Fastener and retainer assembly

Claim 1

In combination, a body having a cavity with a fastener therein for releasably attaching said body to a mounting surface and a device for retaining said fastener in said cavity in said body, said fastener having a head with a tool receiving recess therein, said cavity having a circumferential groove disposed above the head of said fastener, said device comprising an essentially planar member with a continuous periphery, said member being elongated in one direction defining the length thereof and having a deformable offset extending the width thereof which offset is designed to be flattened against the head of said fastener to a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said cavity to thereby increase the length of said member in a direction generally at right angles to said offset and to cause end portions of said member to project in said groove, the width of said member having a dimension less than the diameter of said cavity to define a space to either side thereof, said member having an aperture within said offset of less diameter than that of the fastener head to accommodate projection therethrough of a tool to manipulate said fastener or to facilitate the removal of said member, and said member when flattened having a length which is less than the maximum diameter of said groove to permit a rotative move thereof when flattened within said cavity.