Patent ID: 6533515
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener comprising:a body including a base and flexible conjoined arms extending from said base, said body having an aperture defined by said base and a passage formed between said conjoined arms, said aperture and said passage being arranged in general alignment relative to each other, and wherein, at a proximal end thereof, said conjoined arms define an outer surface of a predetermined size; an elongated locking pin defining a longitudinal axis and arranged for movement relative to said body along a predetermined path of travel and within said aperture and said passage, said locking pin having a predriven position, wherein a lengthwise portion of said pin extends at least partially through said aperture, and a driven position, wherein a lengthwise portion of said pin extends through said aperture and into said passage between said conjoined arms to limit movement of said arms inwardly toward said axis; and a resilient lock provided on said body to project radially outward beyond the predetermined size of the outer surface of said conjoined arms and into the predetermined path of travel of said pin, when said locking pin is in said predriven position, thereby restricting movement of said locking pin toward said driven position until said lock is resiliently deflected within the predetermined size of the outer surface of said conjoined arms whereby said lock is removed from the path of travel of and permits said locking pin to move toward the driven position.