Fastener assemblies for vehicle accessories
OwnerRodney Edward Horwillinventor
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Abstract
A fastener assembly for fastening a vehicle hood shield to a vehicle hood, the hood shield having a mounting flange with spaced apart slots therein and the hood having spaced apart mounting apertures. The fastener assembly includes an insert or plug which has a head and legs depending from the head and receivable in the hood apertures. The insert or plug also has lugs for receipt in the hood shield slots. A screw fastener screwed into the insert or plug causes the legs to move outwardly and engage a hood mounting aperture and also serves to secure the hood shield to the insert or plug and thus the hood.
Claims12
A fastener assembly for securing a hood protector or shield to a hood of a vehicle, said hood having a mounting aperture, and said hood protector or shield having a main body portion and a mounting flange extending from said main body portion, said mounting flange having an opening therein, said fastener assembly including an insert having a portion receivable in said mounting aperture of said hood, and lug means receivable in said flange opening for preventing rotation of said insert relative to said shield or protector, and means for expanding said insert portion into engagement with said aperture to secure said protector or shield to said hood.
A fastener assembly for securing a vehicle accessory formed of thin plastics material to a vehicle, said vehicle having a mounting aperture, and said accessory having an opening therein, said fastener assembly including a plug having a portion receivable in said mounting aperture of said vehicle, and lug means receivable in said opening in said accessory for preventing rotation of said plug relative to said accessory, and means for expanding said plug portion into engagement with said aperture to secure said accessory to said vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.