Patent ID: 7195436

Claim:
An inset panel fastener for being received into a structure cavity for affixing objects to the structure, the inset panel fastener comprising: a plastic casing including plastic body, a plastic disk and a plastic cap; said plastic body including a cylindrical barrel having a top, a bottom and a bore extending through said body to form a central chamber, a fastener entrance located at the top of said body and a fastener access opening located at the bottom of said body; said plastic disk radially projecting from said top of said body; said disk having a diameter greater than the diameter of said body to form a cavity space around said body; said disk further including a fill hole and a vent hole at the edge of said disk for allowing the injection of resin into said cavity space; said plastic cap engaging said body and covering said fastener access opening; a fastener floatingly disposed within said central chamber; and a weld affixing said plastic cap to said plastic body wherein the material of said plastic cap and plastic body both melt and coalesce to form a bond.