Patent ID: 7771149

Claim:
A combination of a screw member comprising a screw head, a threaded portion and a shank portion which is arranged between the screw head and the threaded portion and has an external diameter that is smaller than the external diameter of the threaded portion, a slot-free washer incorporating a passage opening for the screw member and a sleeve the internal diameter of which is greater than the external diameter of the threaded portion of the screw member, wherein the passage opening in the washer comprises a first region having a diameter which is greater than the external diameter of the shank portion of the screw member and is smaller than the external diameter of the threaded portion of the screw member, and a second region having a diameter which is greater than the external diameter of the threaded portion of the screw member, and wherein the sleeve and the washer are connected to one another in such a manner that the sleeve and the washer are held captive on the screw member.