Patent ID: 7338241
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A receptacle for a fastener for insertion into a receptacle receiving member, the receptacle comprising: a fastener receiving member insertable into a hole in the receptacle receiving member; at least one arm extending from the fastener receiving member, said at least one arm arranged to engage with a first side of the receptacle receiving member upon insertion of said fastener receiving member into the receptacle receiving member; wherein said fastener receiving member includes a first section proximate said at least one arm, said first section having at least one stop member to limit rotation of the receptacle and a cross section perpendicular to the insertion direction of the receptacle, said cross section of said first section having a perimeter that is circular at least in part to allow rotation of the receptacle subsequent to being inserted into the hole; and wherein when said at least one arm engages the first side of the receptacle receiving member, the receptacle is rotatable to a position where a portion of the fastener receiving member engages with a second side of the receptacle receiving member to retain the receptacle in the receptacle receiving member and wherein at least a portion of said perimeter that is circular at least in part resides within and is generally even with the hole in the receptacle receiving member when the receptacle is retained in the receptacle receiving member.