Patent ID: 8545153

Claim:
A fastener assembly comprising: a female fastening component having a main body and an elongated passageway having an inner wall extending into at least one inwardly extending lip, a portion of the passageway having a gradually decreasing inner diameter along a portion of a length of the female fastening component that transitions to the at least one inwardly extending lip; and a male fastener component including, an elongated shank disposed along a longitudinal axis including, a leading portion including a threaded portion having threads and configured to axially receive the female fastening component, and a trailing portion opposite the leading portion, the threaded portion being engageable with the inwardly extending lip of the female fastening component such that the male fastener component is capable of being advanced in the leading direction relative to the female fastening component along the axis by rotating the shank, said leading portion further including an annular recess disposed between the threaded portion and a trailing portion of the shank and engageable with the inwardly extending lip after the threads are advanced along the axis past an end of the threads, said leading portion further including an annular head formed on the shank trailing the annular recess, the annular head configured to engage the inner wall of the female fastening component when the inwardly extending lip is disposed in the annular recess of the shank, wherein when the leading portion of the shank extends axially through the portion of the passageway and past the at least one extending lip of the female fastening component until the inwardly extending lip is disposed freely within the annular recess, so that at least the shank of the fastener assembly rotates freely about the axis.