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Releasable fastener assembly affixable through a panel

  • US 7,555,818 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2004
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A releasable fastener assembly affixable through a panel having a front side and a back side and a mounting hole therethrough, the releasable fastener assembly comprising:

  • a mounting button attachable to the panel back side, the mounting button having a button shaft sized to fit into the mounting hole and a button head with a diameter larger than the mounting hole;

    one part of a snap assembly attachable to the panel front side and having an aperture therein, the one part being positioned relative to the mounting button and the panel to be engageable with a complementary part of the snap assembly on the panel front side;

    a fixing member securing the one part and the mounting button to each other through the panel, the fixing member engaging the button shaft through the aperture of the snap assembly one part from the panel front side; and

    a seal shaped to fit between the mounting button and the panel back side, wherein the fixing member secures the one part, the seal and the mounting button to one another through the panel.

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