US 8,282,329 B2 · Fastener for securing together two panels

Abstract

A fastener includes an adjustable insert that disposed a receptacle having a first end facing a grommet and the insert is connected to the receptacle for movement relative to the receptacle. The insert has a central opening and diametrically opposed cam and locking surfaces open to said central opening. A stud, having cross pins, extends into said central opening, and said cross pins being engageable with said cam and locking surfaces. A bore in the insert is radially disposed relative to a longitudinal axis of the insert and the bore having an opening at the outer periphery of the insert facing the receptacle. An engagement member disposed within the bore and moveable therein laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the insert toward and against the receptacle to fix the insert against movement relative to the receptacle. The engagement member is moveable laterally relative to and toward the central opening of the insert to allow movement of the insert relative to the receptacle.

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Dependent claims

A fastener for holding together first and second panels in spaced relation, wherein each panel has an aperture for receiving the fastener, a first side of each panel is facing each other, and a second side facing away from the other side of said panels, comprising:

a grommet having an opening and a radially outward extending flange for engaging the second side of said first panel;
a first receptacle mounted to the first side of the second panel and having a central opening facing the first side of the first panel and aligned with the aperture of the first panel;
a collar mount fixed to the first receptacle for receiving and for mounting therein a plurality of second receptacles each second receptacle having a different configuration than the other second receptacles, and each second receptacle having cam and locking surfaces for engaging cross pins of a stud having been inserted through the grommet;
and,
wherein the first receptacle is composed of a resilient material that allows for relative movement between the first and second panels, and the collar mount includes a flange imbedded within the resilient material of the first receptacle.

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A fastener for holding together first and second panels in spaced relation, wherein each panel has an aperture for receiving the fastener, a first side of each panel in is facing each other, and a second side facing away from the other side of said panels, comprising:

a grommet having an opening and a radially outward extending flange for engaging the second side of said first panel;
a stud having opposite ends, a head at one of said ends, and a cross pin adjacent to the other of said ends, said stud being received in the opening of the grommet;
a first receptacle mounted to the first side of the second panel and having a central opening facing the first side of the first panel and aligned with the aperture of the first panel, and the first receptacle is composed of resilient material that allows for relative movement between the first and second panels;
a collar mount, having a flange imbedded within the resilient material of the first receptacle for receiving and for mounting therein a second receptacle having a central opening concentrically aligned with the opening of the first receptacle and the second receptacle having cam and locking surfaces for engaging the cross pins of a stud having been inserted through the grommet;
wherein the first receptacle is mounted to a flange that includes two or more apertures that are aligned with apertures on the panel and bolts are inserted through the apertures on the flange and panel and secured with a nut, the fastener further comprising:
a washer having a first disc and a second disc wherein the first disc has a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the second disc, and the first and second disc are concentrically aligned, and a hole extends through the first disc and second disc through which the bolt is inserted;
wherein the hole in the washer has a first curved edge that is concentrically aligned with the first and second discs and a second curved edge is not concentrically aligned and disposed toward a periphery of the first and second discs;
and,
wherein the second disc is seated in the aperture on the fastener flange and has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the aperture on the fastener flange so that when the bolt is positioned off the first edge of the hole toward or against the second edge of the hole the washer is rotatable to move the fastener on the second panel and to align the central opening of the first receptacle with the aperture of the first panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fastener for securing together two panels

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Fastener for securing together two panels

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Abstract

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