Patent ID: 7524129

Claim:
A connector securing first and second substrates together, comprising: said first and second substrates include axially misaligned first and second bores therein, respectively, said first bore in said first substrate being oriented at a first angle with respect to the surface of said first substrate, said second bore in said second substrate being oriented at a second angle with respect to the surface of said second substrate, and, said surfaces of said first and second substrates being parallel; said first and second angles being different angles with respect to each other; an outer fastener and an inner fastener; said outer fastener comprising a dowel shaped stud, said dowel shaped stud includes a first larger diameter and a second diameter, said first larger diameter of said stud is press fit into said first bore of said first substrate; said inner fastener comprising a flange and a pair of clips, said pair of clips includes a first portion and a second portion, said flange is lanced and includes a punched out portion, said first portion of said pair of clips is press fit in said second bore of said substrate; said second portion of said clips includes a neck portion and a turned back portion, said turned back portion of said clips having a width less than the diameter of said second bore of said second substrate before said second diametrical portion of said stud interengages said neck portion of said clips and while said inner fastener is being inserted into said second bore, said turned back portion of said clips prevent removal of said inner fastener from said second substrate when said stud interengages said neck portion of said clips and spreads said clips apart; said stud interengages said neck portion of said pair of clips forcing said neck portion of said clips apart extending to a width which exceeds said diameter of said second bore; said dowel-shaped stud interengages said punched out portion of said flange and deforms said punched out portion, and, said dowel-shaped stud frictionally engages said punched out portion of said flange preventing the withdrawal of said dowel-shaped stud from said flange and said clips preventing extraction of said inner fastener from said second bore thus securing said first and second substrates together.