Patent ID: 6832869
Filing Date: 2004-12-21
Classification: F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A fastening device comprising:a slotted shaft having a hooking mechanism adapted to couple said shaft to a supporting structure, wherein said hooking mechanism deploys to an operational position from an end of said slotted shaft, a threaded part at an end opposite from said hooking mechanism and running cylindrically parallel to the longitudinal axis of said slotted shaft toward said hooking mechanism, and a slot cut through said longitudinal axis of said slotted shaft wherein said slot penetrates said threaded part parallel to said longitudinal axis; and a tightening mechanism adapted to couple to said shaft, wherein said tightening mechanism binds said fastening device securely in place, wherein said hooking mechanism comprises a bevel having an edge wherein said edge functions to bite into the surface of a part of said support structure.