Shiftable/releasable mount

A fastening arrangement for a first and second member comprising:

• a shaped slot in the first member, said slot having a narrow end, an enlarged end, and a neck therebetween, said neck including at least one protrusion forming a ramp oriented from said narrow end toward said enlarged end;
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• a fastener attached to the second member, said fastener including a resilient engaging portion that can be inserted directly into said narrow end of said slot from a location other than said enlarged end to retain the second member to the first member, said resilient engaging portion being held in said narrow end by said ramp but releasable therefrom by forcing said resilient engaging portion past said ramp into said enlarged end whereat said fastener is released, whereby said second member can be attached to said first member simultaneously as said second member is moved toward said first member thus simplifying assembly of the second member to the first members but can be removed if necessary for repair of the second member by moving the second member laterally relative to the first member.

An arrangement for attaching a component to an overhead support int he passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:

• an arrangement of T-shaped slots located in the overhead support, each of said T-shaped slots including an enlarged end, a narrow end, and a neck therebetween, said neck including at least one protrusion forming a ramp oriented from said narrow end toward said enlarged end;
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• an arrangement of fasteners attached to the component and corresponding to said arrangement of T-shaped slots, said fasteners including resilient legs forming an inclined portion and a connector portion, each of said fasteners being insertable directly into said narrow end of said corresponding slots in a first direction with said inclined portion ramping into said narrow end so that said connector portion engages said narrow end once said inclined portion is fully inserted therein, the component being releasable by forcing each of said fasteners in a second direction toward said enlarged end of said slots causing said legs to slide over said ramp of said protrusion, said first direction and said second direction being oriented perpendicularly to each other.