Connecting device and method for fixing a connecting element to or in a component
US10480558B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B12/20
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to create a connecting device for fixing and/or connecting objects or components, in particular for connecting furniture or machine parts, which connecting device comprises one or more connecting elements which are easily and reliably fixable in or to one or more components, it is proposed that the connecting device comprise at least one connecting element which is fixable in or to a component and comprises the following: a main body and one or more securing elements, wherein the one or more securing elements are formed in one piece with the main body in an initial position of the connecting device, wherein the one or more securing elements are detachable from the main body by destroying a predetermined break-away region between the main body and the one or the plurality of securing elements and wherein the one or the plurality of securing elements are moveable from the initial position into a securing position for the purposes of fixing the main body in or to the component.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.