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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;
Zsolt Wilke, Bad Mergentheim, DE;
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a connecting element, a retaining element and a locking and/or blocking element. The locking and/or blocking element includes a land region extending in the insertion direction, including two opposing finger and/or wing elements that are radially projecting from the land region. A base body of the retaining element includes a passage extending in the longitudinal direction of the base body, wherein the land region is receivable with the finger or wing elements projecting from the land region. The passage includes a first guide system formed to guide the finger or wing elements upon insertion of the land region into the passage or into the recess of the base body, and a second guide system which is formed to guide the finger or wing elements when the land region is guided out of the passage or out of the recess of the base body.