IP Library Granted Patent US 8,413,939
Granted Patent B2
US 8,413,939 · App. 12/669,379 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Fastening element for a threaded bolt

Inventors: Dieter Ramsauer (Schweim, DE); Armin Gorontzi (Herdecke, DE); Peter Hoeschler (Velbert, DE)
Assignee: DIRAK Dieter Ramsauer Konstruktionselemente GmbH
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Patent No.
US 8,413,939
App. No.
12/669,379
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The description concerns a fastening element for a bolt provided with a thread, in particular a stud bolt, comprising a block which is made of plastic, provided with a threaded bore hole and can be screwed onto the bolt. The fastening element is characterized in that the threaded bore hole is open laterally by means of an axial slot in such a way that the block can also be fitted on the threaded bolt laterally.

Claims (46)

1. A bar guide for a ribbon bar of a bar lock, the bar guide being provided for guiding the bar upright with respect to a fastening plane, the bar guide comprising:

a block having a threaded bore hole that can be screwed onto a stud bolt, whereby the threaded bore hole is opened laterally by an axial slot in such a way that the block can also be fitted laterally onto the stud bolt; and

projections arranged for extending parallel to the fastening plane, one projection of the projections extending from one side of the block at the upper edge remote from the fastening plane and another projection of the projections extending from the lower edge close to the fastening plane for engaging the ribbon bar;

wherein the projection arranged at the lower edge has two springing wings which extend diagonally upward in direction of the longitudinal axis of the ribbon bar, each of the springing wings having a notch which engages a narrow edge of the ribbon bar.

2. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the lateral opening is constructed in such a way that the block locks on the bolt after being fitted laterally in the threaded bore hole.

3. The bar guide according to claim 2 ;

wherein the locking device is formed by a narrowing of the lateral slot.

4. The bar guide according to claim 2 ;

wherein the locking device is formed by noses which are arranged at an upper end and/or lower end of the threaded bore hole.

5. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the opposite surfaces of the slot continue the threaded grooves of the bore hole.

6. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the threaded bore hole is a blind bore hole, and the open end has a threadless, back-springing area from which spring legs can spring inward; and

wherein the spring legs back off behind the threads of the threaded bore hole when the end of a bolt is inserted laterally and spring back when the end position of the insertion path of the end of the bolt in the threaded bore hole is reached in such a way that the bolt is secured in the end position.

7. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the threaded bore hole is a through-bore hole.

8. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the block has a foot-like enlargement at the bottom end which forms a U-shaped supporting surface for supporting the block on a wall around the stud bolt with recesses for receiving any weld residues or rivet projections.

9. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the block has self-locking spring devices as locking means.

10. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the block is formed of thin walls and intermediate walls in order to economize on material.

11. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein each notch is arranged at the inner end of its respective wing facing the block.

12. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the inner side of each notch is formed by the block wall from which the projection emerges.

13. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the block is made of flexible material such as plastic; and

wherein the wings of the projection are injection molded integral with the block.

14. The bar guide according to claim 13 ;

wherein the projection has a support made of spring metal which increases the springing force and wear resistance.

15. The bar guide according to claim 13 ;

wherein the projection with the wings is made of spring metal and is anchored in the block.

16. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the block is made of a non-flexible material such as metal.

17. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the lateral slot can be closed by a plastic strip, the plastic strip being articulated at the fastening element by a film hinge; and

wherein, when the lateral slot is closed by the plastic strip, the bolt is held in the threaded bore hole by the strip.

18. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the bar guide is provided for a round bar and/or for a ribbon bar of a bar lock;

wherein, when the fitting is a bar guide for a ribbon bar, the ribbon bar is guided horizontally with respect to the fastening plane;

wherein the round bar and/or ribbon bar is insertable axially through the bar guide; and

wherein the round bar and/or ribbon bar extends lateral to the threaded bore hole or above the threaded bore hole.

19. The bar guide according to claim 1 ;

wherein the lateral slot is formed by a threaded part which is designed such that it can be folded away by means of film hinge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2010
From: RAMSAUER, DIETER; GORONTZI, ARMIN; HOESCHLER, PETER
To: DIRAK DIETER RAMSAUER KONSTRUKTIONSELEMENTE GMBH
Reel/Frame 023856/0615 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 20 2007 009 997 U · Jul 18, 2007 · national
DE 20 2007 013 934 U · Oct 5, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100143066A1 · Jun 10, 2010