Floating fastener

A floating fastener mounted in a first metal plate member for detachably fastening said first metal plate member to a second metal plate member, comprising:

• a mounting socket comprising an open chamber, an annular locating groove defined in said open chamber, a shoulder defined in said open chamber above said annular locating groove, a rim extending around the periphery of a top side thereof and a bottom mounting portion located on a bottom side thereof for bonding to a mounting through hole of said first plate member;
• a locking member floatable in said mounting socket and adapted for fastening to a mounting hole on said second metal plate member to lock said first metal plate member to said second metal plate member, said locking member comprising a head and a shank perpendicularly downwardly extended from the center of a bottom wall of said head, said shank comprising a retaining portion extending around the periphery thereof and being terminated in a fastening end piece;
• a spring member sleeved onto said shank of said locking member and stopped between said head of said locking member and said shoulder of said mounting socket;
• a cap member affixed to said head of said locking member and axially slidably coupled to the periphery of said mounting socket;
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• a locating ring mounted in said annular locating groove in said open chamber of said mounting socket and defining therein a retaining hole for temporarily securing said retaining portion of said locking member to prohibit said locking member from floating in said mounting socket.