Patent ID: 7137768

Claim:
A fastener assembly for fastening a first member to a second member, said assembly comprising: a stud which includes a shank having a first and a second end, a head extending from said first end of said shank, said head defining a surface which is disposed adjacent to said first end of said shank; and a plate having a first and a second face, said plate defining a non-circular slot for the reception therein of said head of said stud such that when said head is inserted through said slot and is rotated relative to said plate, said first face of said plate slidably cooperates with said surface of said head; wherein at least one of said surface of said head and said first face of said plate includes a performed interference member such that when said head is inserted into said slot and is rotated relative to said plate, said interference member engagingly cooperates with the other of said surface of said head and said first face of said plate during the rotation to secure said stud to said plate, thereby enabling the first number to be attached to the second member.