Ejecting quick-connect fastener
OwnerNed C. Bowersinventor
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Abstract
A fastener for holding panels together includes a grommet for engaging a first panel, a stud received in the grommet, and a receptacle for securement to a second panel, wherein the receptacle includes a body having an internally threaded bore, an externally threaded barrel member in engagement with the threads of the bore, curved slots in the barrel member for receiving a cross pin of the stud, and a mechanical arrangement for selectively locking the barrel member from movement relative to the body. The grommet can include diametrically opposed slots having open ends extending through an end of the grommet for receiving the cross pin of the stud.
Claims16
A fastener assembly for holding together first and second elements, wherein each element has an aperture for receiving the fastener, a first side in engagement with the other of said elements, and a second side facing away from the other of said elements, comprising:
- a grommet for extending through the aperture of the first element, said grommet having a perimetric wall defining an opening through the grommet;
- a stud having opposite ends, a head at one of said ends, and a cross pin adjacent to the other of said ends for connecting the fastener assembly to a receptacle secured to the second element, said stud being received in the opening of the grommet;
- a member interposed between said stud and said grommet, said member being moveable relative to said stud;
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- means for ejecting the stud to a point at which said cross pin engages said grommet when the fastener assembly is disconnected from the receptacle.
- a receptacle for mounting in the aperture of the second element.
A fastener for holding together first and second elements, wherein each element has an aperture for receiving the fastener, a first side in engagement with the other of said elements, and a second side facing away from the other of said elements, comprising:
- a fastener assembly including
- a grommet for extending through the aperture of the first element, said grommet having a perimetric wall defining an opening through the grommet;
- a stud having opposite ends, a head at one of said ends, and a cross pin adjacent to the other of said ends for connection to a receptacle secured to the second element, said stud being received in the opening of the grommet;
- a member interposed between said stud and said grommet, said member being moveable relative to said stud;
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- means for ejecting the stud to a point at which said cross pin engages said grommet when the fastener assembly is disconnected from the receptacle;
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- a receptacle for mounting in the aperture of the second element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.