Patent ID: 9631653
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A push-in fastener, comprising: a fastener grommet having a grommet head defining a hole therethrough and a plurality of legs extending from said grommet head, said legs having inwardly angled inner surfaces adjacent said hole in said grommet head and transitions from said inwardly angled inner surfaces to outwardly angled inner surfaces: a fastener pin having a pin head and a shaft configured for insertion through said hole in said grommet head, said pin including a proximal segment wider than a space defined between said transitions; said grommet and said pin having a pre-installation relative arrangement in which said pin is held in said grommet with said legs in relaxed states; and said grommet and said pin having an installed relative arrangement in which said pin holds said legs in outwardly rotated positions to define an outer diameter of said legs greater than with said legs in said relaxed states.