Tool-free front attachment fitting
US12158170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B2012/209
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fitting part for tool-free fastening in a bore in a panel includes a radially outwardly expandable expansion sleeve for insertion into the bore and a fitting housing, which is mounted in the expansion sleeve so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation between a starting rotary position and a final rotary position, has a lever arm which is arranged outside the expansion sleeve and has a latching device, and has an expansion contour which is arranged inside the expansion sleeve and, upon rotation of the fitting housing in the expansion direction of rotation from the starting rotary position to the final rotary position, expands the expansion sleeve radially outwards.
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