Patent ID: 7086125

Claim:
A fastener, comprising: a fastener plate; a substantially parallel pair of elastically displaceable elements defining a substantially mirror image configuration of displaceable elements extending from the fastener plate, each of the displaceable elements including a plurality of panel engaging detents sequentially spaced away from the fastener plate, the detents configured to individually and sequentially releasably engage a panel when the displaceable elements are inserted in an installation direction into a mounting aperture of the panel; at least one tab connected to the fastener plate and extendable opposite to the displaceable elements, the at least one tab defining an anti-rotation feature; and individual ones of the detents of a first one of the pair of displaceable elements being alignable opposite to corresponding ones of the detents of a second one of the pair of displaceable elements defining a plurality of detent pairs; wherein the detent pairs define a plurality of temporary retention positions of the fastener as each detent pair is sequentially engaged with a boundary portion of the mounting aperture.