Patent ID: 6077015
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A fastener for securing a first component to a second component in a device, said fastener comprising:an elongated body, said elongated body having a portion thereof having a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said body, the cross section of said elongated body defined by an arcuate connecting surface on an external periphery thereof and one or more intersecting surfaces with a first and second end of the arcuate connecting surface, the arcuate connecting surface extending an angle ranging from about 120 degrees and about 280 degrees between the first and second end, said elongated body adapted to cooperate with a first component and a second component to permit the portion of said elongated body to pass through an opening in the second component when said body is oriented in a first position with respect to the second component opening and to permit the arcuate connecting surface to engage with the second component when said elongated body is oriented in a second position with respect to the second component opening; anda head attached to one end of the elongated body, said head and the arcuate connecting surface cooperating to secure the first component and said second component to each other.