Patent ID: 8186901

Claim:
An inline strut retention assembly comprising: a glass sheet having a single attachment hole having a uniform bore; a ball stud member adapted to connect with an inline strut; and an anti-rotation isolator positioned in the single attachment hole, the anti-rotation isolator contacting the glass sheet and ball stud member, spacing the ball stud member from the glass sheet, the anti-rotation isolator including a channel formed therein, the channel contacting opposing sides of the glass sheet and protecting edges of the glass sheet; wherein the anti-rotation isolator includes opposing first and second surfaces bound by a side surface, the opposing first and second surfaces contacting the ball stud member and the glass sheet; wherein the anti-rotation isolator includes a keyed slot formed through first and second surfaces of the anti-rotation isolator, an attachment shaft of the ball stud member passing through the keyed slot and an attachment button is positioned in the keyed slot contacting the anti-rotation isolator wherein the attachment button includes a ferrule portion that receives the attachment shaft of the ball stud member.