Toggle fixing and method of mounting a toggle fixing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10465729-B2
Application number	US-201515520630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 6, 2015
Priority date	Oct 24, 2014
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a toggle fixing for fixing an article to a thin-walled building component. The toggle fixing comprises a crosspiece and a strip. The crosspiece is elongated, with an opening for receiving a screw. The strip for holding and positioning the crosspiece is joined to the crosspiece and extends along a strip longitudinal axis (L 3 ). According to the invention, there is arranged on the strip an elongated grip element which projects from the strip at an angle with respect to the strip longitudinal axis (L 3 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A toggle fixing for fixing an article to a thin-walled building component, having a crosspiece which is elongated along a crosspiece longitudinal axis and has an opening for receiving a screw, the opening extending along an opening longitudinal axis which runs transversely with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis, and having at least one strip which is joined to the crosspiece at a connection site, extends along a strip longitudinal axis and serves for holding and positioning the crosspiece during mounting, the strip having a grip element integrally joined to the strip at its end remote from the connection site, wherein the grip element and the connection site are not longitudinally movable relative to the strip, wherein the grip element is elongated and projects from the strip at an angle with respect to the strip longitudinal axis, and wherein a distance between a free end of the grip element and the strip corresponds to at least a distance between the strip and a first end of the crosspiece which is a closest end in a direction of the crosspiece longitudinal axis.

2. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the grip element is arcuately curved.

3. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the grip element is formed as a cantilever and projects from the strip substantially in a straight line and at a right angle.

4. The toggle fixing according to claim 3 , wherein the strip longitudinal axis runs orthogonally with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis when the toggle fixing is in an installed state, and wherein the grip element is parallel to the crosspiece longitudinal axis when the strip longitudinal axis runs orthogonally with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis.

5. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein on the strip there is arranged a sleeve for securing the toggle fixing against the building component, having a feed-through opening for the strip, the cross-section of which opening is complementary to the cross-section of the grip element in such a way that the sleeve can be pushed over the grip element.

6. The toggle fixing according to claim 5 , wherein the feed-through opening is configured in such a way that it surrounds the strip.

7. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the distance between the free end of the grip element and the strip is at least half a length of the crosspiece.

8. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the grip element is arranged perpendicular relative to the strip.

9. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the strip is pivotably connected to the crosspiece.

10. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the strip is pivotably connected to the crosspiece by a pivot bearing.

11. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the grip element that is opposite the free end of the grip element is arcuately curved at an end of the strip.

12. The toggle fixing according to claim 1 , wherein the free end of the grip element and an end of the grip element that is opposite the free end of the grip element are aligned in a direction perpendicular relative to the strip.

13. A method of mounting a toggle fixing on a thin-walled building component, wherein the toggle fixing comprises a crosspiece and at least one strip, and the crosspiece is elongated along a crosspiece longitudinal axis and has an opening for receiving a screw, the opening extending along an opening longitudinal axis which runs transversely with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis, the strip which serves for holding and positioning the crosspiece during mounting, being joined to the crosspiece at a connection site, wherein the strip, at its end remote from the connection site, has an elongated grip element which is integrally joined to the strip, wherein the grip element and the connection site are not longitudinally movable relative to the strip, and wherein the grip element projects from the strip at an angle with respect to the strip longitudinal axis, wherein a distance between a free end of the grip element and the strip corresponds to at least a distance between the strip and a first end of the crosspiece which is a closest end in a direction of the crosspiece longitudinal axis, the method comprising the following steps:
a) drilling a hole in the thin-walled building component;
b) inserting the grip element into the drilled hole in such a way that the grip element engages behind the thin-walled building component and is located in a cavity behind the building component;
c) moving the strip in such a way that the grip element moves in the cavity and any obstructive geometry is probed with the grip element;
d) removing the strip and the grip element from the drilled hole; and
e) introducing the crosspiece into the cavity in such a way that the crosspiece engages behind the building component.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein in step c) the strip is moved in rotation about the strip longitudinal axis or an axis parallel to the strip longitudinal axis.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the strip is moved along the wall of the drilled hole.

16. A toggle fixing for fixing an article to a thin-walled building component, having a crosspiece which is elongated along a crosspiece longitudinal axis and has an opening for receiving a screw, the opening extending along an opening longitudinal axis which runs transversely with respect to the crosspiece longitudinal axis, and having at least one strip which is joined to the crosspiece, extends along a strip longitudinal axis and serves for holding and positioning the crosspiece during mounting, a grip element being arranged on the strip at its end remote from the crosspiece, wherein the grip element is elongated and projects from the strip at an angle with respect to the strip longitudinal axis, wherein a distance between a free end of the grip element and the strip corresponds to at least a distance between the strip and a first end of the crosspiece which is a closest end in a direction of the crosspiece longitudinal axis, wherein on the strip there is arranged a sleeve for securing the toggle fixing against the building component, having a feed-through opening for the strip, the cross-section of which opening is complementary to the cross-section of the grip element in such a way that the sleeve can be pushed over the grip element.

Assignees

• Fischerwerke Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Daly Aaron

Classifications

• F16B13/0808 Primary

  by a toggle-mechanism · CPC title