Patent ID: 7153074

Claim:
A fastener device comprising: a sleeve adapted to extend through an aperture defined by at least one component having a first side and a second side, a first portion of the sleeve being configured to extend from the aperture on the first side, a second portion of the sleeve being configured to extend from the aperture on the second side, the second portion defining a slit; a slug disposed at least partially adjacent to the sleeve and configured to be capable of rotating with respect to an inner surface thereof, the slug having at least one pin extending therefrom toward the second portion of the sleeve defining the slit; and a tab device disposed at least partially within the sleeve and capable of operably engaging the at least one pin, the tab device defining a guide slot configured to be capable of receiving the at least one pin, the tab device being responsive to the at least one pin as the slug is rotated so as to extend laterally outward through the slit to an extended position as the slug is rotated in a first direction, and to retract laterally inward through the slit to a retracted position as the slug is rotated in a second direction, the tab device thereby cooperating with the slug so as to selectively prevent the sleeve from being removed from the aperture through the first side.