TOGGLE FIXING

• US 20180073538A1
• Filed: 03/19/2016
• Published: 03/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fischerwerke GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Fischerwerke GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: DALY, Aaron
• Granted Patent: US 10,451,098 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 13/08 with separate or non-separate gripping parts moved into their final position in relation to the body of the device without further manual operation
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 13/0808 by a toggle-mechanism

Abstract

A toggle fixing for fixing an article to a thin-walled building component. The toggle fixing includes a crosspiece and a strip which is connected to the crosspiece and serves for holding the crosspiece during mounting. An opening for receiving a screw is formed centrally on the crosspiece, the opening extending along an opening longitudinal axis (LÖ). In order that screws of which the external diameter (DA) is smaller than the internal diameter (DK) of the opening can also be fixed to the crosspiece it is proposed that there be arranged on the crosspiece at least one counterbearing element having a spacing (AW) from the opening longitudinal axis (LÖ) that is less than half the internal diameter (DK) of the opening.

Claims

1. A toggle fixing for fixing an article to a thin-walled building component, which has a crosspiece and a strip which is connected to the crosspiece and serves for holding the crosspiece during mounting, wherein the crosspiece extends along a crosspiece longitudinal axis and has on the side facing towards the strip a supporting side for contact with the building component, wherein the crosspiece has an opening for receiving a screw, the opening extending along an opening longitudinal axis transverse with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis, and

wherein there is arranged on the crosspiece at least one counterbearing element having a spacing from the opening longitudinal axis that is less than half the internal diameter of the opening.

2. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, characterised in that wherein the spacing of the counterbearing element from the opening longitudinal axis is at least 1.0 millimeter less than half the internal diameter of the opening.

3. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the counterbearing element is formed in such a way that, on insertion of a screw into the opening, it can be moved away from the opening longitudinal axis.

4. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the counterbearing element is in the form of a cantilever arm, the free end of which is directed away from the supporting side of the crosspiece.

5. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the counterbearing element has a bearing region and an engagement region, the engagement region being bent at an angle relative to the bearing region.

6. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the counterbearing element is of plate-like construction and is mounted in a receptacle of the crosspiece.

7. The toggle fixing according to claim 5, wherein the bearing region has two bearing limbs which are separated from one another by a slot, the slot.

8. The toggle fixing according to claim 7, wherein the receptacle has two receiving openings for receiving the bearing limbs, the receiving openings being separated from one another by a reinforcing rib.

9. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the counterbearing element is made of metal and the crosspiece is made of plastics material.

10. The toggle fixing according to claim 1, wherein the opening has an internal thread which is implemented as a standard metric thread or as a UNC thread.

11. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 wherein the spacing of the counterbearing element from the opening longitudinal axis is at least 1.5 millimeters less than half the internal diameter of the opening.

12. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 wherein the spacing of the counterbearing element from the opening longitudinal axis is at least 2.0 millimeters less than half the internal diameter of the opening.

13. The toggle fixing according to claim 7, wherein the slot is U-shaped.