Patent ID: 7559715
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: E06B,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A panel fastening device including a protective panel and a fastener capable of removably securing the protective panel to a structure, comprising: a shaft having a first portion capable of being frictionally inserted into a bore of the structure, and a second portion capable of protruding from the structure, the shaft having a first opening extending through the second portion of the shaft; a sleeve sized to fit over the second portion of the shaft and having second and third openings extending through the sleeve and being spaced apart by a distance greater than a thickness of the protective panel to be secured to the structure, the second opening corresponding to the first opening in the shaft and the third opening being located in the sleeve beyond an end of the second portion of the shaft when the first and second openings are aligned and wherein the protective panel is mounted on the sleeve between the aligned first and second openings and the third opening; and a first pin inserted into the first and second openings and a second pin inserted into the third opening to operatively engage and secure the protective panel between the first and second pins.