Patent ID: 7237995

Claim:
Device for attaching a panel to a support comprising: an upper connecting arrangement adapted for connection to a structure, and a lower elongated sector, the lower elongated sector comprising: an end conical segment, a lower segment, an intermediate segment and an upper segment, the intermediate segment and upper segment each having incuts; and first side ribs extending between the intermediate segment and the upper segment and at least one second rib extending between the intermediate segment and the lower segment; and a retention bushing that is disposed on the elongated sector and movable therealong between a lower position and an upper position, the retention bushing being configured to engage the second rib in a manner which prevents relative rotation with respect to the elongated sector, and to comprise an annular head from which alternating elongated legs and short legs depend, the elongated and short legs being respectively configured, so that when the retention bush is in the lower position, free ends of the elongated legs engage a top of the end conical segment, and the short legs engage in an incut of the intermediate segment, and when the retention bushing is in the upper retention position, the elongated legs engage the ribs, so as to be outwardly deflected, while the short legs become engaged in an incut of the upper segment.