Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Having separate expander means – Including sleeve and distinct tapered expander
Patent
1997-03-27
1998-11-10
Saether, Flemming
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Having separate expander means
Including sleeve and distinct tapered expander
411554, 411 60, 4034071, 2961467, F16B 1306, F16D 100
Patent
active
058334165
ABSTRACT:
A fastening system including two components in the form of two independent fastening elements wherein a first fastening element is used to fasten a finish element such as a door panel, dashboard panel, or the like, to a vehicle body, and is first inserted through a hole in the finish element, and then fixed firmly to the vehicle body inside an opening formed in the body; and a second fastening element is used to fasten an accessory to the finish element, and is first fitted separately to the accessory, and then inserted inside the first fastening element and rotated slightly to establish a reversible connection; the first fastening element in the system is in the form of a one-piece plug made of high-mechanical-strength plastic, and the head of which has an inner cavity with two opposite symmetrical teeth projecting inwards of the cavity; the second fastening element includes an actuating body and a retaining element connected to each other beforehand through a hole formed in the accessory; and the retaining element has a cam, which cooperates beneath the teeth on the plug when the retaining element is inserted inside the cavity and rotated approximately a quarter turn, to connect the second fastening element to the first.
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Lys Fusion S.p.A.
Saether Flemming
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