Patent ID: 6659513
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A closure for connecting two thin walls, like a sheet metal cabinet door and a sheet metal door frame to each other, comprising:a bearing piece being arranged in or on an opening in a first thin wall, such as a door; a shaft being retained in the bearing piece and which may be rotated and axially displaced therein; on an outer end of said shaft, a pivoting lever being mounted, which can be pivoted on an axis that is vertical to an axis of the shaft; on an inner end of the shaft, a retaining piece being arranged, wherein the pivoting lever can be pivoted from a first open position in which the shaft is in a first axial thrust exerting position, into a second closed position in which the shaft is displaced axially outward towards the pivoting lever against the force of a spring; said retaining piece comprising a cupular guide piece and a sleeve piece, which may be inserted in and rotated in the cupular guide piece against the force of a spring; a catch projecting from said sleeve piece in the direction of the wall plane; and in a locked position, the projecting of the catch extends beyond an outer surface of the guide piece as far as a rear surface of a second thin wall and rests thereon; wherein a sleeve bearing and a catch sleeve are held on the shaft by a self-locking nut.