Patent ID: 8794863
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: E05B,F16B,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A connector, comprising: an elongated component including a borehole into which a threaded rod is insertable, and a radial slot; and a locking element for locking the threaded rod inside the borehole, said locking element comprising a two-arm lever having a section where the two-arm lever is pivotally supported inside the slot and where the two-arm lever is integrally connected with the elongated component, wherein the two-arm lever is configured to pivot back, due to the integral connection with the elongated component, toward an initial position with respect to the elongated component after being temporarily rotated away from said initial position, wherein the two-arm lever further has: wherein the elongated component has an open end from which the threaded rod is insertable and a closed end opposite to the open end, wherein the first end of the two-arm lever is arranged closer to the open end of the elongated component than the closed end, and the second end of the two-arm lever is arranged closer to the closed end of the elongated component than the open end, wherein the first and second ends are free of direct attachment to the elongated component, and wherein the section is between the first end and the second end.