
Assigned to International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed by International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Lisle, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/881,663.
Prior Publication US 2024/0044355 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. F16B 37/04 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 37/045 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0696 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A track assembly comprising:
a track comprising a track body;
a channel formed in the track body;
a plurality of holes connected to the channel;
a plurality of slits connecting the plurality of holes;
one or more fastening assemblies each comprising a keeper with a keeper base, a stud with a stud base, a rod with a first diameter extending from the stud base, and a nut, wherein the stud base comprises a first portion having a second diameter and a second portion having a pre-determined length, the pre-determined length extending up to the second diameter of the first portion and a pre-determined width, smaller than the second diameter of the first portion, the keeper base has an opening with a third diameter proportioned to receive the first diameter of the rod and at least two members extending down from the keeper base, and wherein the nut receives and engages the rod to secure the stud to the keeper;
the track configured to retain two or more of the fastening assemblies in consecutive slits of the plurality of slits connecting to the plurality of holes.