Patent ID: 9683591
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A monolithic plastic stud having a body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first portion with a first end, a second portion with a second end, and a positioning element separating the first and second portions, wherein the first portion includes a plurality of compressible retaining elements extending radially from the longitudinal axis a radial distance, the plurality of retaining elements being shaped conically and wherein each of the plurality of retaining elements converges in a direction away from the positioning element to the body of the stud and wherein first and second retaining elements are adjacent each other and separated from each other by a cylindrical stud portion having a first diameter, and wherein at least one of the retaining elements has a smallest diameter approximately equal to the first diameter; first and second flexible tongues on the second portion, wherein each flexible tongue extends at an angle to the longitudinal axis in a direction away from the body of the stud toward the positioning element and configured such that a free end of the tongue is movable toward the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first and second flexibles tongues include portions axially offset from each other; and wherein the positioning element has a radial dimension larger than the largest radial distance of the plurality of retaining elements.