A friction fit fastening system, that creates a firm and invisible connection between panels or substrates without the use of tools or glue, comprising a fastener and mating rout. The fastener has a ramp element that allows it to slide and connect to a mating rout. Different routs are used for diffe
A friction fit fastening system, that creates a firm and invisible connection between panels or substrates without the use of tools or glue, comprising a fastener and mating rout. The fastener has a ramp element that allows it to slide and connect to a mating rout. Different routs are used for different embodiments of the fasteners. The rout is formed directly in the panel face or edge or formed on a substrate by a router bit that has three cutting edges. The connections made by the friction fit fastening system are invisible. The fasteners can be installed at the manufacturing site so the user simply slides or inserts the fasteners into the appropriate slot or hole when assembling. The friction fit fastening system is easily removable from the panels making assembling and disassembling quick and easy because the fastener is made of one piece.
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1. A fastening system comprising: a fastener body having a first surface opposing a parallel second surface, a first face opposing a parallel second face, the first and second faces perpendicular to the first and second surfaces, each of the first and second surfaces terminating at a first end and o
1. A fastening system comprising: a fastener body having a first surface opposing a parallel second surface, a first face opposing a parallel second face, the first and second faces perpendicular to the first and second surfaces, each of the first and second surfaces terminating at a first end and opposing second end; at least the first face having chamfered edges where the first face transitions to the first surface and where the first face transitions to the second surface,a channel formed longitudinally into each of the first and second surfaces, continuously spanning between the first and second ends, the channel of the first surface substantially identical to the channel of the second surface,each channel recessed at a depth into a center of the body to form at least one step near the first face and/or the second face, and extending lengthwise between the first and second ends, each channel having a first edge bounding the channel near the first face and a second edge bounding the channel near the second face, wherein a maximum depth of the first edge is equal to a maximum depth of the second edge, such that the first edge and second edge terminate at an equal distance out from the center; anda slot routed directly in a surface of a substrate, the slot having a first section beginning from a first end and a second section beginning from an opposing second end, the slot configured to initially receive a face of the fastener body at the first section, the second section configured to slidingly receive the fastener body from the first section, the second section having an undercut corresponding to the step of the channel, the undercut parallel to and adjacent the first edge of the fastener body when received, creating a friction fit connection. 2. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein at the surface of the substrate, the first section of the slot is wider along a length of the first section than along a length of the second section of the slot, and the first section having a length at least as long as a length of the fastener body. 3. The fastening system of claim 2, where a width of the second section changes from the surface of the substrate along a depth of the second section into the substrate. 4. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the first surface and the second surface are symmetrical. 5. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the first end and the opposing second end of the fastener are each rounded. 6. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the at least one step terminates with a tapered end at the first end and opposing second end of the fastener. 7. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the at least one step terminates with a ramped end at the first end and opposing second end of the fastener. 8. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein at least the first face comprises a chamfered edge where the first face transitions to the first surface and another chamfered edge where the first face transitions to the second surface. 9. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the second face extends out with at least two spaced apart posts. 10. The fastening system of claim 9, wherein each of the at least two spaced apart posts comprise a plurality of barbs surrounding an outer surface of each post. 11. The fastening system of claim 10, wherein the two spaced apart posts are configured to press into a second substrate such that the first face with the at least one step is exposed for engaging with the slot. 12. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the first face is symmetrical to the second face. 13. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein the second face further comprises chamfered edges where the second face transitions to the first surface and where the second face transitions to the second surface. 14. The fastening system of claim 1, wherein for each channel, the at least one step comprises a first step extending longitudinally near the first face and an opposite second step extending longitudinally near the second face. 15. The fastening system of claim 14, wherein the first step and second step each terminates with a ramped end at the opposing first end and second end of the fastener.
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