Marking and fastening device and method of using same

A marking and fastening device for detachably fastening the device onto a material so as to detachably mount the material onto an object, the marking and fastening device comprising:

• a) a male member having a prong on a first side and a securing means on a second side opposite said first side, said prong configured to puncture the material, said securing means configured to mate with a corresponding securing member mounted on the object;
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• b) a female member defining an aperture, said aperture configured to receive said prong so as to detachably secure said female member onto said male member;
• wherein said prong comprises a plurality of teeth;
• wherein said female member comprises a pawl disposed within said aperture, said pawl configured to engage said plurality of teeth of said prong;
• wherein when said prong is inserted in said aperture in a first direction, said pawl disposed within said aperture engages said plurality of teeth of said prong such that said pawl substantially inhibits said prong from moving in a second direction opposite said first direction;
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• wherein said female member further comprises a lever tab, said lever tab configured to release said pawl from said plurality of teeth when said lever tab is displaced from a first engaged position to a second release position.

A method of mounting a marking and fastening device onto a material so as to fasten the material onto an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) mounting the material on a first member by puncturing the material with a projection projecting from a first side of said first member, said projection comprising a plurality of teeth;
• b) detachably securing said first member onto the material by mating said first member with a second member, said second member defining an aperture configured to receive said projection, said second member comprising a pawl disposed within said aperture, said pawl configured to engage said plurality of teeth of said prong;
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• c) mating a securing means on a second side of said first member with a corresponding securing member mounted on the object so as to fasten the material onto the object;
• wherein when said projection is inserted in said aperture in a first direction, said pawl disposed within said aperture engages said plurality of teeth of said projection such that said pawl substantially inhibits said projection from moving in a second direction opposite said first direction;
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• wherein said female member further comprises a lever tab, said lever tab configured to release said pawl from said plurality of teeth when said lever tab is displaced from a first engaged position to a second release position.

An apparatus for marking a material and mounting the apparatus on the material so as to fasten the material on to an object, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a first member removeably attachable to the object, said first member comprising a projection for marking the material, said projection projecting from a first side of said first member, said projection being adapted to mark and receive the material and having a plurality of teeth;
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• b) a second member adapted to removeably secure the material to said first member, said second member comprising:
• i) an aperture configured to detachably receive said projection;
• ii) a pawl disposed within said aperture, said pawl configured to move between an engagement position for engaging said plurality of teeth of said projection when said projection is inserted in said aperture in a first direction such that said pawl substantially inhibits said projection from moving in a second direction opposite said first direction and a release position for permitting movement of said projection in said second direction;
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• iii) a lever for moving said pawl to said release position to release said projection.

A method of mounting a marking and fastening device onto a material so as to fasten the material onto an object, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) mounting the material at an original material mounting position on a first member by puncturing the material with a projection projecting from a first side of said first member, said projection comprising a plurality of teeth;
• b) detachably securing said first member onto the material by inserting said projection in a first direction into an aperture in a second member so that a pawl in the aperture engages the teeth of the projection such that said pawl substantially inhibits said projection from moving in a second direction opposite said first direction, said pawl comprising a lever moveable to a release position for releasing the pawl from the teeth to permit movement of the second member with respect to the first member in said second direction;
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• c) detachably mating a securing means on a second side of said first member with a corresponding securing member mounted on the object so as to fasten the material onto the object.