Patent ID: 7954206
Filing Date: 2011-06-07
Classification: B62D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener assembly configured to secure a first panel to a second panel, the fastener assembly comprising: a pin comprising a shaft connected to a tip, said shaft including an axis extending therethrough; and a grommet configured to snapably secure into a hole of the first panel, said grommet comprising a central passage, said shaft being adjustably secured within said central passage, wherein said shaft is allowed to shift a fixed distance within said central passage in a first direction that is perpendicular to said axis, wherein said shaft is locked in place in said central passage with respect to a second direction that is perpendicular to said first direction and said axis, wherein said grommet further comprises opposing flexible wings, said opposing flexible wings flexing toward one another when said grommet is snapably secured into the hole of the first panel, wherein said opposing flexible wings prevent said central passage from expanding in the second direction when said grommet is snapably secured into the hole of the first panel, wherein said grommet further comprises locating protuberances that are configured to locate and align said grommet with respect to the hole of the first panel, and wherein said locating protuberances provide barriers that prevent said opposing flexible wings from over-flexing.