Patent ID: 8276246
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B60N,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastening device for attaching hand grips to an interior of a motor vehicle, comprising: a bearing bracket having a central aperture, the bearing bracket insertable into a recess in a surface of the interior of the motor vehicle; a stopper insertable into the central aperture of the bearing bracket; and at least one separately formed wing configured to move from an installation position to a locking position when the stopper is inserted into the central aperture of the bearing bracket, the at least one separately formed wing having an L-shape comprising a first limb and a second limb, wherein the first limb of the wing projects into the central aperture, and the second limb of the wing projects out of the central aperture and into the recess in the surface of the interior of the motor vehicle when the wing is in the installation position, and wherein the second limb of the wing engages behind the surface of the interior of the motor vehicle when the wing is in the locking position; wherein the at least one separately formed wing is held in the installation position by a first force applied by at least one corresponding spring, the at least one separately formed wing configured to transition to the locked position when a second force applied by insertion of the stopper into the central aperture of the bearing bracket is greater than the first force applied by the at least one corresponding spring, and wherein the at least one corresponding spring comprises at least one spring tongue integrally formed on the bearing bracket and disposed within the central aperture of the bearing bracket.