A fastener includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet has a bottom set of lead in features. The pin is configured to removably snapably engage the grommet. The pin has a lead in feature.

A washing appliance having a cabinet and a wash tub positioned in the cabinet and defining a wash chamber. A wash drum is rotatably mounted within the wash chamber and is configured for receiving articles for washing. An impeller is positioned in the wash drum. An agitator post is removably received into a an impeller recess using depressible features for releasable attachment. A removable cap can be placed on the top end of the agitator or into the impeller recess.

An attaching apparatus includes a first member which has an axle member. A second member has a slot having a center plane and a cylindrical channel having a longitudinal centerline. The longitudinal centerline of the cylindrical channel lies within said center plane of said slot. The second member has a grip operatively associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position. The grip can selectively secure the axle member of said first member within the cylindrical chamber.

An adhesive member includes: a first pin portion to be inserted into a first hole formed in a first adherend member; a second pin portion which is to be inserted into a second hole formed in a second adherend member to be adhered to the first adherend member, and is formed coaxially with the first pin portion; and a flange portion which is formed using an adhesive, and is mounted to a side surface of the first pin portion or a side surface of the second pin portion in a flange shape.

The present invention provides a fastener alignment guide comprising a generally planar body and an angled element arranged at an acute angle Θ to the body, a first aperture arranged through the angled element and a second aperture arranged through the body, wherein the first aperture and the second apertures are aligned such that a fastener may be inserted progressively through the first and second apertures in use. The present invention also provides a slip-resisting fastener alignment guide comprising a body at least partially arranged in a first plane, the body comprising a first aperture for receiving, in use, at least a portion of a shank of a fastener; and a guidewall extending out of the first plane for guiding the fastener, in use, into the first aperture at an acute angle a to the first plane, wherein the guidewall comprises a first bearing edge or surface upon which an underside of a head of the fastener can bear in use, the body further comprises a second bearing edge or surface upon which the underside of the head of the fastener can bear in use, and the first bearing edge or surface and the second bearing edge or surface are each configured/arranged to resist movement, in use, of the fastener alignment guide relative to the fastener in a first direction parallel to the first plane. The present invention also provides a method of forming the fastener alignment guide and slip-resisting fastener alignment guide.

The present invention relates to a fastening device for fastening a first component to a second component, where the fastening device includes a spacer element which is configured for positioning the first component so as to be spaced apart from the second component in a first axis (Y) and for fixing the first component so as to be spaced apart from the second component, where the spacer element includes a stop surface which is used for supporting the fastening device on the second component, where the spacer element is integrally-formed, and a tolerance element which is configured for movably receiving the spacer element in the first direction (Y) and for compensating tolerances between the first component and the second component in a second axis (X) and in a third axis (Z), where the tolerance element is integrally-formed.

The present invention relates to a clamp assembly for securing a variety of equipment. The clamp assembly comprises a top portion, a bottom portion, a first side and a second side. The top portion comprises a first surface and a second surface separated by a first channel that is configured to receive an accessory. The bottom portion has a cavity for mounting the clamp assembly on a structure. The first side comprises a first securing hole and a second securing hole, each configured to receive a first securing means and a second securing means. The second side comprises a second channel for receiving the accessory and a first blind hole and a second blind hole for securing the first securing means and the second securing means received through the first securing hole and the second securing hole.

A connector for removably securing and vertically stacking perimeter components of a skating rink. The connector includes an elongated body extending a length from a first axial end to a second axial end along an axis thereof. The length is selected to span a height of at least two perimeter components. A first anchoring feature extends at least a portion of the length into or along a first lateral side of the elongated body. A second anchoring feature extends at least a portion of the length into or along a second lateral side of the elongated body.

A board to board positioning device includes a base including a shaft hole inside, two through hole arranged at two opposite sides perpendicular to the shaft hole and respectively mounted with a limiting ball, a connecting portion and a limiting portion respectively provided at two sides and two limiting grooves for aligning with the two through holes, and an adjustment knob including an operation space for the base to pass through, a sliding wall surface positioned against the through holes, a driving portion positioned against the limiting portion and a marking portion provided on the outside. The sliding wall surface has a pressing side and a retreating side used to push the limiting balls into and out of the through holes. The driving portion is protruded with locking protrusions that are used to rotate and slide along the limiting portion to enter and exit the limiting grooves.

The present disclosure provides a fastening assembly for attachment of a component. The fastening assembly is self-locking, and comprises a housing that presents a barcode, and a retention clip that is configured to form an interlock with the housing and is changeable between an open configuration adapted to freely receive a component, and a closed position adapted to capture and retain the component. The retention clip is slideably moveable within an aperture of the housing between an initial position, in which the retention clip is in the open configuration and the barcode is unreadable, and a final position, in which the retention clip is in the closed configuration and allows for the barcode to be read or scanned to verify installation of the fastening assembly on the component.