Abstract: The grommet assembly includes a grommet head and a pin. The pin includes longitudinal guide channels and an enlarged head which may include undercuts formed immediately underneath the enlarged head. The grommet head includes grommet segments secured radially by radial bands with a nose band forming the tip of the grommet head. An aperture is formed between the grommet segments, with guide ridges formed on the interior arcuate walls to engage said longitudinal guide channels. The aperture further includes inwardly ramped surfaces which are forced apart by the enlarged head of the pin during insertion. Thereafter, in the fully installed position, the inwardly ramped surfaces engage the undercuts formed beneath the enlarged head.

Abstract: A mounting element used in furniture building which is inserted into a bore of a furniture element and fixed in place therein. The mounting element includes a fastening sleeve and a connecting pin wherein the fastening sleeve is divided into deflectable holding springs and is inserted into the bore of the furniture element. The holding springs have tooth elements on an exterior and enclose a centered receptacle for the connecting pin. The connecting pin has a fastening receptacle or threaded receptacle and is connected in one piece with the fastening sleeve by gates which act as predetermined breaking points. The connecting pin is secured by the gates in a prepared position, ready to be driven. A connecting pin produced separately from the fastening sleeve is secured by partially inserting the connecting pin into the receptacle of the fastening sleeve in a prepared position, ready to be driven.

Abstract: A connection (1) between a support (2) and a plate element includes an upper part (3), attachable to the plate element, and a lower part (4), connectable to the support (2). A neck-shaped intermediate region (5), between the upper and lower parts (3, 4, respectively), includes locking elements (10). A contact piece (12) on the lower part (3) has counter stops (14) and a first flange (16). The intermediate region (5) penetrates in an anterior region of the contact piece (12). The contact piece (12) spreads behind the support (2) after being inserted through an opening (7) in the support (2). A flexible hose gasket (20), surrounding the intermediate region (5), is in a substantially cylindrical shape when the connection (1) is in a pre-mounted position.

Abstract: A releasable latching apparatus and method of operation for securing a component of a computer system to a computer housing. The latching apparatus includes a casing and a shaft integrated with the casing such that the shaft is operable to move relative to the casing. Incorporated into the latching apparatus is a collet that extends along the shaft. The collet includes a locking portion, which can releasably secure a computer component to a housing by extending away from the shaft and capturing an element of the computer housing.

Abstract: A connection element (1) between a support (2), specifically a body part of a motor vehicle, and a plate element, specifically a door or wall facing. The connection element (1) includes an upper piece (3) attachable to the plate element and a lower piece (4) connectable with a support (2). A neck-shaped intermediate region (5) is provided between the upper part (3) and the lower part (4). The intermediate region (5) is equipped with locking elements (10) and penetrates into a support opening (7) embeddable contact piece (12). The intermediate region (5) above the support (2) is surrounded by a casing part (15), which is lockable with the locking elements (10) and the contact piece (12). A sealing element (20), which acts upon the surface of the support (2), is arranged between a casing piece (15) and a contact piece (12).

Abstract: The article includes a first piece (7) provided with two flexible lugs adopting, in the absence of any force, a position of rest in which they can, over a certain length, be inserted without effort into an opening (6) in a support (1), and a second piece (30) having a fixing foot (32) adapted to cooperate with the first piece so that the fixing foot can be inserted through the first piece (7) as far as a configuration of locking on the support in which the fixing foot (32) keeps the flexible lugs on the first piece (7) separated and in which the first and second pieces (7, 30) are snapped into each other.

Abstract: For an electrical contact element with a securing end for securing in an opening of a support plate, it is proposed to provide the securing end with a central bore and with axial slots, elastic tongues being formed, and to introduce a pressure element into the bore, the tongues being forced radially outward against the wall of the support plate opening as the pressure element is pressed into the bore.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a railing fastener for drawers that has one part with an expansion dowel located in the front panel of the drawer and one part that is a fastener (that can be inserted), which is connected in the dowel to the railing pipe. The fastener fitting has a head component with an expansion head that can be inserted in the expansion dowel. Guides and/or catches are provided on the head component, respectively the expansion head, that work together with the corresponding grooves or catch openings of the expansion dowel. After completely inserting the expansion head, the expansion dowel spreads, activated by the swinging or swiveling of the fastener fitting; the guides or catches reach the corresponding lock-in positions so that the fastener fitting is held securely in the expansion dowel and an extraction of the expansion head is no longer possible.

Abstract: A removable toilet seat assembly is provided having a hinge assembly wherein one or more pins extend downwardly through, and snugly interfit within collars, which are themselves inserted and firmly attached by a locking ring within the conventional toilet seat hinge attachment holes found in the rearwardly extending ledge of a toilet bowl. Both the collar and the hinge pins can be installed and removed without the use of tools, for easy cleaning of the toilet seat and the toilet top.

Abstract: A part mounting structure has a projection which is provided on one side of a part and includes a recess portion. A mounting member, which is adapted to be received in and locked with a mounting hole of a base, has a locking member which has a latch claw to be latched with the recess portion of the projection.

Abstract: A fastening assembly for securing objects to a masonry body, such as shutter assemblies used to secure building windows, that includes a screw member, an anchorage assembly, an insert assembly partially housed within the anchorage assembly and a bushing ring coaxially journaling the screw member adjacent to the head. Thick grease is packed with the bushing ring to seal the internal components from the elements. The bushing ring has an internal through opening with two internal diameters. One of them, adjacent to the screw head being slightly larger than the shank of the screw in order to seal the rest of the components from the elements. The other end of the internal through opening being larger so that a portion of the insert member can penetrate therein when the assembly is tightened.

Abstract: A fixing clip is provided for fixing an attachment member to a panel having an attachment hole. The fixing clip includes a grommet having a plurality of extensible leg pieces for engagement with a periphery of the attachment hole, a pin to be pressed into the grommet and a seal cap for accommodating the grommet. The seal cap has a plurality of extensible pleats formed in respective places corresponding to the leg pieces of the grommet. When the leg pieces of the grommet spread and engage with the periphery of the attachment hole of the panel through the seal cap, the pleats of the seal cap stretch out to follow the spreading leg pieces, so that the seal cap can be deformed easily. Therefore, there is no fear of reducing the engagement force of the leg pieces with the periphery of the attachment hole of the panel.

Abstract: To produce a blind-rivet connection in which the rivet shaft (7) breaks off flush with the set-head (4) of the blind rivet (1), regardless of the total thickness (G) of the components (21) to be riveted, a blind rivet (1) is proposed whose rivet shaft (7) is provided with a plurality of break-off grooves (13) arranged axially in series. The tension segment (12) of the rivet shaft (7) is always separated at the break-off groove (13a) that is flush with the set-head end (11) after the rivet shank (2) has buckled to form a closing head (27).

Abstract: An adjustable connector system is provided between a support (2), specifically a body part of a motor vehicle and a plate element, specifically a door covering. The connector system includes a connector member having with an upper portion (3) attachable to the plate element and a lower portion (4) connectable with the support (2). Between upper piece (3) and lower piece (4) there is provided a neck-shaped intermediary region (5), fitted with locking elements (10). An anterior region of the intermediary region is adapted to traverse an engagement piece (12) embeddable in a support opening (7). Interference between the intermediary region and the engagement piece urges the intermediary region to spread radially outwardly behind the support opening (7).

Abstract: A sealing fastener, such as a sealing rivet, is disclosed for sealing engagement with a workpiece. The sealing fastener has a head and a shank extending from a lower surface of the head. An aperture passes through the head and shank, and a mandrel and collar fit within the aperture. A sealing member, such as an O-ring is disposed between the collar and the mandrel. The head of the sealing fastener may also have a groove formed therein and may have a sealing member disposed at least in part in the groove. In use, the rivet is placed through an opening in the workpiece, and a lower portion of the shank is collapsed so to form a lower head and so that the upper and lower heads engage the workpiece. The sealing member is compressed between the collar and a wall of the aperture, and the collar and mandrel are placed in locking engagement to maintain the sealing member in a compressed state.

Abstract: An engaging component includes an engaging stub in the shape of a hollow cylinder with the bottom being secured on a first object to be engaged, and an outer sleeve in the shape of a hollow cylinder having a shank arranged to be inserted into the central hole of the engaging stub through a second object to be engaged. A positioning rod is insertable into a central hole of the outer sleeve, the positioning rod preventing the shank from being taken out of the central hole of the engaging stub, thereby locking the outer sleeve to the engaging stub.

Abstract: A positive lock rivet for joining a plurality of panels is composed of resilient plastic material and has a pin and a body having an axial bore. The pin has a head and a shank, the pin shank having a locking means, a break joint adjacent to the locking means and a break portion adjacent to the break joint and opposite the head. The body has a head and a shank. The body shank has a proximal end, a distal end, a collapsible portion and a noncollapsible portion. Integral with the proximal end of the body shank is a retention means and integral with the body shank between the collapsible portion and the body head is a flexible annular skirt positionable between the panels to be joined. The body shank is insertable into aligned holes in the panels.

Abstract: A device for securing a holder to a bore support formed with an undercut blind bore has a sleeve-like plug and a bolt received therein. The plug is formed with a central axis-defining passage having a smooth inner wall, a plurality of axially extending and radially throughgoing slits open at an inner end of the plug and defining a plurality of axially inwardly extending and radially deflectable tongues, and an annularly continuous outer portion from which the tongues extend. The bolt has a smooth outer surface and is shaped and dimensioned to fit complementarily into the passage with outward deflection of the tongues. The bolt and passage are of generally the same axial length so that when fully inserted in the passage the bolt is flush with the outer portion.

Abstract: A clip which is comprised of a male member and a female member. The male member is inserted into the female member, and an inserting portion of a leg of the male member passes through split pieces of the female member. The clip in which the male member and the female member are assembled is inserted into through holes in panels to be fastened. When the male member is slightly pulled back, tip ends of the split pieces are engaged in engaging holes in the inserting portion, allowing the clip to be pressed in with the split pieces set in a state of reduced diameter. When the fastened state of the panels is canceled, the male member is pulled out, and the tip ends of the split pieces are engaged in the engaging holes in the inserting portion while being guided by guide grooves. As a result, the diameter of the tip ends of the split pieces is reduced, and the clip is pulled out with the female member held integrally with the male member.

Abstract: A clip includes a clip body having a flange formed with an insertion hole for receiving a pin; and a substantially cylindrical leg which projects from the bottom surface of the flange, has a hollow interior communicating with the pin insertion hole, and is divided by a plurality of slits formed in the axial direction of the wall thereof into a plurality of segments each formed on the inner side of the tip thereof with a catch projection. The pin has a head and a shaft projecting from the bottom surface of the head, and is formed with a catch for engaging with the catch projections. Each split of the clip body leg is formed wide at the end near the flange and narrow near the tip and the surface of the pin is provided with a plurality of ribs extending in the axial direction of the leg for insertion into at least the wide portions of the slits of the leg.

Abstract: An all-metal expansible hollow anchor and nail assembly adapted to fasten to masonry a fixture or other object having a mounting hole. The anchor which goes through the fixture mounting hole into a hole drilled in the masonry, is provided with a head that then engages the fixture and an expansible body projecting from the head into the drilled hole whereby when the nail is driven into the hollow anchor, the anchor body then expands against the wall of the hole to lock the anchor therein. The expander nail has a head whose diameter is greater than that of the drilled hole and a shank of smaller diameter joined to the underside of the nail head by a junction section of progressively increasing diameter whereby the shank gradually merges with the head. Countersunk in the head of the anchor is a well that conforms to the shape of the nail head and the junction section, the well receiving and nesting the nail head and junction section when hammer blows are applied to the nail head.

Abstract: A fastener assembly adapted to be integrated with a component such as a coat hook to allow the coat hook to be releasably mounted to a panel. The fastener assembly includes resilient latch legs that extend from the first component and are adapted to engage in a panel opening. The legs include resilient spring fingers that permit the assembly to be preassembled to a second component such as a headliner prior to the time that the first component and the second component are joined to the panel.

Abstract: A push type fastener for fastening a movable structural part (41) to a fixed structural part (43), wherein the coupling and decoupling actions are both a push type operation, the fastener consisting of a plunger (12) having a shank (20) with a plunger head (18) at one end and a threaded end portion (26a) at the other end, an expandable grommet (14) adapted to receive the plunger shank (20) therethrough, and an attachable head (16) which is securable to the threaded end of the plunger shank (20). The fastener (10) requires each structural part (41, 43) to be provided with an aperture (45, 46) and the attachable head (16) to be smaller than the aperture (46) in the second structural part.

Abstract: A rivet made of plastic material for securing a plate-like workpiece to a support assembly with an approximately plane surface comprises a shank having a hollow axial passage and at least two axially parallel slots open towards the free end of the shank, the shank portions formed thereby comprising at the outer sides thereof ramp-like portions projecting obliquely outwardly and downwardly, with the axial passage tapering towards the free end of the shank, a first plate-shaped flange at the other end of the shank, the flange having at its under-surface an annular relatively sharp sealing edge engaging the surface of the support assembly when the shank is inserted into an opening of the support assembly, a second plate-shaped flange upon the side of the first flange opposite to the shank and axially spaced thereform, and an expansion member having an annular sealing rib at its upper end, the annular sealing rib being sealingly engaged with the axial passage, when the expansion member is driven into the passage.

Abstract: A rivet type fastener assembly that is especially suited for joining components to vehicle bodies and panels includes resilient legs that extend from the component and through an opening in the panel. An axially elongated pin extends through a hole in the component to a position between the legs. The pin has an enlarged body joined to a head by a reduced size connecting body portion. A retention latch is provided for retaining the pin in selected positions in the hole including a first position where the enlarged body portion is in the space between the legs to prevent movement of the legs laterally toward one another and a second position wherein the relatively smaller intermediate portion is in the space between the legs to permit the legs to be moved laterally toward one another for disconnecting the component from the panel.

Abstract: A sunshade mounting bracket assembly for mounting a sunshade to a vehicle without the use of tools or fasteners. The bracket assembly includes an outer bracket, an inner bracket, and an elbow to which the sunshade is attached. The outer bracket is mountable to an apertured panel such as the sheet metal interior roof of the vehicle. The inner bracket includes resilient locking prongs which define an interior hollow into which the elbow is inserted. The resilient locking prongs are structured to be insertable into an opening in the outer bracket. After their insertion into the outer bracket, the prongs engage the outer bracket when the inner bracket is axially rotated relative to the outer bracket from a first rotational orientation to a second rotational orientation for use. During their engagement with the outer bracket, the prongs are compressed radially inward to compress the elbow maintained within the hollow, which results in rotation of the elbow relative to the inner bracket being frictionally resisted.

Abstract: An anchor for suspending objects to a wall or ceiling is provided having a plunger held in position adjacent to a chamber, the plunger being inserted through the chamber where the plunger engages a plurality of wings, the wings thereby flare outward to secure the anchor within the support structure.

Abstract: A reusable pin and grommet fastener where the grommet includes a head, a shank, an axial bore extending through the head and shank and two legs flexibly hinged to a distal end of the shank and extending outwardly away from the shank with a slight taper toward the bore. The pin includes a shank with a tapered distal end and a plurality of grooves formed about the shank so that after initial insertion of the grommet within an aperture of an article the pin can be inserted within the bore of the grommet to lock the grommet in the aperture of the article and the legs of the grommet readily can flex outwardly with a slight insertion force until seated within a groove of the pin which retain the pin in the grommet with a substantial predetermined removal force that nevertheless enables removal of the pin without damaging either the pin or the grommet.

Abstract: A clip comprising a female member and a male member, with the female member having a plurality of resilient divisions, with the end of each division pressing radially inwardly, and in which the male member has a head portion that radially outwardly flexes said divisions, a small diameter portion integrally associated to the rear of the head portion that does not radially outwardly flex the divisions, and a large diameter portion integrally associated to the rear of the small diameter portion that can engage with the ends of the divisions to thereby hold the divisions in a radially outwardly flexed state, and the small diameter portion is also provided with ribs which can be received in the dividing slits used to form the divisions in the female member.

Abstract: In a push rivet consisting of a grommet part and a pin part so that two panel members may be joined together first by passing the grommet part through an opening passed through these panel members, and forcing the pin part into a central bore of the grommet part to radially expand the free end of the grommet part, because the head of the pin part is provided with an outer profile which conforms to an outer profile of a part of the flange surrounding the pin head when the pin part is completely forced into the central bore, the fastener presents a smooth appearance which is pleasing to the eyes, and the pin part is prevented from being inadvertently pulled out of the grommet part even when an external object is struck against the pin head. However, a gap is defined between the pin head and the surrounding part of the grommet part so that the push rivet can be readily unfastened by fitting a pointed end of a tool into the gap, and pulling the pin part out of the central bore by using the tool as a lever.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pin-type grommet made of synthetic resin. It relates to an improvement of a grommet in which elastic stoppers of a female member are pressed outwardly by press fitting an insertion pin so that the collar and the elastic stoppers of the female member securely hold a plate member, and in which the plate member securely held by the female member is released by screwing out a pin type male member inserted in the female member.

Abstract: A two stage rivet made up of a pin which can be pushed into a grommet. The pin has an enlarged central portion in which an annular groove is defined and recesses on either side of this enlarged portion. The recesses have a stepped configuration and the latches on the grommet have matched stepped surfaces.

Abstract: A fastener including a body portion having a head member and a shank member integrally formed with one side of the head member, the head member including a central aperture and at least one flexible engagement member intergrally formed with the head member opposite the shank member and extending intothe aperture a predetermined distance, the shank member including at least two substantially resilient leg member each having a conically shaped interior surface which oppose each other forming a tapered axial bore through the shank member tapering away from and in cooperative alignment with the aperture and a drive pin having a predetermined length and cross-sectional configuration for complementary engagement with the aperture, flexible engagement member, axial bore and leg members, the drive pin icluding at least a first concave longitudinal channel formed along its length and extending into the drive pin which includes at least a first lateral ramp member extending across the width of the first channel for coo

Abstract: An expansible rivet for securing together overlapped panels comprises a female member having a plurality of elastic legs defined by a corresponding number of axially elongate notches and a male member having a body portion having axially elongate fins slidably received in the axially elongate notches and a conical free end portion. The fins serve to permit stable coupling of the two members. The conical end portion facilitates the insertion of the male member into the female member.

Abstract: A structural splitting self plugging pull mandrel blind rivet includes a tubular rivet body and a T-mandrel disposed therein. A locking plug is provided on the T-mandrel and includes a locking section having a plurality of locking rings and a shoulder including a secondary locking mechanism. The secondary locking mechanism preferably includes a peripheral groove in the shoulder with a peripheral lip protruding above the shoulder at each longitudinal side of the groove. The peripheral lip adjacent the mandrel head protrudes further than the peripheral lip adjacent the locking section, with the secondary locking mechanism forming a fishhook profile. The peripheral lips are also bevelled toward the mandrel head and the locking rings in the locking section are circular and spaced from one another.

Abstract: A screw rivet includes a screw and a grommet. The grommet has internal steps for meshing with external threads of the screw. The internal steps are formed on the inner periphery of an expansible portion of a leg of the grommet split by axial slits, and have a staircase-like sectional profile.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a coupler which is realized in the form of an integral unit made of an elastic synthetic resin material which is free from any risk of losing any of its components and can be temporarily but securely held in aligned bores of the plaques it is going to couple once it is introduced into the bores so that the plug body of the coupler may be pushed into the socket body with ease. Moreover, since the socket body of the coupler firmly held in the bores of the plaques to be coupled and the plug body pushed into said socket body are connected with each other by means of a pair of thin support members to form an integral coupler unit, said plug body can be pushed into said socket body with a relatively small force to securely rigidly couple the plaques. As there are no parts of the unit which are prone to damage, it is good for repeated use.

Abstract: A standoff retainer is provided for effecting the securing of two panels to each other in spaced planar facing relationship. The retainer lockingly engages a push pin after being received in snap-fit relationship by one of the panels. Ribs on the retainer space the panels, and a funnel surface on the retainer facilitates engagement with the push pin.

Abstract: A fastener comprises a female member and a male member. The female member has a flange-like head having a pin insertion hole, a hollow cylindrical leg section extending from the head and having a plurality of legs defined by means of a plurality of slits extending from the free end toward the head, and elastic locking portions provided upon the outer periphery of the leg section. The male member has a pin-like portion passing through the pin insertion hole formed within the head of the female member, and a large diameter portion and first and second reduced diameter portions adapted to pass through the insertion hole and capable of engaging the free ends of the plurality of legs so as to achieve various different engagement modes.

Abstract: A fastener includes a cylindrical outer member and an insertion member. The cylindrical outer member has a cylindrical portion with an axial bore, and a flange portion provided at one end of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion tapers toward the other end thereof and includes a plurality of arially extending notches, a plurality of inner projections formed upon inner surfaces of the end portion, and elastically deformable locking pieces projecting obliquely outwardly from an intermediate portion thereof toward the flange portion. The insertion member has a large-diameter portion for disposition within the axial bore of the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion is expanded radially outwardly by inserting the insertion member into the axial bore of the cylindrical outer member from the flange portion end thereof and by bringing the large-diameter portion into engagement with the inner projections of the cylindrical portion of the insertion member.

Abstract: An expansion fastener includes a fastener body which has a pair of integral axial anchoring sections. An expander pin is drivable into a throat of the fastener body to force apart the anchoring sections.

Abstract: A securing device includes an outer cylinder having a hollow cylindrical portion with a flange provided at one end, and an insertion member having a rod-like portion to be inserted into the outer cylinder. The hollow cylindrical portion of the outer cylinder has a plurality of slits open at the other end, an inwardly projecting portion provided at the other end, and a plurality of engagement ribs projecting outwardly from the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion. A rod-like portion of the insertion member has a head portion provided at one end, an intermediate large diameter portion having an outer diameter which is greater than the inner diameter of the inwardly projecting portion of the outer cylinder, and a small diameter portion having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the inwardly projecting portion of the outer cylinder. The small diameter portion is provided upon the side of the large diameter portion which is located nearer the head portion of the insertion member.

Abstract: An expansion fastener comprises a female member including a cylindrical portion, a flange portion and a plurality of elastic leg portions, and a male member including a shaft portion to be fitted in the cylindrical portion, a head portion provided at the upper end of the shaft portion and a leg portion expanding portion for causing outward deformation of the elastic leg protions. The cylindrical portion of the female member has a reduced-thickness break portion which extends along an overlap plane along which two plates overlap each other, and a radially inwardly constricted break portion is provided between the shaft portion and head portion of the male member.

Abstract: An attachment block structure for connection through a preformed opening in a first workpiece to provide a fastener receiving surface to permit attachment of a second workpiece to the first workpiece comprises a first plastic member having a plurality of resilient legs depending from a radially extending flange. Latch elements are carried by the legs for retaining the first member in the preformed opening. The flange has a central passageway and a radial extent greater than the preformed opening to define a limit for movement of the first member into the preformed opening. A second plastic member is associated with the first member and has a body with an exterior surface sized to be closely received in the passageway of the first member to prevent radially inward deflection of the legs when the second member is inserted in the passageway.

Abstract: A fastener comprises a base formed of a flange and a plurality of leg pieces and a screw-receiving member adapted to be embraced between the leg pieces, whereby it is secured onto a given panel by a procedure which involves inserting the leg pieces into a fitting hole bored in advance in the panel, then inserting a fastening screw through a through hole formed in the flange into a screw hole formed within the screw-receiving member, imparting a helical motion of the fastening screw thereby drawing the screw-receiving member toward the flange, consequently causing the leg pieces to be spread outwardly within the fitting hole of the panel and brought into tight engagement with the fitting hole and, at the same time, enabling the fastening screw to be secured onto the panel through the medium of the base.