ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,990, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Fastener assembly for blind mounting" was invented by Joel R. Lee (Peotone, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fastener assembly includes a pin and a body. The pin includes a shaft that inserts into a central passage of the body. The body includes a flange and first and second arms that attach to a nose at a distal end. Each of the first and second arms includes an exterior flex point, an interior flex point, and a proximal end. The first arm is configured to move about a first proximal hinge portion. The second arm is configured to move about a se...