US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Sept. 8 for "Serviceable post retainer" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,709, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Serviceable post retainer" was invented by Mark Beyer (Armada, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a push-on fastener to couple a first component to a second component via a post associated with the second component. The push-on fastener includes an annular body, a retention flange, and a release tab. The annular body defines a topside surface, an underside surface, and a retainer opening configured to receive at least a portion of the post. The retention flange is resiliently coupled to the annular body and arranged to engage the post. ...