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Fastener

  • US 20050241121A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2005
  • Published: 11/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fastener for securing a first object having a hole therethrough to a second object, said fastener comprising:

  • an anchor for attachment to the second object, said anchor including;

    a base configured for attachment to the second object;

    a post projecting from said base, said post being configured for inserting in the hole of the first object; and

    an enlargement on a distal end of said post; and

    a latch configured for selective engagement with and disengagement from said base, said latch including a body having an end face and first and second adjacent faces extending away from opposite edges of said end face, said body defining;

    a cavity configured for receiving and holding said enlargement, said cavity extending from said first adjacent face to said second adjacent face;

    an opening to said cavity in said first adjacent face, said opening being sufficiently large for said enlargement to enter said cavity;

    a restriction in said cavity preventing said enlargement from passing there past to said second adjacent face;

    a channel open to said cavity, to said end face and to said first and second adjacent faces, said channel being of sufficient width for said post to pass therethrough and of insufficient width at least adjacent said cavity for said enlargement to enter said channel.

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