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Abstract

A method of mounting a removable component to a mounting structure, comprising aligning an opening in the removable component with an opening in a mounting structure; aligning a toolless mechanical fastener with at least one of the openings; inserting a portion of the toolless mechanical fastener device through the opening in the removable component and the opening the mounting structure, contacting a head of the toolless mechanical fastener with an outer surface of the removable component; rotating the toolless mechanical fastener in a predetermined direction to a coupling position at some angle relative to its insertion position, contacting portions of the base of the toolless mechanical fastener with an inner surface of the mounting structure, and deforming at least a portion of the base to couple the removable component to the removable component between the head and the base of the mechanical fastener.

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First Claim