Fastener
AssigneeKato Hatsujyo Co., Ltd.
InventorTakehisa Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A fastener is made of a flexible material for use, for example, in a vehicle to hold a leg member on a plate inserted in an opening in a panel. The fastener comprises a tubular base, a tubular inner portion formed within the base, and a connecting portion connecting the base and the inner portion. The connecting portion has an opening at its center to receive the leg member, there being an obliqued opening at the opposite end to furnish a water-proof connection.
Claims5
A fastener integrally formed of a flexible material comprising a tubular base portion, a tubular inner portion formed within the base portion, and a connecting portion connecting the base portion with the inner portion, the spacing between the inner portion and the base portion being substantially uniform, the connecting portion having at its center an opening for receiving a projected leg member therethrough, the top of the inner portion being formed with an opening in alignment with the opening in the connecting portion, and a peripheral flange extending outwardly from the top of said base portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.