ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,110, issued on May 27, was assigned to LISI AUTOMOTIVE RAPID (France).
"Fastener" was invented by William Olivier (Courbevoie, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates mainly to a fastening system (1) comprising a fastening part (2) and an arming part (11), the fastening system (1) can be actuated between a fitting position around the stud (34) wherein the arming part (11) holds four tabs (7, 9) of a fastening part (2) in the stressed position thereof, and a position of tensioned fastening to the stud (34) wherein the arming part (11) is connected to the fastening part (2) when the four tabs (7, 9) are in the free ...