Fastener
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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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Abstract
A fastener connects a first object to a second object and includes an anchor securable to the second object and configured to have a portion thereof pass through a hole in the first object. A latch is connectable to the anchor on a side of the first object opposite the second object. The latch is connectable without tools, and provides clamping force for securing the objects to each other.
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20 Claims
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1. A fastener for securing a first object having a hole therethrough to a second object, said fastener comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fastener for securing a first object having a hole therethrough to a second object, said fastener comprising:
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an anchor connectable to the second object, said anchor including;
a base configured for attachment to the second object;
a post projecting from said base; and
an enlargement on a distal end of said post, said enlargement configured to pass through said hole;
a latch including a body having an end face and first and second faces adjacent opposite edges of said end face; and
a generally keyhole-shaped slot extending into through body between said first face and said second face, said slot including a cavity having an opening in said first face of sufficient size for said enlargement to enter therethrough, said cavity having a restriction therein between said first and second faces for preventing said enlargement from passing there past, said slot including a channel open to said cavity and extending through said body between said first face and said second face and between said cavity and said end face, said channel of sufficient width for said post to move therethrough and sufficiently narrow adjacent said cavity to prevent said enlargement from entering said channel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fastener for securing a first object having a hole therethrough to a second object, said fastener comprising:
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an anchor connectable to the second object, said anchor including;
a base configured for attachment to the second object;
a post projecting from said base; and
an enlargement on a distal end of said post, said enlargement configured to pass through the hole; and
a latch including a body having a slot for receiving and engaging said post and said enlargement in a first position, said latch configured for tilting to a second position to lock said post and said enlargement into said latch and to compress said first and second objects toward each other.
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