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A fastener has an integral closure. The fastener maintains the relative position of concentrically nested or telescopically related inner and outer tubes. The closure occludes the inner tube. The fastener can be used for assembling children's products such as play-yards, strollers, swings, and other

A fastener has an integral closure. The fastener maintains the relative position of concentrically nested or telescopically related inner and outer tubes. The closure occludes the inner tube. The fastener can be used for assembling children's products such as play-yards, strollers, swings, and other types of furniture, transports, and accessories.

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1. A fastener for maintaining the relative position of concentrically nested inner and outer tubes, the inner tube having an inside surface and an outside surface separated by a first tubing wall thickness, the outer tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface separated by a second tubin

1. A fastener for maintaining the relative position of concentrically nested inner and outer tubes, the inner tube having an inside surface and an outside surface separated by a first tubing wall thickness, the outer tube having an interior surface and an exterior surface separated by a second tubing wall thickness, and the inner and outer tubes having respective first and second holes penetrating the first and second wall thicknesses, respectively, the fastener comprising:a projection adapted for matingly engaging the first and second holes; a resilient body connected to the projection and adapted to bias the projection through the first and second holes, the resilient body being elastically deformable between a first configuration, where the projection is adapted to extend through the first and second tubing wall thicknesses, and a second configuration, where the projection is adapted to extend through the first tubing wall thickness; and a closure integrally connected to the resilient body and adapted to overlie the first wall thickness, wherein the closure is configured to occlude an end of the inner tube.