Patent ID: 8689409
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: B60R,E04F,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener for mounting a panel to a supporting structure including a fastener part comprising a base with an upper and lower side, a connector projecting from the upper side of the base adapted to engage with another fastener part, the lower side of the base adapted to be adhesively connected to a substrate and incorporating a lower side surface configuration that promotes a mechanical connection with an adhesive, the lower side surface configuration including a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion extending from the base to a crown, with each protrusion including an undercut portion configured to form a mechanical connection with the adhesive, the cross-section of the protrusions being substantially less at the base than at the crown, the base including a plurality of elongate protrusions arranged substantially parallel, with at least two of the elongate protrusions being joined by another protrusion, in use adhesive fills between the protrusions and forms a mechanical connection with the undercut portions when hardened.