Fastener assembly with molded internal helical flutes

A fastener assembly, comprising:

• a first molded component;
• a stud permanently secured to and extending outward from the first molded component;
• a second molded component;
• and
• a cylindrical wall that is permanently secured to the second molded component, which defines a longitudinal bore along its inner diameter that receives the stud, and defines a plurality of flutes spaced apart from one another that extend longitudinally in a helical manner along the wall and radially from the wall into the bore.

A method of fastening a first component to a second component, comprising the steps of:

• providing a first component;
• forming a stud on the first component;
• providing a second component;
• forming a cylindrical wall on the second component that defines a longitudinal bore;
• forming at least one helical flute on the cylindrical wall, wherein the helical flute extends radially into the longitudinal bore;
• aligning the stud with the longitudinal bore;
• and
• pressing the stud into the longitudinal bore, whereupon the flutes secure the stud in the longitudinal bore.