Patent ID: 6394724
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
A fastener for attachment to a panel, comprising:a screw having a head with a drive recess to facilitate rotation by a tool, an elongate shank, and a threaded portion adjacent one end of said screw opposite said head; a hollow ferrule having a bore through which said screw shank slides, said ferrule including panel attachment means at one end to attach said ferrule to a panel, said attachment means comprising a plurality of resilient elongate fingers, each finger including an undercut and an angled head having a lead-in surface; an annular ring located within an axial bore of said hollow ferrule, the inside diameter of said ring being greater than the diameter of said shank of said screw, but smaller than the major diameter of said threaded portion, said angular ring and said ferrule being of unitary construction and composed of a resilient moldable material; and a raised annular bearing surface extending from a second end of said ferrule opposite said attachment means.