Abstract: A mechanical seal includes rotating seal ring which rotate with a rotary shaft, stationary seal rings, and an adaptor which holds the stationary seal rings 30, the adaptor 5 being fixed to a seal cover by bolts. The mechanical seal further includes a plurality of holders brought into contact with the adapter and provided with through holes. A body part of each of the bolts passes through each of the through holes and is screwed into each of threaded holes formed in the seal cover. The plurality of holders 9 being arranged so as to surround the rotary shaft.

Abstract: A welding torch having a nozzle assembly with multiple attachment methods is disclosed. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle shell, an electrically insulating sleeve, and a nozzle insert. The nozzle insert is configured for attachment to gas diffuser assemblies with different attachment mechanisms (e.g. a slip-on mechanism relying on frictional force, and/or screw-on mechanism relying on torque).

Abstract: A sleeve (20) for centering fasteners during the assembly of components such as facade elements on the substructure of a building envelope includes a sleeve body (23) and a connection bracket (25). The sleeve body (23) has a plurality of sleeve elements (21, 22) which are grouped around a central center axis A and are spaced apart from each other by gaps running in the sleeve longitudinal direction. At least a first (21) and a second (22) sleeve piece are connected to each other at an axial longitudinal end of the sleeve body (23) by a separable connection bracket (25), preferably the connection bracket is separable via predetermined breaking points. Such a sleeve is used in the construction of facades, wherein it is inserted into a pilot hole of a facade element, the connection bracket is broken off and a fastener is inserted into the sleeve. Driving the fastener centers the fastener in the sleeve and the sleeve is removed from the pilot hole.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a screw-retaining device (1) comprising a connecting element (2) which in turn comprises a first end part (3), a second end part (4) and an intermediate part (5) that connects the end parts (3, 4). The first end part (3) comprises an at least mainly circumferentially running part (6) that at least partly encompasses a retaining aperture (7) that is arranged to engage the threads (9) of a screw (100), and the second end part (4) is attached to an object (8). The screw-retaining device (1) further comprises a washer part (20) with a first and second washer portion (21, 22), having a corresponding first and second washer aperture (23, 24). The washer portions (20, 22) are connected and spaced apart by a gap (26), and the washer apertures (23, 24) admit passage of a screw stem (19).

Abstract: A rail system for fixing fittings in a cabin of a vehicle includes a first elongate rail body with a fixing side for fixing to a vehicle structure, an opposite support side with a support surface for receiving fittings, and a rail cross-section extending between the fixing side and the support side, and several fixing inserts which can be fixed along the support surface. The rail cross-section has two mutually opposing legs which are spaced apart from each other and run perpendicularly to the support surface, and the fixing inserts are configured so as not to protrude beyond the support surface.

Abstract: A collar and shaft assembly utilizing a ring and a multi-stepped groove. The multi-stepped groove permits the ring to be compressed into one groove while the collar is being assembled and then to expand into a different groove that permits the ring to contact surfaces on both the collar and the shaft.

Abstract: A rotary wing aircraft comprising a fuselage tail boom, a tail cone and an interface frame, the interface frame in turn having a connecting structure directly attached to the tail cone by means of a tail cone mechanical connection and a connecting sleeve fitting axially the fuselage tail boom, the connecting sleeve and the fuselage tail boom being directly attached by means of a one boom mechanical connection; the interface frame thereby joining the fuselage tail boom and the tail cone.

Abstract: An assembly unit has an assembly part with an assembly side and an opposite outer side. A through opening extends from the outer side to the assembly side. A screw has a head that juts radially over the through opening on the outer side and a shank which reaches through the through opening with radial clearance. The screw has a threaded portion and a non-threaded portion disposed between the threaded portion and the head. A holder fixes the screw captively in the through opening. The holder is held axially movably in the through opening and axially movably on the non-threaded shank portion of the screw. The holder has a disk-shaped flange with a flange opening reached through by the non-threaded shank of the screw.

Abstract: A storage drive riser may include a riser board. The riser board may include an edge connector, a storage drive connector to operably engage with a storage drive, and a retention aperture. The retention aperture may be longitudinally aligned with the storage drive connector. The storage drive riser may also include a storage drive retainer to insertably engage with the retention aperture and to retain the storage drive to the riser board with a retention protrusion.

Abstract: Bolt retention threads are provided adjacent the proximal end of the body coupling aperture of a body isolator. A bolt has cooperating bolt retention threads and body coupling threads on the shaft. These body coupling threads have a diameter to permit the external body coupling threads to pass through the internal bolt retention threads without requiring threaded engagement therebetween. The cooperating bolt retention threads are axially positioned relative to each other to enable the entirety of the external bolt retention threads to be threaded completely through the internal bolt retention threads to capture the bolt within the body coupling aperture in a captured floating configuration. In the captured floating configuration, the external body coupling threads and the distal end of the shaft extend out of the distal end of the body coupling aperture and the bolt is allowed to float laterally within the body coupling aperture.

Abstract: A fastener includes a fastening portion including a head, a threaded portion having a first diameter, and a shank having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter. The shank is located between the head and the threaded portion. A sleeve surrounds the shank. The sleeve and the shank are uncoupled.

Abstract: A fan containment system for fitment around an array of radially extending fan blades mounted on a hub in an axial gas turbine engine, including: a fan case having an annular casing element for encircling an array of fan blades and an annular fan track liner lining a radially inner side of the casing element, including a first fan track liner panel positioned circumferentially adjacent a second fan track liner panel. An engagement arrangement engages the first fan track liner panel to the second, extending along at least a portion of adjacent sides of the liner panels, and is configured and the liner panels are shaped such that axial movement of the first fan track liner panel by a distance less than the length of the engagement arrangement, being measured in a direction parallel to the adjacent sides of the liner panels, disengages the first liner panel from the second.

Abstract: An externally threaded fastener is captivated by a component that includes an opening. The externally threaded fastener includes a thread and a non-threaded shaft. The opening includes a major diameter and a minor diameter. The minor diameter includes a first diameter portion, a second diameter portion, and orthogonal portions that connect the first diameter portion and the second diameter portion. To captivate the externally threaded fastener with the component, the externally threaded fastener is positioned within the component opening and the externally threaded fastener is angled relative to an axis of symmetry of the opening in order to engage the threads of the externally threaded fastener with the component opening until the non-threaded shaft is fixed against at least two planes of the component by the first diameter portion of the minor diameter.

Abstract: An assembly with an articulation spindle mounted in a first sleeve inserted into a first arm of a clevis and in a second sleeve inserted into a second arm of said clevis. The assembly comprises a blocking device. The blocking device comprises a nut screwed onto a threaded portion of an extension of the second sleeve and comprising an inner shoulder against which the second end of the articulation spindle can come to bear, a locking washer able to adopt a locked state in which it prevents the nut from rotating with respect to the extension and an unlocked state in which it allows the nut to be unscrewed, and a longilinear element able to adopt a locked state in which it passes through at least the nut so as to prevent it from rotating.

Abstract: An adjustable shaft and hosel assembly allows for dependent and independent adjustment of a golf club's face angle, loft angle, and lie angle. The adjustable shaft and hosel assembly comprises a shaft sleeve, a hosel portion, a tubular adjustment piece having non-parallel upper and lower surfaces, and a retention feature that provides an engagement between the tubular adjustment piece and the shaft sleeve to prevent the tubular adjustment piece from becoming detached from the shaft sleeve.

Abstract: A low-profile rivet-like fastener (10) is adapted to be mounted in a hole (19) provided through a wall (15). The improved fastener broadly includes: an elongated tubular body (11), a nut (12), a ring (13), and a retainer (14). The body has a front end and a rear end. A flange (22) extends outwardly from the body adjacent the front end. The body has an inwardly-extending lug (27) adjacent the body rear end. The nut (12) has a head portion (30) and a collar portion (31) extending forwardly from the head portion. The collar portion (31) has an intermediate portion passing through the lug and terminates in a marginal end portioned forwardly of the lug. The ring (13) loosely surrounds the collar marginal end portion. The retainer (14) prevents the ring from separating from the collar marginal end portion.

Abstract: A fixed or adjustable chain guide includes a captured shoulder bolt fastener. An adjustable chain guide such as a chain tensioner arm assembly includes a tensioner arm with a pivot bore defined about a pivot axis. The pivot bore includes an inner end opening through a rear face of the tensioner arm and an outer end opening through a front face of the tensioner arm. The tensioner arm further includes at least one resilient fastener retaining tab located adjacent the pivot bore. The shoulder bolt extends through the pivot bore and is engaged by the at least one resilient fastener retaining tab, and the at least one fastener retaining tab inhibits separation of the fastener from the tensioner arm. The fastener preferably includes an annular groove or other recess to be engaged by the one or more fastener retaining tabs in order to permit the tensioner arm to rotate relative to the fastener.

Abstract: A retaining pin assembly for a lifting system which includes a hook prong and a hook cam. The retaining pin assembly includes at least one lock arm assembly having a first end with at least one aperture which aligns with an opening through the hook cam and having an opposed second end with at least one aperture which aligns with an opening through the hook prong. A hook cam retaining pin has a head and has a shaft passing through the hook cam opening and the lock arm first end aperture, wherein the shaft has at least one groove therein parallel to the axis of the shaft. A retaining ring surrounds the hook cam shaft, the retaining ring having at least one inwardly extending tab received in the shaft groove in order to retain the pin in the lock arm. A recess in the lock arm receives the retaining ring therein.

Abstract: A floating fastener includes a mounting base member affixed to a first panel member and including a relatively smaller lower outer perimeter, a relatively larger upper outer perimeter, an outer stop flange extending around a top side of the upper outer perimeter, a bottom mounting neck and a cushion ring mounted in a locating groove around the lower outer perimeter, a rotary fastening member inserted through the mounting base member for locking a second panel member to the first panel member through a rotary motion, and a cap member affixed to a head of the rotary fastening member outside the mounting base member and having an inside bottom stop flange coupled to the mounting base member and axially slidable along the upper and lower outer perimeters and stoppable at the bottom side of the outer stop flange of the mounting base member.

Abstract: A fastening system for airplane cowls that uses a countersunk bushing that has a countersunk hole for the installation of a #10 screw that can be used with a nut plate attached to the substructure of the cowling.

Abstract: A workpiece carrier comprises a base with an upper part rotatable about a vertical axis and a lower part connected to the upper part at a distance by bolts. Workpiece holders each comprise a sleeve of elastically deformable material like rubber surrounding a duct where the shaft of a workpiece can be inserted, the sleeve being accommodated in a recess on the base. The vertical position of the sleeve which extends through holes in the upper part and lower part of the base, respectively, is fixed by a stop formed between a recessed rim surrounding the hole in the lower part and a downward-facing projecting rim of the sleeve. The shaft can be fixed by swivelling a lever about one of the bolts into an active position where a compressing surface of the same compresses the sleeve such that the shaft is jammed and released by swivelling the lever back into an inactive position where the compressing surface is not in contact with the sleeve.

Abstract: A screw plate panel arrangement for the connection of articles, such as hinges, to a moveable panel. The screw plate is connected to the panel in a single one step molding process that mechanically fastens and imbeds the screw plate into the finished panel.

Abstract: A fastener for attaching objects to channeled members wherein the objects have a hole extending therethrough and the channeled members have a longitudinal slot formed between projecting longitudinal walls. The fastener includes a button and a retainer. The button includes an abutment wall, an abutment surface and an axially extending slot. The retainer includes an engagement boss and a head at opposite ends of shaft. The retainer extends through the button slot. For attaching the object, the button extends through the object hole with the abutment wall adjacent the object and the abutment surface adjacent the channeled member. The retainer boss and part of the shaft extend through the longitudinal slot. The retainer is rotated for engaging the longitudinal walls with the boss. The longitudinal walls are sandwiched between the boss and the button abutment surface and the object is sandwiched between the channeled member and the button abutment wall.

Abstract: A device for connecting two components (10) having at least one holding means (16) serves for holding a bolt-type fastening means (14) with which the two components (10) are securely connected and received into a respective mounting opening (18) on a first component (10). The at least one holding means (16) has a receiving section (24) with a receiving opening (25) for the fastening means (14) and at least two flexible holding arms (28) that extend at least radially relative to a longitudinal axis (26) of the receiving opening (25) away from the receiving section (24) in outward direction and with which the at least one holding means (16) can be secured in the mounting opening (18). The at least two holding arms (28), viewed radially relative to the longitudinal axis (26) of the receiving opening (25), each have a wave-shaped or a zigzag-shaped course.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a base and a fastener. The fastener includes a clasping portion, an elastic member placed and a first gasket. The clasping portion includes a fixing part, an operating part, and a connecting part connected to the fixing part and the operating part. The connecting part defines a slip groove. The first gasket interferingly fits the slip groove of the clasping portion. The elastic member is placed around the connecting part of the clasping portion and is arranged between the operation part and the first gasket. The first gasket abuts the base after the fixing part extending through the base.

Abstract: A fastener is provided having a cylindrical shaft with a generally constant diameter located between a head and a tapered point. The fastener has a thread integrally extending from the shaft and extending along a portion of a length thereof that terminates at an end of the shaft proximate the head with a back-out discontinuity. At least one ring integrally extends from the shaft in an area of the shaft between the back-out discontinuity and the head. The at least one ring has an outside diameter that is less than an outside diameter of the thread.

Abstract: A captive securing means for a screw has a shaft for holding the screw and a retaining means arranged in the shaft, the retaining means resting, in the inserted state of the screw, at a tangential point on the outer circumferential surface of the screw, the retaining means arranged on the inner circumferential surface of the shaft, and the retaining means extending from the inner circumferential surface of the shaft into the free region of the shaft such that at the tangential point, the angle between the direction of extent of the retaining means and the outer circumferential surface of the screw is <90 degrees. Consequently, the screw is axially moveable in the shaft without the quality of the captive securing means being impaired, and the screw is captively secured in the shaft by the retaining means resting on the outer circumferential surface of the screw.

Abstract: A packaging structure for assembling to a printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a captive screw having a screw head, a threaded shank and a sleeve; and a fixture pressing against the screw head for a part of the threaded shank to expose from a distal end of the sleeve, and clamping the fixture on the sleeve.

Abstract: A ring bolt and a subassembly thereof; the ring bolt having a shank, a first fastening thread extending from a distal end of the shank and a helical ring extending from the fastening thread. The major diameter defined by the helical ring is greater than the major diameter defined by the fastening thread. A component to be captured together with the ring bolt in a subassembly has at least one inward projection in an opening therethrough to define a restricted entrance wider then the major diameter of the fastening thread but smaller than the major diameter of the helical ring.

Abstract: A captive screw for securing together two panels has a screw and a spring extending between the screw head and a ferrule. A collar is formed on the screw shank under the ferrule to limit penetration of the screw threads in a bottom panel so that the upper panel floats on the spring.

Abstract: Disclosed is a connector assembly, which includes a metal base which defines a housing cavity arranged to receive the end of a male connector, a resilient interface element inside the housing cavity, and a metal clip inside the housing cavity by the resilient interface element. The metal clip engages removably with the end of the male connector inserted into the housing cavity to connect the metal base to the male connector. Also disclosed is a resilient interface element providing an interface between a male connector and a metal base defining a housing cavity to receive the end of a male connector, as well as a kit of parts. Such kit contains a metal base defining a housing cavity receiving the end of a male connector, a metal clip arranged to be capable of engaging removably with the end of the end of the male connector, and a resilient interface element.

Abstract: A floating fastener includes a mounting base member defining a center through hole and an inward rim, a socket vertically and horizontally movably coupled to the mounting base member and stoppable below the inward rim of the mounting base member, a lock screw floatably supported on an elastic member in the socket inside the mounting base member and movable with the socket to correct positioning for detachably locking a first panel member carrying the mounting base member to a second panel member, and a stop member mounted in the socket to prohibit the lock screw from falling out of the socket.

Abstract: An improved fastener includes a fastener body and a blocker. The fastener body has an end functioning as a connecting head, and center of the fastener body forms an axial threaded bore. An end of the axial threaded bore corresponding to the connecting head is formed into a recess surrounded by the connecting head. The blocker is removably fitted in the recess of the fastener body. When the connecting head of the fastener body is extended through a fixing hole on a printed circuit board with the blocker fitted in the recess, solder paste applied over the fixing hole is prevented from entering into the axial threaded bore of the fastener body to interfere with a screw being threaded into the fastener body.

Abstract: A captive screw for securing together two panels has a screw and a spring extending between the screw head and a ferrule. A collar is formed on the screw shank under the ferrule to limit penetration of the screw threads in a bottom panel so that the upper panel floats on the spring.

Abstract: The invention provides for a retainer for stabilizing a threaded member. The retainer may include a base portion having an opening and an outer perimeter lying in a first plane, the opening having a plurality of elongated sections each extending toward the outer perimeter so as to define in the base portion one or more arms. Each of the aims may have a head section having at least one groove, the head sections being located in a second plane which is parallel to and spaced apart from the first plane. The elongated sections may be symmetrically arranged about an axis. The grooves may be arranged to define at least a portion of a helix. The outer perimeter of the retainer may be circular.

Abstract: A screw assembly element in a first part is provided for use when attaching the first part to a second part using a screw. The assembly element comprises a sleeve arranged in a hole in the first part, the sleeve being cylindrical. At least a portion of the first part extends into the inside of the sleeve.

Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a bar of a hand-held motor driven tool, such as a chain saw, to a body of the tool includes at least one first engagement device, a cover portion adapted to bear against a bar such that the bar is arranged between the cover portion and the body, and at least one second engagement device is adapted to engage the first engagement device for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body. The second engagement device is arranged to move a first distance along the first engagement device in a direction of the rotation axis of the second engagement device for securing a bar between the cover portion and the body. The second engagement device is captively attached to a spring biasing member having an undistorted position and a distorted position.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for installation within a work piece, the fastener assembly including a bolt, a retainer ring, and a housing that houses the retainer ring. The housing is positioned at and engages one side of the work piece, while the bolt is inserted into a hole of the work piece on an opposite side thereof. The retainer ring engages the bolt such that a plurality of pressure pads extending from a plurality of corresponding spring beam elements of the retainer ring reside in an annular groove of the bolt. The housing captivates the bolt onto the work piece, while providing a positive hold out of the bolt.

Abstract: A mounting rack structure includes a rack body having a plurality of downward extended supporting legs, each of which is provided near a distal end with an mounting hole; a plurality of mounting hole adapters; and a plurality of fastening elements. The mounting hole adapter includes at least one vertical extension portion with a first retaining flange and a central passage having at least one second retaining flange formed therearound; and is assembled to the mounting hole with the first retaining flange firmly pressed against one side of the supporting leg. The fastening element can be extended through the central passage of the mounting hole adapter to firmly lock the supporting leg and accordingly the rack body to a heat-generating unit. With the mounting hole adapter, the mounting rack structure can be used with different types of fastening elements to save the cost for making different molds.

Abstract: A bolt for the detachable connection of two component parts provided with at least one through-hole and a clamping system serving for detachably, rapidly and reliably interconnecting objects provided with through-holes. A plug-in pin includes a bolt housing having through-openings; a clip means supported in the through-openings; and a clamping device arranged in the housing's interior and provided with an external thread, which meshes with an internal thread of the housing and during clamping, forces the clip means out of the housing such that an outer portion of the clip means protrudes from the through-openings. The clip means is made at least as one sliding element supported in the bolt housing in a rotationally fixed fashion and the sliding element's outer portion has a support surface in the form of a lateral area segment of a truncated cone or an annular support surface.

Abstract: A retainer ring including an outer ring having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a plurality of spring beam elements extending inwardly from the interior surface, and a central aperture. Each of the spring beam elements includes an elongated arm having a first end attached to the interior surface of the outer ring and a second, free end opposite the first end. Each of free ends of the arms includes a tab portion and a pressure pad that extends from the tab portion. The retainer ring captivates pin members, such as bolts, onto work pieces, such that the pressure pads engage and align with an annular groove of the bolt. When the bolt engages the retainer ring, each of the spring beam elements is displaced and expands radially from a free position to an expanded position in order to enable the bolt to travel through the aperture. The retainer ring captivates the bolt onto the work piece, while providing a positive hold out of the bolt.

Abstract: A unitized component assembly includes an component having an aperture, and a plurality of discrete projections extending into the aperture and spaced apart from one another about the perimeter of the aperture, and a fastener having a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank includes a necked portion and a threaded portion adjacent the necked portion. The shank is positioned in the aperture such that the necked portion is in facing relationship with the projections. The threaded portion is engageable with the projections to provide an axial stop for limiting movement of the fastener relative to the component.

Abstract: A screw assembly includes a screw, a spring, and a mounting panel. The screw comprises a head portion and a shaft portion extending from the head portion. The spring comprises a spring body and a securing end extending from the spring body. The spring body defines a surrounding opening. The mounting panel defines a through hole corresponding to the surrounding opening. The mounting panel comprises a positioning portion. The shaft portion is located in the surrounding opening and the through hole. The spring is located between the head portion and the mounting panel. The positioning portion is configured to resist the securing end to prevent the spring from rotating.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for installation within a work piece, the fastener assembly including a bolt, a retainer ring, and a housing that houses the retainer ring. The housing is positioned at and engages one side of the work piece, while the bolt is inserted into a hole of the work piece on an opposite side thereof. The retainer ring engages the bolt such that a plurality of pressure pads extending from a plurality of corresponding spring beam elements of the retainer ring reside in an annular groove of the bolt. The housing captivates the bolt onto the work piece, while providing a positive hold out of the bolt.

Abstract: A screw fixation system includes a plate having opposed first and second surfaces, and a hole defined in the plate which extends between the first and second surface. A screw is included having a head and a shaft extending from the head and defining a longitudinal axis for the screw, the shaft of the screw being configured and adapted to be inserted into the hole. A retainer is circumferentially positioned around the shaft of the screw and proximate to the screw head. The retainer is configured to engage with the plate proximate the hole when the shaft of the screw has been inserted into the hole so as to resist removal of the screw from the hole and to allow removal of the screw from the hole when a preset torque is applied to the screw.

Abstract: An exemplary fastener used for connecting at least two components together includes a bolt, a shell, and an elastic member. The bolt has a head, a shaft, an engaging portion, and a threaded portion in series. A diameter of the engaging portion is larger than a diameter of the shaft and a diameter of the threaded portion. The shell has a side wall and a collar extending inwardly from a bottom of the side wall. The collar defines a through hole therein. A diameter of the through hole is slightly smaller than the diameter of the engaging portion of the bolt. The elastic member is sandwiched between the head of the bolt and the collar of the shell. The bolt with the elastic member is received in the shell, and a top of the engaging portion of the bolt abuts against a bottom of the collar of the shell.

Abstract: A fastener including a bolt and a grommet assembly attached to the bolt for fastening to a work piece. The grommet assembly includes an upper grommet, a lower grommet attached to the upper grommet, a retainer ring, and a housing that houses the retainer ring within the lower grommet. The upper grommet is inserted into a hole at one side of the work piece and the lower grommet is attached to the upper grommet through the hole at an opposite side of the work piece. The retainer ring is inserted into the lower grommet and encapsulated by the housing. The bolt is inserted into the grommet assembly, and the retainer ring engages the bolt such that a plurality of pressure pads extending from a plurality of corresponding spring beam elements of the retainer ring reside in an annular groove of the bolt. The grommet assembly captivates the bolt onto the work piece, while providing a positive hold out of the bolt.

Abstract: A fastener includes a post, a first and a second threaded portions extending from opposite ends of the post, a head portion extending from the first threaded portion opposite to the second threaded portion, a spring fitting about the post, and a nut screwed to the first threaded portion.

Abstract: An exemplary locking assembly includes a locking member and a sleeve. The locking member includes a locking portion, a neck portion, and a head portion. One end of the neck portion is connected to the head portion, and another end of the neck portion is connected to the locking portion. An outer diameter of the locking portion is larger than that of the neck portion. An outer diameter of the locking portion is larger than that of the neck portion. The sleeve defines a through hole therein for holding and guiding the locking member. The through hole includes a first part. The sleeve further includes a restricting portion extending out from an inner surface of the through hole adjoining the first part of the through hole. After locking portion of the locking member passes through the restricting portion of the sleeve, the restricting portion blocks the locking portion from sliding out of the sleeve.

Abstract: A fastener assembly for attaching a fastener to an opening of a sheet material is disclosed. The sheet material is typically located adjacent to a base structure and the fastener assembly affords radial movement of the fastener relative to the opening of the sheet material. The radial movement allows the fastener to be aligned with a desired location on the base structure, e.g. a threaded aperture—after being attached to the sheet material. In this manner, the fastener assembly provides for the placement of the fastener in difficult to reach and/or see locations until it can be attached to the base structure.