Patent ID: 8371788

Claim:
A fastener for securing a first component to a second component, the fastener comprising: (i) a body having a bore therein adapted to receive a threaded bolt extending from a first component, wherein the bore extends from at least a first end of said body; (ii) a flange extending from said body for engaging a first side of a second component; (iii) a plurality of resilient first engaging members extending from said body, wherein said first engaging members are adapted to allow insertion of said bolt into the bore from said first end of said body and to engage a thread of said bolt to resist removal of said bolt from said bore; (iv) a plurality of resilient second engaging members extending from said body and adapted to resiliently deform towards said body portion to enable said second engaging members to pass in a first direction through an aperture in the second component, and to resist removal of said fastener from the second component in a second direction, opposite to said first direction; and (v) a plurality of reinforcing members extending from said body, wherein each said reinforcing member is adapted to engage a respective said second engaging member, as a result of forces urging said second component towards said first component, to resist flexing of said second engaging members away from said body.