Patent ID: 8210784

Claim:
A fastener assembly, comprising: a screw, said screw including a head, a shank portion and a threaded portion including a thread, said shank portion being arranged to face said head and said threaded portion being arranged to face away from said head, said shank portion having a diameter and said thread having an outer diameter, the diameter of said shank portion being smaller than the outer diameter of said thread; and a bush, said bush having an outer circumference, said bush including a first narrowing location, said first narrowing location having a diameter being smaller than the outer diameter of said thread, said bush being captively connected to said screw by said first narrowing location, said bush including at least one resilient element having an actuation portion and an engagement portion, said actuation portion in an unmounted position of said fastener assembly extending from the outer circumference of said bush in a radial direction in a way that said engagement portion does not engage said thread of said threaded portion, and said actuation portion being designed and arranged to be pressed in an inward direction in a pre-mounted position of said fastener assembly in a bore of a component such that said engagement portion engages said thread of said threaded portion.