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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1989
John Muller, Englewood, TN (US);
Lavidson Textron Inc., Dover, NH (US);
Abstract
A self-licking stud assembly including male and female segaments. The male segment includes a base for mounting or being integrally molded on a panel member to be joined with a second panel member in a side-by-side relationship, a central stem extending from teh base, with a plurality of equally spaced deflectable fingers formed on the end thereof so as to extend outwardly and toward the base. The female segment includes a base for mounting or being integrally molded on the second panel member, a flange or collar formed on one side of the base, and an opening through the base and the collar, with a frustoconically shaped surface formed on the inner surface of the collar. The outer edges of the fingers are selectively shaped to lockingly cooperate with the frustoconically shaped surface once the fingers are urged through the opening.