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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1994
Lawrence J Higgins, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Emhart, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
A fastener assembly for fastening an interior panel to an exterior or body panel of an automobile comprising a grommet of plastic material that forms a non-porous seamless bathtub-like enclosure surrounding a metal clip retainer member which is secured within the interior thereof; the retainer-grommet is designed to snap-fit into a hole in the body panel of an automobile. A depending lug or prong from the interior panel of the automobile is provided with an enlarged tip that cooperates with the metal clip retainer so that the prong can be pushed into a snap-fit relationship with the metal clip member within the sealed enclosure of the grommet or by pulling can be removed therefrom.