Patent ID: 7334959

Claim:
A fixing device, comprising: a lug strip having a first end bent to form a first mounting loop, said mounting loop having two first enclosing elements enclosing a first mounting space and having only a single mounting opening between said enclosing elements and extending along a longitudinal axis of said lug strip; and a first retaining means releasably received within said mounting space having two opposite solid retaining elements extending along a common longitudinal axis for engaging said enclosing elements and having an operating element projecting from said mounting opening and extending along an operating element longitudinal axis perpendicular to said common longitudinal axis, said retaining means being introducible into said mounting space by at least one of said retaining elements passing through said mounting opening and engaging inner surfaces of said enclosing elements after pivoting of said retaining means in a first fastening direction transverse to an introduction direction after being at least partly introduced into said mounting space, said retaining elements fitting into said mounting space with a predetermined clearance, said retaining elements having convexly curved retaining surfaces diametrically opposite each other and facing said operating element, said retaining surfaces being semi-circular cylinders with an axis parallel to said common longitudinal axis, said retaining elements having end surfaces spaced from one another on a side thereof facing away from said operating element, said end surfaces having insertion bevels transitioning into said retaining surfaces.