Fastening device

A fastening device comprising:

• a housing;
• first and second claws, each of the first and second claws including a base portion disposed within the housing and a hook portion extending outwardly from an engagement face of the housing, the first and second claws each being slidably movable relative to the housing in a first axial direction;
• first and second buttons extending outward from the housing at opposite ends thereof and slidable relative thereto in the first axial direction, each of the first and second buttons engaging the base portion of one of the first and second claws;
• and
• a resilient member disposed within the housing, the resilient member biasing the base portions and the first and second buttons in a direction away from one another;
• wherein relative movement of the first and second buttons toward one another compresses the resilient member and moves the hook portions of the first and second claws away from one another in the first axial direction.

A quick fastening device for an upright rack of a data center, the quick fastening device comprising:

• a housing;
• first and second buttons extending outward from the housing at opposite ends thereof and slidable relative thereto in the first axial direction;
• a first claw including an elongated body, a first base portion formed at one end of the elongated body, and a first hook portion formed at the other end of the elongated body, the first claw being slidably disposed within the housing with the first base portion engaging the first push button and the first hook portion extending outwardly from an engagement face of the housing;
• a second claw identical to the first claw, the second claw including an elongated body, a second base portion formed at one end of the elongated body, and a second hook portion formed at the other end of the elongated body, the second claw being inverted relative to the first claw and slidably disposed within the housing with the second base portion engaging the second push button and the second hook portion extending outwardly from the engagement face of the housing;
• and
• a resilient member disposed within the housing, the resilient member biasing the first and second base portions and the first and second buttons away from one another in the first axial direction and biasing the first and second hook portions toward one another in the first axial direction;
• wherein relative movement of the first and second buttons toward one another compresses the resilient member and moves the first and second hook portions of the first and second claws away from one another in the first axial direction.