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A fastener assembly for attaching a seat back to a seat bottom forming a part of a recliner mechanism. The seat back includes a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. The seat bottom includes a pivotally engaged and extending arm having a first side and a second side and to which the seat back

A fastener assembly for attaching a seat back to a seat bottom forming a part of a recliner mechanism. The seat back includes a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. The seat bottom includes a pivotally engaged and extending arm having a first side and a second side and to which the seat back is engaged. The fastener assembly includes a substantially cup shaped spacer having an inner annular rim defining an open interior. A multi-sided nut is provided having an enlarged and substantially annular shaped end portion integrally formed therewith. A polygonal recess is defined through the lower seatback arm and matches an exterior configuration of the nut to permit insertion of the nut through the recess and so that the enlarged annular portion abuts against the first side of the arm and the nut extending beyond the second side and through the inner annular rim defined in the spacer. Edge portions of the nut associated with boundaries established between each pair of adjoining sides are then shear against cup spacer and to secure the nut and spacer to the arm. Upon aligning the apertures in the seat back with the assembled nut and cup spacer secured to the extending arm, bolt fasteners engage the seat back to the seat bottom.

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A fastener assembly for attaching a seat back to a seat bottom forming a part of a recliner mechanism. The seat back includes a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. The seat bottom includes a pivotally engaged and extending arm having a first side and a second side and to which the seat back

A fastener assembly for attaching a seat back to a seat bottom forming a part of a recliner mechanism. The seat back includes a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. The seat bottom includes a pivotally engaged and extending arm having a first side and a second side and to which the seat back is engaged. The fastener assembly includes a substantially cup shaped spacer having an inner annular rim defining an open interior. A multi-sided nut is provided having an enlarged and substantially annular shaped end portion integrally formed therewith. A polygonal recess is defined through the lower seatback arm and matches an exterior configuration of the nut to permit insertion of the nut through the recess and so that the enlarged annular portion abuts against the first side of the arm and the nut extending beyond the second side and through the inner annular rim defined in the spacer. Edge portions of the nut associated with boundaries established between each pair of adjoining sides are then shear against cup spacer and to secure the nut and spacer to the arm. Upon aligning the apertures in the seat back with the assembled nut and cup spacer secured to the extending arm, bolt fasteners engage the seat back to the seat bottom. 08/921,438, filed on Aug. 29, 1997, (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,963,743 issued Oct. 5, 1999) entitled "Database for Facilitating Software Installation and Testing for a Build-to-suit Computer System", naming Richard D. Amberg, Roger W. Wong and Michael A. Brundridge as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This application relates to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/236,862, filed on Jan. 25, 1999, (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,247,126 issued Jun. 12, 2001) entitled "Recoverable Software Installation Process and Apparatus for a Computer System", naming Alan E. Beelitz and Richard D. Amberg as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This application relates to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/271,581, filed on Mar. 18, 1999, entitled "System and Method for Installing System Manufacturer Provided Software", naming Anil Rao and Wayne Weilnau as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This application relates to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/169,324, filed on Oct. 9, 1998, (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,726 issued Jul. 17, 2001) entitled "Factory Installing Desktop Component For Active Desktop", naming James McGlothlin and Roy Stedman as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This application relates to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/237,760, filed on Jan. 26, 1999, (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,279,156 issued Aug. 21, 2001) entitled "A Method of Installing Software on and/or Testing a Computer System", naming Richard D. Amberg, Roger W. Wong and Michael Lynch as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This application relates to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/315,657, filed on May 19, 1999, (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,385,766 issued May 7, 2002) entitled "A Method and Apparatus For Windows-Based Installation For Installing Software on Build-To-Order Computer Systems", naming Bobby G. Doran, Jr., Bill Hyden, and Terry Wayne Liles as inventors. The co-pending application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and is assigned to the assignee of the presen