Patent ID: 6712571
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: F02M,F16B

Abstract:
A releasable fastening device for attaching at least first and second components that each have an opening, the fastening device comprisinga spreadable expansion rivet insertable through the openings, the rivet including at least first and second recesses and an interior thread, wherein the opening of the first component is disposed within the first recess of the rivet; a threaded bolt that is insertable into the interior of the rivet to engage with the interior thread of the rivet; and an elastic intermediate decoupling element having a wall that is mounted to the opening of the second component and placed in the second recess of the rivet, wherein when the threaded bolt is inserted into the interior of the rivet to engage the interior thread of the rivet, the bolt causes the spreadable expansion rivet to expand so that the opening of the first component and the first recess of the rivet interlock and that the wall of an opening in the intermediate decoupling element is expandable to be received in the second recess of the rivet, wherein the threaded bolt can be unscrewed from the interior thread of the rivet for disassembly.