Patent ID: 6283516
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A bolt adapted to fasten two members together, the bolt being further adapted to slide on a surface of a first member from a first configuration to a locked configuration and from the locked configuration to the first configuration, wherein a distal end of the bolt is adapted to project into a second member when the bolt is in the locked configuration;the bolt comprising first and second telescopic portions urged apart from one another by a resilient member configured such that pressure on the distal end of the bolt towards a proximal end will cause compression of the resilient member instead of corresponding movement of the proximal end of the bolt;the resilient member being contained within a tubular member that forms a part of said first telescopic portion; andan insert retained in said tubular member, the insert having a through bore in which the second telescopic portion is slidably retained, the resilient member operating between an end of the insert and a facing on the second telescopic portion.