Patent ID: 8864204
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A center panel assembly for a body of a vehicle, the center panel assembly comprising: a left cover; a right cover; a top cover; and a plurality of fasteners; wherein: the top cover is releasably attached to the left cover with at least a first one of the plurality of fasteners and is releasably attached to the right cover with at least a second one of the plurality of fasteners; the center panel assembly is configured for releasable attachment to a frame of a vehicle; each of the plurality of fasteners comprises a two-piece fastener comprising a first member and a second member, the first member comprising a first head and a shank extending away from the first head, the second member comprising a second head, a first ribbed portion and a second ribbed portion, each of the first ribbed portion and the second ribbed portion being integral with the second head; and for each of the two-piece fasteners, the second head, the first ribbed portion, and the second ribbed portion cooperate to define a passage, and the shank of the first member is inserted into and through the passage such that the first ribbed portion and the second ribbed portion splay outwardly to releasably attach the top cover to the respective one of the left cover and the right cover.