Patent ID: 8882383

Claim:
A fastening device for transmitting forces from an aircraft interior equipment component to a holding structure of an aircraft in at least one direction, the fastening device comprising: a circular recess defining an inner surface that extends perpendicularly from a bottom surface, a groove having a pair of parallel faces that extend perpendicularly from the bottom surface and outside the inner surface defined by the circular recess, the parallel faces being spaced apart by a transverse dimension, the groove having an open end and an opposite end defining an opening through the inner surface into the circular recess, and a sliding block having a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension that is smaller than the longitudinal dimension and smaller than or equal to the transverse dimension of the groove so that the sliding block can be longitudinally advanced through the groove and into the circular recess, wherein the longitudinal dimension of the sliding block defines first and second opposite ends which each positively engage the inner surface of the circular recess when the sliding block is rotated within the circular recess, wherein the parallel faces of the groove extend away from the inner surface of the circular recess in a direction normal to an axis of rotation of the sliding block within the circular recess, and wherein a thread is formed in the bottom surface of the circular recess, a setting screw is fitted in the circular recess, so that the screw meshes with the thread formed in the bottom of the circular recess, and the sliding block abuts against the setting screw.