Patent ID: 9644658
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A fixing device for securing into a hole in plasterboard, the fixing device comprising: a body comprising: a shaft provided within the passage and extending from the first face to the second face, the shaft being rotatably movable within the passage; a retaining member coupled to the shaft adjacent to the second face, and configured to be movable between an extended position, in which the fixing device is retainable in said hole, and a retracted position, in which the fixing device is removably insertable into said hole; and at least one over-insertion stop arranged to project away from the body in a direction substantially parallel to the first face such that over-insertion of the body into a hole is prevented; wherein the over-insertion stop is configured to be moveable between a first position adjacent to the first face of the body, and a second position spaced from the first face of the body in a direction away from the second face of the body, such that the body is insertable into a hole to a depth greater than a distance between the first face and the second face.