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A shield for covering and preventing undesirable disengagement of a fastener including a female element having opposing notches, the female element for receiving the outwardly biased prongs of a male element. The shield includes a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of the fastene

A shield for covering and preventing undesirable disengagement of a fastener including a female element having opposing notches, the female element for receiving the outwardly biased prongs of a male element. The shield includes a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of the fastener, for overlying the notches in the female element. A coupling member holds the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship. Engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails, engage the female element of the fastener.

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1. A shield for covering a fastener and preventing undesirable disengagement thereof comprising: a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of a fastener; a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship; and engagement mem

1. A shield for covering a fastener and preventing undesirable disengagement thereof comprising: a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of a fastener; a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship; and engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails for engaging the fastener, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails; and wherein the first lip is engagable over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener. 2. A shield as claimed in claim 1 wherein one of the first lip and the second lip is shorter than the other. 3. A shield as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first lip and the second lip extend substantially the length of the opposed side rails. 4. A shield for covering and preventing undesirable disengagement of a fastener including a female element having opposing notches, the female element for receiving outwardly biased prongs of a male element, the shield comprising: a pair of opposed side rails for receipt about the sides of a fastener, for overlying the notches in the female element; a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship; and engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails for engaging the female element of the fastener, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails; and wherein the first lip is engagable over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener. 5. A shield as claimed in claim 4 wherein one of the first lip and the second lip is shorter than the other. 6. A shield as claimed in claim 4 wherein the first lip and the second lip extend substantially the length of the opposed side rails. 7. A fastening device protected from undesirable disengagement, comprising: a female element having opposing notches; a male element having outwardly biased prongs receivable within the female element, each prong having a tab extending through one of the opposing notches of the female element in a biased orientation; and a shield comprising: a pair of opposed side rails received about the sides of the female element, overlying the notches in the female element; a coupling member holding the opposed side rails in a substantially parallel and spaced apart relationship; and engagement members coupled to the pair of opposed side rails engaging the female element, the engagement members including a first lip and a second lip extending generally perpendicularly from the opposed side rails; and wherein the first lip is engaged over the fastener and the coupling member is movable between a flexed orientation for permitting the second lip to be fitted over the fastener and a normal orientation wherein the first lip and the second lip engage the fastener. 8. A shield as claimed in claim 7 wherein one of the first lip and the second lip is shorter than the other. 9. A shield as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first lip and the second lip extend substantially the length of the opposed side rails.