Self-retaining angled fastening device for securing a component to a panel in a vehicle

A fastening device for connecting a mountable vehicle component to a hole in a first panel, the fastening device comprising:

• a face plate including a first side and a second side, the face plate defining a first plane;
• a cantilevered extension plate including a proximal end and a distal end, the extension plate connected to the face plate at the proximal end and projecting away from the first side of the face plate toward the distal end, the extension plate defining a second plane disposed at an offset angle from the first plane;
• and
• a retention member connected to the face plate and projecting away from the second side of the face plate, the retention member including:
• a first flexible arm projecting away from the second side of the face plate, the first flexible arm including a first knee, a first shoulder and a third shoulder, the third shoulder spaced apart from the first shoulder by a first notch;
• a second flexible arm projecting away from the second side of the face plate, the second flexible arm including a second knee, a second shoulder and a fourth shoulder, the fourth shoulder spaced apart from the second shoulder by a second notch;
• wherein:
• the first knee and the second knee move toward one another and contact each other when an external force is exerted on the extension plate;
• and
• the first shoulder and the third shoulder are configured to engage a first edge of the hole to retain the face plate to the first panel, and the second shoulder and the fourth shoulder are configured to engage a second edge of the hole to retain the face plate to the first panel.

A fastening device for connecting a mountable vehicle component to a hole in a first panel, the fastening device comprising:

• a face plate including a first side and a second side, the face plate defining a first plane;
• a cantilevered extension plate including a proximal end and a distal end, the extension plate connected to the face plate at the proximal end and projecting away from the first side of the face plate toward the distal end, the extension plate defining a second plane disposed at an offset angle from the first plane;
• and
• a retention member connected to the face plate and projecting away from the second side of the face plate, the retention member including a first shoulder configured to engage an edge of the hole to retain the face plate to the first panel, wherein the first shoulder of the retention member is configured to move from a first position to a second position, the first shoulder flexing toward a center of the face plate in the first position to permit the retention member to pass through the hole in the first panel, and the first shoulder flexing away from the center of the face plate in the second position to engage the edge of the hole in the first panel to retain the face plate to the first panel.