US 12,140,175 B2
Fastener with alignment bushing
Chad Michael Strimpel, Maybee, MI (US); and Paul Thomas Reinhart, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/586,261.
Prior Publication US 2023/0235774 A1, Jul. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. F16B 33/00 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 43/009 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener comprising:
a shank including a threaded section having a first diameter and an unthreaded section having a second, smaller diameter;
a flange attached to the unthreaded section of the shank, the flange having at least two flat sides that are diametrically opposing at a periphery of the flange and configured to engage with a tool; and
a bushing including a tip, a base, and a tapered sidewall extending from the base to the tip, wherein the bushing defines a central hole received on the unthreaded section with the base adjacent to the flange, wherein the base includes a bottom and a sidewall extending from the bottom to the tapered sidewall.