MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514080974 A) filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, U.S.A., on Aug. 26, 2025, for 'self-locking fastener.'
Inventor(s) include Rodriguez, Lovisa E. M.; Bell, Kileean E; and Lee, Joel R.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A fastener to connect a first component to a second component with an opening. The fastener includes a head with two lock tabs, each shaped with a sloped sidewall, and a lead-in portion that fits into the opening. A shank connects the lead- in portion to a push bar, which has at least one angled (chamfere...