Patent ID: 7086630
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: F16L

Abstract:
1. A fastener constituted by an integral plastic molding for mounting a slender object on a support, comprising a base, a fastening portion and a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion comprises a stud engaging portion for engaging a stud extending outward from a support, allowing the fastener to be mounted on the support, and an anchor engaging portion allowing the fastener to be mounted on a support, and wherein the anchor engaging portion is molded in an anchor shape and comprises a rigid shank extending downwards perpendicularly from the base and a pair of flexible legs extending from an end of the shank towards the base and bending at an incline away from the shank for engaging an edge of a mounting hole in the support, wherein the stud engaging portion is disposed on the base aligned with the shank of the anchor engaging portion and forms a stud receiving hole extending in a direction opposite to the shank, wherein a plurality of opposing flexible pawls are molded in a first portion of the stud receiving hole extending from a mouth of the stud receiving hole and extend at an incline to a stud insertion direction so as to engage thread grooves or circumferential grooves in the stud, and wherein the stud receiving hole is molded so as to have a second portion narrower than the first portion and having parallel walls extending over a substantial interval from the first portion to a position near the base, and wherein the second portion is devoid of pawls and is closed at the base.