Patent ID: 11873853
Assignee: PENN ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING CORP.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A fastener assembly for releasable interconnecting two objects, comprising:
a retainer having a top end and a bottom end with means at the top end for attaching the retainer to a first object and an end wall at the bottom end having an aperture;
a cavity within the retainer located between the top and bottom ends of the retainer;
a post affixed to the retainer by resilient snap fit whereby the post or the retainer is radially deflectable, said post having a captured portion resiliently received through said retainer aperture and residing within said cavity, said post further having a bottom end with means for attachment of the post to a second object;
a locking element slidably connected to the retainer and axially moveable between an extended locked position and a retracted unlocked position and being operative to restrict relative radial movement between the post and the retainer such that removal of the post from the retainer is prevented when the locking element is in the locked position and
wherein the post is radially compressible such that its diameter is reduced when an inward force is applied.