Fascia bracket mounting system—captive floating nut system to weld stud

The system for coupling a trim piece to a body component having a bearing surface, the system comprising:

• a non-rotatable threaded fastener coupled to the body component;
• the trim piece having a first bearing surface and an opposing second bearing surface, said trim piece defining a trim aperture having a plurality of deformable fingers extending into the trim aperture;
• a rotatable fastener having a generally cylindrical body, said cylindrical body defining a fastener holding aperture having a thread engaging portion and a side slot, said rotatable fastener having a head flange defining a head flange bearing surface configured to bear against the first bearing surface of the trim piece;
• wherein the plurality of deformable fingers extend into the external side slot and support the rotatable fastener within the trim aperture in a first axial floating position relative to the trim piece prior to engaging the non-rotatable threaded fastener, and wherein the deformable fingers deform to allow the rotatable fastener to move to a second axial engagement position relative to the trim piece wherein the rotatable fastener body receives the non-rotatable fastener within the fastener holding aperture and fixedly captures the trim piece between the head flange and the body component;
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• wherein the head flange bearing surface and the trim piece bearing surface comprise cooperating anti-rotation members that engage each other to resist rotation of the rotatable fastener relative to the non-rotatable fastener when in the second axial engagement position.

A system for coupling a trim component to a sheet metal component of an automobile comprising:

• a non-rotatable threaded fastener welded to the sheet metal component of the automobile;
• the trim component having a first bearing surface and an opposing second bearing surface, said trim component defining a trim aperture and a plurality of deformable fingers extending into the trim aperture;
• a rotatable threaded fastener having a head flange defining a head flange bearing surface configured to bear against the first bearing surface of the trim component, the rotatable fastener having a generally cylindrical body, the cylindrical body defining an external side slot, the rotatable threaded fastener defining a cylindrical interior cavity having a threaded portion;
• wherein the plurality of deformable fingers extend into the external side slot and support the rotatable threaded fastener within the trim aperture in a first axial floating position relative to the trim component prior to engaging the non-rotatable threaded fastener, and wherein the deformable fingers deform to allow the rotatable threaded fastener to move to a second axial engagement position relative to the trim component wherein the rotatable threaded fastener receives the non-rotatable fastener within the thread receiving portion and fixedly couples the trim component against the sheet metal component;
• wherein the head flange bearing surface and the trim component bearing surface comprise cooperating anti-rotation members that engage each other to resist rotation of the rotatable fastener relative to the non-rotatable fastener when in the second axial engagement position.