Patent ID: 7134170

Claim:
A fastener for coupling a flanged component to an aperture formed in a sheet metal component comprising: a body portion having a locking portion configured to be passed from a first side of the sheet metal to a second side of the sheet metal through the aperture to be mated with the aperture; an umbrella portion connected to the body portion; and a metal retainer connected to the body portion and disposed on the first side of the sheet metal and including a pair of generally parallel clamping flanges which are generally parallel to the locking portion, at least one of the clamping flanges having a locking member, the locking member configured to releasably engage a flange on the flanged component; wherein the locking portion engages only a portion of the entire periphery of the aperture and wherein the umbrella portion contacts the first side of the sheet metal around the aperture for covering the aperture.