# US 7,607,632 B2 · Device for fixing a fastening ring to a support member and support including it > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,607,632 B2 - Document ID: US7607632B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/371,047 - Filed: 2006-03-09 - Published: 2006-09-21 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2005-03-16 - Assignees: ITW de France - Inventors: Emile Droche; Jean-Pierre Lesecq - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7607632B2 ## CPC - F16B 37/067: {the material of the nut being deformed by a threaded member generating axial movement of the threaded part of the nut, e.g. blind rivet type} - 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 The fixing device includes a base including elements for pivotal mounting of the ring; a foot carried by the base, including a first pair of lugs extending from the base, a crossmember disposed between the lugs, and a second pair of lugs connected to the base; and a rod adapted to enter a bore provided through the base; each of the lugs having a shoulder over the whole of the width of the lug, the shoulder forming a transition between a first section of the lug and a thinner second portion. The support includes the above device and a ring retained in the pivotal mounting elements. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for fixing a fastening ring to a support member, comprising: a base configured to bear on a surface bordering at least one opening of predetermined shape in said support member, said base including a pivotal mounting element for a ring; at least one foot carried by said base, said foot adapted to be inserted in an axial direction into the at least one opening in said support member said foot including: a first pair of mutually opposed lugs extending from said base, a crossmember disposed between the lugs of said pair, and a second pair of mutually opposed lugs each connected exclusively to the base and separated by a slot, wherein said crossmember that faces the lugs of said second pair includes a wedge pointing toward said slot, wherein the lugs of said first pair are configured to bend when said crossmember is driven toward the base, and wherein the lugs of said second pair are configured to flex outward when the wedge of said crossmember is pushed into said slot; and at least one rod, said rod configured to enter a bore formed through said base and between said lugs of said second pair of said foot and engage with said crossmember, to drive it toward the base; and each of said lugs of said first pair including a first section on the side of said base whose height in said axial direction corresponds to that of said support member and a thinner second section away from said base, each of said lugs of said first pair having, internally, a shoulder transverse to said axial direction and uniform over the whole of the width of said lug, said shoulder forming a transition between said first section and said second section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein said base includes, on the outside of said lugs of said first pair, a bearing surface projecting on either side of those lugs. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein each lug of said first pair is rooted on a boss of said base, each featuring said bearing surface, said base featuring a second bearing surface projecting from said bosses. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein said crossmember is of plastics material and includes a body from which said wedge extends, a housing being formed in said body, said rod is of metal and threaded and said device further includes, inserted in said housing, a metal nut with which said rod is engaged. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein said pivotal mounting element of said ring include two notches, each of said notches being adapted to receive a respective end arm of said ring. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein each notch has an arched profile. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein said notches are open on the side of said bearing surface and each notch is on a respective opposite edge of said base. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein said foot is disposed at the center of said base and the two notches are disposed on either side of said bore. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein it features in addition to said bore and said foot forming a first bore/foot assembly, a second bore/foot assembly, each disposed at one end of said base. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device according to claim 9, wherein it further includes a metal blade having at each of its ends an orifice for the passage of said rod of a respective foot, said blade being engaged between said base and the head of each of said rods. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein said base being generally rectangular, said pivotal mounting element include at least one notch adapted to accommodate a portion of said ring situated between said bores and oriented in the widthwise direction of said base. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device according to claim 11, wherein said pivotal mounting element are open on the side of said bearing surface and on each of two opposite edges of said base. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The device according to claim 11, wherein it further includes a metal blade having at each of its ends an orifice for the passage of said rod of a respective foot, said blade being engaged between said base and the head of each of said rods, and in that said pivotal mounting element comprise a notch open onto the edges of said base and onto the side of said base opposite said bearing surface, said notch being adapted to accommodate a portion of said ring, said portion being engaged between said notch and said blade. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein each of said lugs of said first pair including a first bending area at the level of said shoulder, a second bending area at the level of said crossmember, and a third bending area half way between said first bending area and said second bending area, each of said lugs of said first pair includes, internally, a rib between said first bending area and said third bending area and a rib between said second bending area and said third bending area, said ribs being adapted to come into contact with each other when said lugs are bent. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening ring in the form of a stirrup retained in the pivotal mounting element.