Patent ID: 9188142
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fastener comprising: a head configured to move towards or away from a housing, wherein the housing is configured to attach to part of a first member via a threaded connection, and wherein the fastener does not comprise the first member; a shaft associated with the head, comprising an externally threaded portion that is arranged to engage with an internally elongate sleeve inside the housing, the internally threaded elongate sleeve being rotatable around a longitudinal axis in a first direction to cause movement of the shaft into the housing, and in a second direction to cause movement of the shaft out from the housing; and a linkage assembly comprising at least one linkage arm configured to extend from the head toward the housing, the at least one linkage arm pivotally connected at a first end to the head, wherein, in an unfastened orientation, the head is positioned away from the housing, with the at least one linkage arm extended, and wherein, in a fastened orientation, the head is positioned towards the housing, and the joint of the at least one linkage arm is displaced laterally from the fastener.