Abstract: Fastening devices are disclosed for joining a pair of objects displaced from each other, the fastening device including a sleeve affixed to the first object, a spacer movably disposed within the sleeve and adapted to abut against the second object, an expansion plate adapted to bear against the spacer within the sleeve and a fastening screw for interacting with an aperture in the second object such that when the fastening screw is tightened the expansion plate is pressed against the spacer and is thereby expanded to lock against the sleeve.