Low-profile rivet-like fastener

A rivet-like fastener adapted to be mounted in a hole provided through a wall, said wall having a forwardly-facing surface and an opposite rear-wardly-facing surface, said fastener comprising:

• an elongated tubular body having a front end and a rear end, said body having a flange extending outwardly from said body adjacent said front end, said flange having a rearwardly-facing surface adapted to abut a marginal portion of said wall forwardly-facing surface about said hole, said body rear end having a rearwardly-facing surface, said body also having an inwardly-extending lug adjacent said body rear end, the axial extent of said lug being defined between said body rearwardly-facing surface and a forwardly-facing surface on said body;
• a nut having a head portion and a collar portion extending forwardly from said head portion, said head portion having a forwardly-facing abutment surface adapted to face toward said body rearwardly-facing surface, said collar portion having an intermediate portion passing through said lug and terminating in a marginal end portion positioned forwardly of said body forwardly-facing surface;
• a ring loosely surrounding said collar marginal end portion;
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• a retainer associated with said collar marginal end portion for preventing said ring from separating from said collar marginal end portion;
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• wherein radial space is provided between said body lug and said collar intermediate portion to permit said nut to move radially relative to said body.