Patent ID: 8579570
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A fastener for attaching a component to a panel having top and bottom surfaces and an elongated aperture with opposed parallel sidewalls and opposed curved end walls, comprising: a stud extending from the component and having teeth displayed along the length of the stud; and, an insert mounted in the elongated aperture, said insert having: and a plurality of ratchet fingers provided on the tubular body and extending into the hollow interior to engage with the teeth of the stud when the stud is installed into the insert, the plurality of ratchet fingers provided on the tubular body and extending into the hollow interior to engage with the teeth of the stud when the stud is installed into the insert including a single flexible ratchet finger extending into the hollow interior from one side of the tubular body and a pair of axially spaced apart flexible ratchet fingers extending into the hollow interior from the other side of the tubular body.