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Self-aligning mounting arrangement

CA 1206357 A · Owner: Illinois Tool Works Inc. · Inventors: Rodseth, William G.

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A self-aligning mounting arrangement for aligning a fastener to secure a first workpiece to a second workpiece. The arrangement includes a plurality of bores each of substantially identical cross-sectional area in one of the workpieces. These bores are arranged in a matrix grid pattern having a predetermined grid dimension. The cross-sectional area of each bore is a predetermined fractional part of the average cross-sectional area of the fastener used to secure the two workpieces. The predetermined grid dimension is a predetermined proportion of a cross-sectiona dimension of the fastener.

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  • Granted June 24, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 24, 2003.
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FiledDecember 15, 1982
GrantedJune 24, 1986
Term endedJune 24, 2003
Patent numberCA 1206357 A
Classification (IPC)F16B5/04 +2 more

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1983198619891992199519982001Application filedDec 15, 1982Patent grantedJune 24, 1986Term endedJune 24, 2003

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