A magnetic pin system includes a magnetic pin having a polymeric body including: a seating portion; a cylindrical-shaped insert portion integrally fixed to the seating portion; and a first locking wing and a second locking wing oppositely positioned about the insert portion with respect to the first locking wing and integrally connected to the insert portion. A metallic insert is fixed to the seating portion. The metallic insert is susceptible to a magnetic field applied to the metallic insert acting to co-rotate the metallic insert and the polymeric body to install and to remove the polymeric body from a fixed position. A magnetic coupler is positioned over the metallic insert and magnetically coupled to the metallic insert. The magnetic coupler is rotated to induce a 90-degree rotation of the magnetic coupler and thereby the metallic insert to lock the magnetic pin in the fixed position.

A scrivet fastener for coupling a panel to a mating structure includes a head, a shaft extending from the head to a distal end of the shaft, and a compliant retention flange. The compliant retention flange extends radially outward from the shaft and is axially spaced apart from the head. The scrivet fastener is configured to at least temporarily couple the panel to the mating structure, such that the distal end of the shaft is secured to a hole of the mating structure and the compliant retention flange is secured to a deformable material of the panel.

A connector having a head that holds a first component and a body connected to the head. The body has a central channel extending along a central axis of the connector, and the central channel receives a fastener. The body has at least two resilient legs. The resilient legs extend obliquely toward the central axis in a direction from the body to the head. The at least two resilient legs engage with the fastener, to attach the connector to the fastener.

There is provided a fastener for attaching a component having a rail groove to an attachment member, the fastener including: a coupling portion that is configured to be coupled to the component; and a fixing portion that supports the coupling portion and that is configured to be fixed to the attachment member. The coupling portion includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the rail groove, and an elastic piece located at a position shifted from the insertion portion in an insertion direction. The elastic piece includes a locking portion that is configured to be locked to the component to restrict the insertion portion from coming out of the rail groove, the elastic piece configured to abut against and urge the component in a bent state.

A product dispenser holder comprises a dispenser holder body configured to receive a product dispenser that stores a supply of a product to be dispensed, an actuation sensor that senses actuations of the product dispenser, and an actuation button, such that when an actuation force is applied to a pump of the product dispenser, a substantially downward force is applied to the actuation button causing the actuation button to rotate substantially downwardly and actuate the actuation sensor to generate a dispenser actuation signal.

A press-in retainer includes a retainer head having a collar and a seal disposed at least partially about the collar. A clip portion projects from the collar. The seal includes a main body engaging the collar and a sealing foot disposed entirely outboard from the collar. The sealing foot is configured to hinge about an intersection of the sealing foot and body portion while remaining entirely outboard from the main body. In a substantially flattened condition of the sealing foot, an angle between the sealing foot and a distal surface of the main body approaches a flat contiguous surface.

A fastener includes a mounting base and an insert portion. The mounting base includes an accommodating cavity having an accommodating cavity opening and a mounting slot located above the accommodating cavity, having a width that is smaller than a width of the accommodating cavity; The insert portion includes a retaining portion, a neck portion connected to the retaining portion, and a head portion disposed between the retaining portion and the head portion. The head portion is configured to be received within the accommodating cavity by the accommodating cavity opening. The neck portion is configured such that at least a portion of the neck portion is received by the mounting slot when the head portion is received by the accommodating cavity.

A rotary mechanism comprises a fastener and a tone wheel. The tone wheel comprises a first radial flange, a second radial flange, a first target, and a second target. The first and second targets mounted respectively to the first and second radial flanges to be sensed by a sensor. Each of the first radial flange and the second radial flange comprises a plurality of mounting points, the plurality of mounting points of the first radial flange and the second radial flange provided for adjustment of a diameter of the tone wheel. The fastener is provided to mount the first radial flange and the second radial flange to a shaft at a selected mounting point among the plurality of mounting points of each of the first radial flange and the second radial flange to set the diameter of the tone wheel. An associated method is disclosed.

A quick release connecting assembly is provided. The quick release connecting assembly includes a first connector and a second connector, wherein the first connector includes an upper fixed plate, a middle portion of the upper fixed plate is connected to a connecting column, and a clamping slot is formed in a middle portion of the connecting column; and the second connector includes a lower fixed plate, a middle portion of the lower fixed plate is connected to a connecting pipe matched with the connecting column, a side surface of the connecting pipe is connected to a side pipe communicating with the connecting pipe, and a bolt column is arranged in the side pipe. The connecting column of the first connector and the bolt column of the second connector are clamped, such that the quick release connecting assembly is simple in integral structure and convenient to disassemble and assemble.

A fastener having two branches extending on either side of a median plane, each branch carrying a tongue, the tongues defining between them a throat between the two branches. When the fastener is reversed with respect to another identical fastener, their respective median planes forming a non-zero angle between them, one branch of the fastener having its distal portion in contact with at least one of the two tongues of the other fastener and its outer face in contact with an inner face of one branch of the other fastener, the distal portion of the other branch of the fastener is substantially in contact with the distal portion of the other branch of the other fastener.