Patent ID: 7922135
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: B60R,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener assembly for securely fastening a decorative panel in spaced relation to an interior surface of a vehicle body, said fastener assembly comprising: a base member adapted to be operatively mounted to the decorative panel; a carrier member operatively supported by said base member and including a body defining a receptacle; a fastening medium supported in said receptacle of said carrier member and adapted to operatively interconnect said carrier member to the interior surface of a vehicle body, wherein said fastening medium is selected from the group consisting of a magnet and reclosable, adhesive-backed, flexible fasteners; said carrier member moveably supported by said base member such that said carrier member may be articulated through continuously varying angles with respect to said base member so as to attach said carrier member to said base member in articulating fashion.