Patent ID: 8083452

Claim:
A standoff fastener comprising: a substantially cylindrical metal base having a through-bore and a radially extending displacer flange at the bottom; a first undercut immediately above the flange extending upwardly along an outside surface of the base adapted for providing attachment of said base to a substrate; a ramp convergent in the upward direction located on said outside surface directly above the first undercut; a second undercut on said outside surface extending upwardly from said ramp adapted for retaining overmolding material; an axially extending, segmented ring at the top of said base comprising circumferential teeth located along a top edge of said second undercut; and an overmolded tubular plastic barrel extending upwardly from said base, said barrel filling said second undercut and surrounding said segmented ring, said barrel further having an inner portion comprising a cylindrical inner wall extending downwardly inside said through-bore to a point flush with a bottom of said flange.