Patent ID: 8533922

Claim:
A holding device for holding a stud which includes a radially projecting flange in a securing position, the holding device comprising: a collet component including a hollow tubular insertion section defining an insertion axis, and a clamping section, the clamping section axially below the insertion section and including a plurality of arms circumferentially distributed, axially extending, radially flexible at a free end, and operable to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force for clamping the stud; a securing device arranged on the insertion section and including a securing sleeve located coaxial with and radially inside the insertion section, the securing sleeve formed of a plurality of separate securing-sleeve sections and radially movable relative to one another; and a clearance space is defined between a bottom end of the securing-sleeve sections and a top end of the clamping section, and the clearance space is operable for releasably holding the flange of the stud in the securing position.