Pivoting fastener assembly and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

A pivoting fastener assembly for securely fastening a panel in spaced relation to a support backing, and a method of manufacturing the same. The fastener assembly includes: a magnet-carrier assembly that includes a magnet that is fixed to a carrier member; and a base member that includes a base portion and a pivoting portion. The pivoting portion includes a head, a trunk, and an extension portion that is connected to the base portion. The extension portion includes a top side that connects a first peripheral surface to a second peripheral surface of the extension portion. A first end of the trunk is connected to the top side of the extension portion and a second end of the trunk is connected to the head. The base member is a unitary piece, and the head of the pivoting portion engages and retains the carrier member of the magnet-carrier assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a pivoting fastener assembly configured to securely fasten a panel in spaced relation to a support backing, comprising:
 attaching a magnet to a carrier member to form a magnet-carrier assembly;   carrying out an over-molding process so as to form a base member that includes a base portion and a pivoting portion having a head, wherein the over-molding process includes causing mold material to flow into a mold in which the magnet-carrier assembly in situated so that, when the mold material is cooled, the magnet-carrier assembly becomes fixed to and/or retained by the head of the pivoting portion.