Guide apparatuses for use with fasteners

摘要

A variety of fasteners and guide assembly devices are disclosed. The fasteners in various forms include a guide member that protrudes from the fastener to facilitate guiding of the fastener into a hole, passage, opening, etc. or corresponding fastener component such as a nut. The guide member may be substantially rigid or substantially flexible. The guide member may be permanently or temporarily attached to the fastener.

主权项

1. A guide member assembly adapted for use in connection with a fastener including a fastener head with a fastener body extending therefrom, the guide member assembly configured to guide a distal end of the fastener body into a hole in a component, the guide member assembly comprising:
an attachment member adapted for attachment to the distal end of the fastener body; an elongate wire member formed separately from said attachment member and protruding therefrom, said elongate wire being sized for insertion into the hole in the component such that, after the attachment member is attached to the distal end of the fastener body, no portion of the elongate wire member that is configured to be received within the hole in the component protrudes laterally beyond an outer perimeter of the distal end of the fastener body; and a non-threaded fastener medium for affixing the attachment member to the distal end of the fastener body.