Patent ID: 9422958
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A fastener, comprising: an element that is mounted to a first member releasably connectable to a second member, the element comprising a latching region that is able to be oriented according to a latching orientation; and a latch that comprises a first portion that is fixed to a wall of a latch housing formed by the second member and a second portion that is moveable within the latch housing formed by the second member, the latch comprising a latching portion that is able to latch with the latching region when oriented according to the latching orientation to connect the first member to the second member, wherein, in response to rotation of the element relative to the second portion of the latch that is moveable within the latch housing, the element urges the latching portion out of the latching region to facilitate disconnection of the second member from the first member that is mounted to the element, and the latching region moves between the latching orientation and a non-latching orientation in which the second member is able to be disconnected from the first member that is mounted to the element, and wherein the element is elongate, with an axis relative to the first member defining a longitudinal axis of the element, and a surface of the element associated with the first member comprises a portion for engagement with another element to facilitate the rotation.