Fastener assembly

A fastener assembly for engaging a lattice structure which includes a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented components, and a plurality of substantially vertically oriented components which individually include a pair of legs which define a gap therebetween, and wherein the horizontal and vertical components define spaces therebetween, the fastener assembly comprising:

• a main body having individual portions which interact with one of the vertically oriented components of the lattice, and wherein the one vertical component of the lattice has leading, and trailing edges, and wherein the vertical component is substantially V-shaped, and the pair of legs are oriented along the trailing edge, and wherein the main body has a first portion which is operable to engage the leading edge, and a second portion which is operable to engage the trailing edge, and wherein the vertical component is sandwiched therebetween;
• an object of interest borne by the main body and operable to be releasably secured on the main body;
• and
• a fastener operable to engage the main body and the object of interest thereby securing the main body and the object of interest on the lattice like structure.

A fastener assembly for use in combination with a first object of interest, the fastener assembly comprising:

• a main body having first, second, third and fourth courses, and wherein the first course includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, and first and second ends, and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the second course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and further is fixed on the first course at substantially the midpoint of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the third course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and further is fixed on the first course at the first end of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the fourth course is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the first course and further is fixed on the second end of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses include individual coaxially aligned apertures which are operable to receive a fastener;
• and a second object of interest which is releasably secured on the main body by the fastener, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses are spaced a predetermined distance apart and are operable to engage the first object of interest thereby securing the second object on the first object.

A fastener assembly for engaging a lattice structure which includes a plurality of substantially horizontally oriented components, and a plurality of substantially vertically oriented components which individually include a pair of legs which define a gap therebetween, and wherein the horizontal and vertical components define spaces therebetween, the fastener assembly comprising:

• a main body having first, second, third and fourth courses, and wherein the courses interact with one of the vertically oriented components of the lattice, and wherein the first course includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, and first and second ends, and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the second course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and further is fixed on the first course at substantially the midpoint of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the third course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and further is fixed on the first course at the first end of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the fourth course is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the first course and further is fixed on the second end of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses include individual coaxially aligned apertures which are operable to receive a fastener;
• and a second object of interest is releasably secured on the main body by the fastener, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses are spaced a predetermined distance apart and are operable to engage the lattice like structure thereby securing the second object on the lattice like structure, and wherein the third course further includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, upper and lower edges, and first and second ends, and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the third course is fixed on the first course at substantially the first end of the third course, and wherein the third course further includes a member which is fixed on the upper edge of the third course and extends substantially perpendicularly outwardly relative to the rearwardly disposed surface at substantially the midpoint of the third course, thereby engaging one of the horizontal components of the lattice.

A fastener assembly for attaching to a first object of interest comprising a main body having first, second, third and fourth courses, and wherein the first course includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, first and second ends and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the second course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and is fixed on the first course at substantially the midpoint of the first course and extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the third course is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course and further is fixed on the first course at substantially the first end of the first course and which further extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the fourth course is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the first course and further is fixed on substantially the second end of the first course and which extends normally outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the first course, and wherein the fourth course further includes a first and second end and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the fourth course is fixed on the first course at substantially the first end of the fourth course, and wherein the fourth course further includes a camming member fixed on the second end of the fourth course, and wherein the camming member further includes first, second and third courses, and wherein the first course of the camming member has first and second ends, and wherein the first end of the first course of the camming member is fixed at a predetermined angular orientation on the second end of the fourth course, and wherein the second course of the camming member includes first and second ends, the second course of the camming member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the first course of the camming member, and wherein the first end of the second course of the camming member is fixed on the second end of the first course of the camming member, and wherein the third course of the camming member includes first and second ends, and wherein the third course of the camming member is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second course of the camming member, and wherein the first end of the third course of the camming member is fixed on the second end of the second course of the camming member, and wherein the main body further includes a slot for receiving a tool, and wherein force imparted by the tool provides sufficient torque to disengage the fastener assembly from the object of interest, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses of the main body further include individual substantially coaxially aligned apertures which are operable to receive a fastener, and wherein the third course of the main body further includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, first and second ends and a midpoint therebetween, and wherein the third course is fixed on the first course at substantially the first end of the third course, and wherein the third course further includes a protrusion which extends substantially perpendicularly outwardly relative to the rearwardly disposed surface of the third course at substantially its second end, and wherein the fourth course further includes forwardly and rearwardly disposed surfaces, and wherein the fourth course further includes a protrusion which extends substantially perpendicularly outwardly relative to the forwardly disposed surface of the fourth course at substantially its second end;

• and wherein a second object of interest is secured on the first object by means of the fastener, and wherein the second, third and fourth courses engage the first object of interest thereby securing the second object on the first object of interest.