Patent ID: 6361261
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B60Q,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastener assembly including:a post element; an aperture assembly element with an aperture therein, said post element being inserted into said aperture in an installed position; an interference element engaged to said post element, said interference element including a body substantially parallel to said post element, said body including a first end and a second end, said first end including an oblique wall forming a mouth with a diameter which progressively decreases to a diameter of an interior of said body, said oblique wall interfering with walls of said aperture thereby resisting withdrawal from said aperture; an inwardly extending lip formed on said second end, said lip engaging a first circumferential groove in said post; and wherein said post includes a second circumferential groove which allows for inward deflection of said body proximate to said oblique wall.