Patent ID: 9695852
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F16B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A floating fastener mounting structure, comprising a metal panel member, a mounting socket affixed to said metal panel member, a locking member mounted in said mounting socket and insertable into a locking hole in an external metal panel member to lock said metal panel member to said external metal panel member, and a spring member mounted in said mounting socket to floatably support said locking member in said mounting socket, wherein: said mounting socket comprises a center hole vertically extending through opposing to and bottom sides thereof, an annular bottom stop flange extending the periphery thereof at the bottom side, and a mounting portion located at a bottom side of said annular bottom stop flange around said center hole; said locking member comprises a shank inserted through said center hole of said mounting socket, a mounting head located at a top end of said shank and disposed above said mounting socket, an expanded locking end tip located at an opposing bottom end of said shank; said spring member mounted around said shank of said locking member and stopped between a part of said mounting socket and a part of said locking member and compressible upon axial movement of said locking member relative to said mounting socket; a cap member is fastened to said mounting head of said locking member for enabling a part of said mounting head of said locking member to be disposed above said cap member, said cap member comprising an accommodation chamber adapted for accommodating a part of said mounting socket and a part of said mounting head of said locking member, the outer diameter of said cap member being equal to or smaller than the outer diameter of said annular bottom stop flange; wherein said locking member further comprises a position-limit groove extended around the periphery of said mounting head and abutted to said shank; said cap member further comprises a mating connection portion located in a top side of said accommodation chamber for securing said mounting head of said locking member, a mounting hole vertically cut through the center of said mating connection portion in communication with said accommodation chamber for enabling a part said mounting head of said locking member to extend to the outside of said cap member, and an engagement flange located in said mating connection portion and projecting into said mounting hole and engaged into said position-limit groove of said locking member.