Member for holding an object in position on either side of an element provided with a bore
A holding member secures an object in position relative to an element having a bore. The object has a male part designed as a pointed rod, the free end of which is suitable for inserting in a reception housing provided in a female part of the holding member. The reception housing is provided, at its opening, with a conical member for guiding the male part into the reception housing. The holding member also includes a ring and seals inserted between the cylinder and a main body of the holding member.
1. A holding member for holding an object in position on an element provided with a bore, the holding member comprising:
a reception housing provided in a main cylindrical body of the holding member, the reception housing provided, at an opening of the reception housing, with a guiding means for a male part of the object, the male part designed as a pointed rod with a free end suitable for inserting into the reception housing; the guiding means formed of an inner conical part and an outer conical part nested coaxially one inside the other; said inner conical part has a cylinder that extends therefrom, the cylinder and said inner conical part constituting an inner part of the guiding means; and, the outer conical part extends from the main cylindrical body,
wherein said holding member further comprises a ring and seals inserted between the cylinder and said main cylindrical body of the holding member.
2. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the guiding means is configured as a cone of revolution.
3. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the guiding means is configured as a cone with a pyramidal shape having a square, rectangular, or polygonal base.
4. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the ring and the seals define the reception housing.
5. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the main body is provided with at least two gripping members.
6. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the guiding means is smooth or coated with an anti-adherent.
7. The holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the object is a decorative part with the male part being a pointed rod configured to extend through an omega-shaped structure, the omega-shaped structure hingedly connected to a lug extending from the decorative part, and the holding member configured to secure the pointed rod through the omega-shaped structure when the free end of the male part of the object is inserted into the holding member.