MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514109021 A) filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc. on November 10, 2025, for Fastener.
Inventors include Irvine, Logan Scott; Edland, David William; and Berres, Jeremy Paul.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic fastener for coupling a first component to a second component. The fastener includes a body portion, a pair of tower legs, and at least one mating feature. The body portion extends along a longitudinal axis and defining a first end and a second end. The pair of tower legs extend from the body portion at the second end, each tower leg being resiliently deflectable relative to the longitudinal axis. The at least one mating feature positioned on an inward-facing surface of each tower leg and configured to engage a corresponding seating portion of a rib tower of the second component. The mating feature is configured to facilitate insertion of the rib tower between the pair of tower legs and to resiliently engage the seating portion to mechanically retain the fastener to the rib tower.
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