A unitary, plastic fastener such as a cable tie well-suited for use in bundling together a plurality of parallel wires and, in turn, releasably securing the harnessed bundle to a flattened automotive panel comprises an elongated strap, a head formed onto one end of the strap, and an insert fastener formed onto the head. The insert fastener includes a planar platform that extends orthogonally away from the outer end wall of the head, a U-shaped support member formed onto the rear surface of the platform, and a pair of opposing, resilient, panel retention wings pivotally connected to the support member. Each wing includes a bar-shaped release arm at its distal end that projects through a central opening formed in the platform. In this manner, the fastener is designed for intact removal from a panel to which it is coupled even when access to the fastener is limited from one side of the panel.
Fastner with Reusable Insert Fastening Element
03.03.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F16L PIPES , Rohre / B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile |