Fastening device

Retainer for a fastening element having first and second edges comprising, in combination:

• first and second support panels having lower ends and upper ends;
• a central panel;
• and means for securing the upper ends of the support panels to a surface, with the lower ends extending from the opposite sides of the central panel, with the support panels and the central panel being generally U-shaped, with the support and central panels each having an inside surface, with each support panel including a plurality of longitudinally spaced indentations extending inward of the inside surface, with each of the plurality of longitudinally spaced indentations being spaced from the inside surface of the central panel the same distance, with the first edge of the fastening element being longitudinally slideable between the inside surface of the central panel and the indentations of the first support panel and the second edge of the fastening element being longitudinally slideable between the inside surface of the central panel and the indentations of the second support panel, with the central panel including an aperture providing fastening access to the fastening element.

Construction comprising, in combination:

• a seal including a head and an anchor, with the head in an uncompressed condition having a width and a height;
• a first channel including at least a first trough formed on an abutting surface, with the trough having a width substantially greater than the width of the head in the uncompressed condition and a depth substantially less than the height of the head in the uncompressed condition, with the channel further including a depression extending from the trough for receipt of the anchor of the seal for holding the seal relative to the channel, with the head being compressable to fit completely within the trough.