Patent ID: 6669263
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B60J,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
An attachment device adapted to attach an accessory member (1) to a panel (30), comprising:a coupling portion (5) adapted to couple to an attachment portion (23) of the accessory member and adapted to be received within a mounting hole (32) formed in the panel, a base portion (6) connected to the coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is arranged and constructed to partly engage an upper surface of the panel at the periphery of the mounting hole when the coupling portion is inserted into and selectively rotated in the mounting hole, and a locking means for maintaining the engagement between the coupling portion and the upper surface of the panel, wherein the locking means comprises a binder means provided on the base portion, and a detent means adapted to prevent rotation of the base portion when the coupling portion is rotated, and wherein the base portion is adapted to be partially deformed upon rotation of the coupling portion, so as to change from a non-functional mode to a functional mode, thereby actuating the binder means.