Patent ID: 6762727
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: B60R,H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
An attachment assembly for attaching an object to a panel of a vehicle, the panel having a determined thickness, comprising:a base assembly fixable to a lower surface of the object to extend from the lower surface, comprising a base plate sized to fit within an opening in the panel and a shaft member depending from the base plate; an expandable member disposed on the shaft member, the expandable member comprising a plurality of resilient members disposed to abut against an interior surface of the panel, the resilient members compressible to pass through the opening in the panel during an installation procedure; a retaining member disposed on the shaft member and retaining the expandable member on the shaft member for abutment of the resilient members with the interior surface of the panel after the installation procedure; and a spacer member disposed on the shaft member and biasing the expandable member against the retaining member with a gap between the expandable member and the lower surface of the object sized to receive the panel of the vehicle after the installation procedure.