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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A fastening apparatus for connecting components of different thicknesses includes a base element for insertion into a contoured passage opening of a component, having a first fastening portion in which at least one bayonet-like fastening device is configured for retentive abutment on contour elements of a first component surface of the component, and a rotary element arranged on the base element, having a second fastening portion, in which at least one abutting device for retentive abutment on a second component surface of a component is configured. The base element and the rotary element are rotatably and axially slidably coupled to one another by a threaded axial displacement device.