Flush head panel fastener

A receptacle for a panel fastener adapted for rigidly interengaging two members so that the resultant assembly contains a substantially flush exposed surface comprising:

• a receptacle portion having a row of cups therein with every other cup adapted to receive a fastener element therein;
• means on a receptacle portion for mounting the receptacle portion to a member to be fastened;
• a longitudinal pin shiftably mounted in the receptacle portion and extending through the cups;
• a biasing element in each cup not aligned with a hole and retained in position by engagement with the pin;
• the holes for receiving a stud element being positioned so as to receive the stud element having a cam slot adapted to engage with the pin with two members being fastened held in position between the stud element and receptacle portion;
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• the openings in the receptacle portion adapted to receive the stud being dimensioned so that a stud element can be extended therein into engagement with the pin and provide a flush exposed surface on the members with substantially no portion thereof extending above the exposed surface being fastened opposed to the location of the receptacle and the stud element can be rotated between an open and closed position so that when the stud is rotated to the closed position, the pin will follow the cam slot and will bias the biasing element in each adjacent cup to retain the pin in the closed position and the members in rigid interengagement.

A panel fastener adapted to be utilized for rigidly interengaging two members so that the resultant assembly contains a substantially flush exposed surface comprising:

• a receptacle portion with a row of cups therein with every other cup adapted to receive a stud element therein;
• a longitudinal pin shiftably mounted on the receptacle portion and extending through the cups;
• a biasing element in each cup not adapted to receive a stud element and being retained in position by engagement with the pin;
• a stud element having a cam slot for releasable engagement with the pin;
• the stud element and receptacle adapted to receive two members to be fastened therebetween and to engage therewith so that when the stud element is engaged with the receptacle portion and two members are positioned therebetween, the stud element will be extendable entirely within the members from one side thereof so as to provide an exposed flush surface and the stud element being rotatable between an open and a closed position so that when the stud is rotated to the closed position, the pin will follow the cam slot and will bias the biasing element in each adjacent cup to retain the pin in closed position;
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• the biasing member being a helical compression spring.

A receptacle for a panel fastener adapted for rigidly interengaging two members so that the resultant assembly contains a substantially flush exposed surface comprising:

• a receptacle portion having a row of cups therein with every other cup adapted to receive a fastener element therein;
• means on a receptacle portion for mounting the receptacle portion to a member to be fastened;
• the longitudinal pin shiftably mounted in the receptacle portion and extending through the cups;
• a biasing element in each cup not aligned with a hole and retained in position by engagement with the pin;
• the holes for receiving a stud element being positioned so as to receive the stud element having a cam slot adapted to engage with the pin with two members being fastened held in position between the stud element and receptacle portion;
• the openings in the receptacle portion adapted to receive the stud being dimensioned so that a stud element can be extended therein into engagement with the pin and provide a flush exposed surface on the members being fastened opposed to the location of the receptacle and the stud element can be rotated between an open and closed position so that when the stud is rotated to the closed position, the pin will follow the cam slot and will bias the biasing element in each adjacent cup to retain the pin in the closed position and the members in rigid interengagement;
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• the biasing member being a helical compression spring.