Patent ID: 8011080

Claim:
A method for anchoring an object to a wall, comprising: providing an anchoring fastener having a head with front and rear surfaces, a cylindrical body joined to said head, a bore passing through said head and said body, a shaft with a cylindrical portion having a tip at the front end and a tapered portion having first and second camming surfaces at the rear end, said cylindrical and said tapered portions being approximately the same length, a plurality of sharpened fins extending radially outward from and joining said shaft and said body, said fins forming a bendable region between said shaft and said body, providing an activating member, selecting a location on a wall that has a hollow volume therebehind, said wall having outer and inner surfaces, passing said tip, said shaft, and said body through said wall until said front surface of said head is in contact with said outer surface of said wall, inserting said activating member into said bore and urging said activating member into contact with said second and then said first camming surfaces, forcing said bendable region to bend, thereby rotating said shaft until said shaft comes into contact with said inner surface of said wall, whereby said activating member can be secured within said fastener in an anchoring configuration.