Door or panel fastener

Claim 1

A FASTENER FOR LOCKING A PERIMETRICALLY LAPPING PANEL AGAINST THE OUTER SURFACE OF A WALL, SAID FASTENER COMPRISING A GENERALLY CYLINDRICAL HOUSING BRACKET HAVING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO A PANEL THROUGH A HOLE THEREIN, THE MAIN PORTION OF SAID BRACKET BEING LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE PANEL AND HAVING AN AXIALLY DIRECTED RECESS LOCATED ALONG A PORTION OF ITS SURFACE, AN INDICATOR SLEEVE POSITIONED WITHIN AND CONCENTRIC TO THE BRACKET FOR MOVEMENT INDEPENDENTLY THEREOF, SAID SLEEVE HAVING AN INDICATOR KNOB LOCATED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE PANEL AND AN AXIAL DIRECTED GUIDE SLOT ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE PANEL SIMILAR IN LENGTH BUT OF SMALLER ARC THAN THAT OF THE BRACKET, A THREADED SHAFT MOUNTED FOR ROTATION WITHIN THE BRACKET AND SLEEVE, SAID SHAFT HAVING HAND GRIPPING MEANS LOCATED ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE PANEL, A LOCKING PAWL FOR ENGAGING THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL HAVING AN INTERNALLY THREADED BASE MOUNTED ON THE THREADED SHAFT ON THE INNER SIDE OF THE PANEL FOR AXIAL MOVEMENT THEREON, SAID PAWL EXTENDING THROUGH THE RECESS IN THE BRACKET AND THE GUIDE SLOT IN THE SLEEVE SO THAT THE RADIAL LOCATION OF THE PAWL IS CONTROLLED BY THE INDICATOR SLEEVE KNOB ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PANEL AND THE PAWL IS MOVED AXIALLY TO TIGHTEN OR LOOSEN AGAINST THE INNER SURFACE OF THE WALL BY ROTATION OF THE SHAFT GRIPPING MEANS, AND A BUSHING MOUNTED ON THE INNER END OF SAID SHAFT TO PREVENT BINDING CONTACT BETWEEN THE INNER END OF SAID HOUSING BRACKET AND SAID LOCKING PAWL.