Patent ID: 6357957
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener assembly for attaching and aligning two panels, said fastener assembly comprising:a connector member having a head, a threaded portion and an annular groove, a support platform mounted on a first of said two panels wherein said first panel is one of an instrument panel and a console, said support platform threadingly engaging said threaded portion of said connector member, a tab mounted on a second of said two panels wherein said second panel is the other of an instrument panel and a console, said tab having an opening for receiving said annular groove of said connector member in a supporting relation, and said opening having a slotted end sized to receive said annular groove in sliding fit, whereafter rotation of said connector member responsively moves said second of said two panels towards said first of said two panels in a direction of draw when rotated in a first direction and responsively moves said second of said two panels away from said first of said two panels when rotated in a second direction opposite from said first direction.