Patent ID: 8046879
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener comprising: a shank for attaching a covering part to a structural workpiece, said shank having a first end and a second end, a head at the first end of the shank, said head being adapted for attachment to the workpiece, a plurality of detent pawls formed on the shank at the second end of the shank, the detent pawls extending radially outward from the shank and also extending axially from the second end toward the head at the first end of the shank, and wherein the detent pawls are elastically resilient and are adapted to be compressed about the axis of the shank in the radially inward direction until the diameter of the compressed pawls is smaller than the diameter of a mounting hole in the covering part, the pawls having on the outside an engagement recess with a radial and an axial support surface for engaging the covering part, wherein the shank has a longitudinal hole configured to receive a stud and, wherein one end of the stud projects out of the longitudinal hole and forms the head, and wherein a flange that is elastically resilient in the longitudinal direction of the shank is formed on the shank, the flange having an edge region located opposite the engagement recess of the detent pawl.