Patent ID: 7955038

Claim:
A turnlock fastener for use in connecting two components, comprising: a cover plate; a base shaft extending from said cover plate, said base shaft including at least two rigid locking stands spaced from said cover plate, said locking stands disposed opposite one another and extending radially outwardly from said base shaft, said locking stands each further including a contact side facing said cover plate, and a starting bevel facing a direction of rotation of said fastener; a surrounding sealing lip made of a soft elastic material disposed on a side of said cover plate facing said base shaft, said sealing lip including a front side facing away from said cover plate, with a distance between said contact sides of said locking stands and said front side of said sealing lip dimensioned such that said sealing lip is deformable against at least one of the components to achieve a sealing effect; and a fixing arrangement for securing said turnlock fastener to a first component, said fixing arrangement including at least two radially elastic spring limbs, each said spring limb disposed circumferentially between a respective pair of said locking stands and including a first end connected to said base shaft and a second, free end extending away from said base shaft toward said cover plate, said spring limbs engagable from behind an insertion opening fashioned in a first component.