Patent ID: 9115744
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A fastener comprising: a body having a first portion and a second portion; at least one moveable flange arranged on the first portion of the body, the flange moveable between a first collapsed, unlocking position, and a second expanded, locking position; and a second flange arranged on the second portion of the body; wherein the first portion of the body includes a first diameter sized to be inserted into an opening of an object to be fastened, and wherein the second portion of the body comprises a first section having a diameter substantially equal to that of the first diameter of the first portion of the body and sized for insertion into the opening of the object to be fastened, and a second section defining the second flange and sized to prevent insertion into the opening and having a surface configured to abut a face of the object to be fastened around an end of the opening, and wherein the first and second body portions are adjustably connected such that the distance between the at least one moveable flange and the second flange along a longitudinal axis of the body is adjustable.