Patent ID: 8585315

Claim:
A first connecting element for use in combination with a second connecting element, the first connecting element and second connecting element being configured to be manually connected to and disconnected from each other, the first connecting element comprising: mounting equipment for mounting the first connecting element in an environment where the first connecting element is to be used; a base body; and two opposite hook members, each provided with a hook edge for engagement behind two respective directly opposed hook edges forming part of the second connecting element, the two hook edges of the first connecting element being positioned directly opposite each other and facing away from each other, wherein the hook members are configured to be movable towards each other against a first spring force and, on account of the spring force, away from each other relative to the base body between a connecting position, in which the hook edges of the first connecting element engage behind the associated hook edges of the second connecting element, and a disconnecting position, in which the hook edges of the first connecting element are detached from the associated hook edges of the second connecting element, wherein the first connecting element further comprises a stop surface for abutment, in the connecting position, under a second spring force against a second stop surface which forms part of the second connecting element and which is directed towards the hook edges of the second connecting element, wherein the first connecting element, in a connected condition thereof, is clamped between the hook edges and the second stop surface of the second connecting element by the first connecting element's hook edges and stop surface, and wherein the magnitude of the second spring force increases upon movement, in the connected condition, from the connecting position to the disconnecting position, the first connecting element further comprising guide for guiding the movement of the first connecting element's hook members between the connecting position and the disconnecting position relative to the base body, the guide comprising a guide part of the base body for each of the hook members and guide members forming part of each of the hook members, which guide members are configured to guide in respective straight guide directions by the associated guide upon movement of the hook members between the connecting position and the disconnecting position.