Patent ID: 9562555
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A fastener assembly, comprising: an insert having a head and a sleeve extending from a bottom surface of the head, said insert defining an internal cavity, and said insert including a seat positioned in the internal cavity; a fastener pin having a base and a shaft extending from a top surface of the base, said shaft including two or more lateral extensions; a compression member positioned around the shaft of the fastener pin and adjacent to the top surface of the base of the fastener pin; and a panel gasket; wherein the insert is configured for insertion into a first preformed hole of a first panel, such that, in use, the head of the insert abuts the first panel and the sleeve is positioned in the first preformed hole of the first panel with a distal end of the sleeve protruding from the first preformed hole of the first panel; wherein the fastener pin is configured for insertion into a second preformed hole of a second panel and then into the internal cavity of the insert, such that, in use, the lateral extensions of the shaft of the fastener pin engage the seat of the insert; wherein, in use, the panel gasket is positioned around the distal end of the sleeve and around the shaft of the fastener pin and between the first panel and the second panel; and wherein the compression member applies a force which biases the lateral extensions of the shaft of the fastener pin into engagement with the seat to join the first panel and the second panel.