Patent ID: 6261042
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
A quick-release fastener system comprising: a stud assembly and a receptacle assembly, said stud assembly including a stud and a nut body engaged with said stud, said receptacle assembly including a retaining clip and a biasing member and receptacle which are engaged with said retaining clip, said stud including a receptacle-engaging portion which engages said receptacle, said nut body engaged with said stud such that rotation of said nut body effects rotation of said receptacle-engaging portion of said stud in said receptacle thereby effecting retention of said receptacle-engaging portion in said receptacle, said biasing member contacting said stud and biasing said receptacle-engaging portion of said stud into engagement with said receptacle, said stud assembly including a retainer providing a central bore, said nut body received in said central bore, said stud assembly configured such that said nut body is generally captive in said central bore of said retainer when said receptacle-engaging portion is disengaged from said receptacle.