Patent ID: 7093998

Claim:
A mounting device for mounting a component at a bore or a notch in a mounting wall, the mounting device comprising a hollow cylinder axially insertable into the bore or notch; at least one fixing element carried by the hollow cylinder for movement from a radially retracted position permitting insertion of the cylinder into the bore or notch and a radially expanded position for engaging behind the mounting wall to prevent axial withdrawal of the hollow cylinder from the bore or notch; and a locking element axially movable along the hollow cylinder for radially expanding the fixing element to its radially expanded position for engaging the mounting wall from behind; wherein the hollow cylinder includes first and second recesses axially spaced from one another, the locking element includes a cap telescopically movable over the hollow cylinder, and the cap includes a clip element for engaging, when the cap is at a first position permitting insertion of the hollow cylinder into the bore or notch, the first recess in the hollow cylinder for temporarily holding the cap to the hollow cylinder at the first position of the cap, and the second recess in the hollow cylinder when the cap is at a second position where the locking element maintains the fixing element radially expanded for locking the cap to the hollow cylinder.