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
2016-03-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 |