Patent ID: 8402605

Claim:
Fastener for fixing a mat to a carpet, including: a base element including a male eyelet and a locking ring, said male eyelet having a flange, a mushroom-shaped head provided with an annular groove and projecting from a first side of said flange, and a skirt disposed on a second side of said flange opposite said first side, said flange being adapted to be positioned against a first face of said carpet, said locking ring having a flange adapted to be positioned against a second face of said carpet opposite said first face, said skirt and said ring including mutual attachment means for sandwiching said carpet between said flanges, and a female element including a female eyelet and a cap, said female eyelet having an annular rib and a flange extending radially around one end of said rib and being adapted to be positioned against a first face of said mat, said cap having a skirt and a flange projecting from said skirt and adapted to be positioned against a second face of said mat opposite said first face, said annular rib and said skirt including mutual attachment means for sandwiching said mat between their said respective flanges, said female element having a release position in which it is disposed away from said base element and a fixing position in which it is placed over said head of said base element, characterized in that said female element includes on the interior surface of said annular rib at least two studs projecting inward and deformable arms, each of said arms extending between two consecutive studs transversely to the direction of pushing said female element from said release position to said fixing position, each of said arms having a central portion disposed in said annular groove when said female element is in the fixing position on said base element, and each of said arms being adapted to be deformed during pushing so that they move apart and then locate in said annular groove.