# US 2019/0170180 A1 · Connector with simplified and reliable mounting > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170180 A1 - Document ID: US20190170180A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/208,744 - Filed: 2018-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Assignees: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Applicants: Illinois Tool Works Inc. - Inventors: Albert SBONGK; Christoph LEIDIG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170180A1 ## CPC - F16B 37/042: {locking by rotation} - F16B 37/044: {Nut cages} - F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D) ## Abstract Connector, wherein the connector is configured for connecting a first component to a second component, wherein the components each have an opening with cross sections different from a circular cross section, wherein the connector has a cage part which has a radial flange at one end and which has a stem portion with a cross section different from a circular cross section, said stem portion being insertable into the opening of the second component such that the flange is positioned against the front side of the second component, wherein the connector has a nut part which is at least partially accommodated by the cage part and that is rotatable, has an axial opening and has opposite wing portions. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A connector, wherein the connector is configured for connecting a first component to a second component, wherein the first component and the second component each have an opening with a respective cross section different from a circular cross section, wherein the connector has a cage part which has a radial flange at one end and which has a stem portion with a cross section different from a circular cross section, said stem portion being insertable into the opening of the second component such that the flange is positioned against the front side of the second component, wherein the connector has a nut part which is at least partially accommodated by the cage part and that: is rotatable from a first rotational position in the cage part into a second rotational position, has an axial opening for receiving a fastening screw, has opposite wing portions on the outer side, which wing portions are configured, after rotation of the nut part from the first into the second rotational position on account of the rotation of the fastening screw in the nut part, to be pulled against a rear side of the second component when a head of the fastening screw is placed against the first component and pushes the latter against the flange of the cage part, wherein in the first rotational position, the wing portions lie radially within the outer contour of the cage part and, in the second rotational position, project radially beyond the outer contour of the cage part while lying against a stop of the cage part, wherein the nut part has a cylindrical portion with an outer diameter at an axial end, and in that the cage part has a transverse surface in the region of the stem portion, wherein the transverse surface has a circular opening with an inner diameter which is larger than the outer diameter, wherein, at least in the first rotational position, the nut part is arranged or can be arranged in the cage part in such a manner that the cylindrical portion projects into or through the circular opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cage part has at least one first guide region with a surface region which is oblique in relation to the tangential direction, and the nut part has at least one radial projection, the axial end surface of which has a second guide region with a surface region which is oblique in relation to the tangential direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein the surface region of the second guide region is correspondingly beveled over a tangential angular region of at least 10°. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cage part and the nut part are latchable to each other in the first rotational position such that rotation of the nut part into the second rotational position is possible only after a certain threshold value torque has been overcome. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein one out of the cage part and nut part has a radial latching projection which is configured to latch behind a radial projection of the other in each case out of the cage part and the nut part when the nut part is in the first rotational position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the nut part has the latching projection, and the latching projection is arranged in or adjacent to the cylindrical portion, and therefore the latching projection is configured to latch behind the inner edge of the circular opening in the first rotational position. ### Claim 7 A connector configured for connecting a first component to a second component, wherein the first component and the second component each have an opening with a respective cross section different from a circular cross section, wherein the connector comprises: a cage part including a radial flange at one end and a stem portion with a cross section different from a circular cross section, said stem portion being insertable into the opening of the second component such that the flange is positioned against a front side of the second component, wherein the connector further includes a nut part at least partially accommodated by the cage part, wherein the nut part is rotatable from a first rotational position in the cage part into a second rotational position, wherein the nut part includes an axial opening for receiving a fastening screw, wherein the nut part includes an outer side with opposite wing portions wherein the wing portions are configured, after rotation of the nut part from the first rotational position into the second rotational position on account of the rotation of the fastening screw in the nut part, to be pulled against a rear side of the second component when a head of the fastening screw is placed against the first component and pushes the first component against the flange of the cage part, wherein, in the first rotational position, the wing portions lie radially within an outer contour of the cage part and, in the second rotational position, the wing portions project radially beyond the outer contour of the cage part while lying against a stop of the cage part, wherein the nut part has a cylindrical portion with an outer diameter at an axial end, and wherein the cage part has a transverse surface in a region of the stem portion, wherein the transverse surface has a circular opening with an inner diameter that is larger than the outer diameter, wherein, at least in the first rotational position, the nut part is arranged or can be arranged in the cage part such that the cylindrical portion projects into or through the circular opening.