Patent ID: 9297401
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: F16B

Claim Text:
1. Quick-release fastener consisting of a tubular body having an axis of revolution (A), a portion of which includes at least one radial opening; an enlarged head having a bearing surface configured to contact a structure and wherein the head includes a handle fixed to and extending laterally of the head; and a rod that can move axially within the body and through the head, which rod includes at least one portion having a reduced cross-section; at least one ball capable of moving radially between a released position in which it rests in the reduced cross-section of the rod inside the body and a locked position in which it protrudes radially beyond the body through the radial opening; and a lever that pivots about a pin that is an integral part of the rod and of the lever, which lever includes at least one cam surface that is in contact with the head; which fastener is configured such that the rotation of the lever causes the rod to be drawn toward the head, thereby causing the ball to move into the released position.