| CPC F16M 13/022 (2013.01) [F16B 2/065 (2013.01); G01C 9/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/041 (2013.01); F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 2200/022 (2013.01); F16M 2200/024 (2013.01); G01C 2009/066 (2013.01); G01C 15/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A fastener comprising:
a body part having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end in a longitudinal direction of the body part, and a main body section, extending between the first and second ends in the longitudinal direction of the body part;
a fixed member provided adjacent to the first end of the body part;
a movable member operable to move towards the fixed member to clamp a first object between the fixed member and the movable member;
a mount operable to secure a second object to the fastener, the mount including a first section operable to mount the second object and a second section, the mount operable to rotate and/or pivot relative to the body part to assume a predetermined orientation relative to the body part, the body part retractable from the mount;
a connector operable to secure the body part and the mount at the first end of the body part, the connector including a first connecting member extending from the second section of the mount to the body part in the longitudinal direction and a second connecting member attached to the second section of the mount and extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein the first connecting member is rotatably fitted in the second connecting member, and the second section of the mount is rotatably fitted to the second connecting member; and
a handle attached to the first connecting member at the second end of the body part, the handle operable to rotate the first connecting member for selectively moving the movable member towards and away from the fixed member,
wherein,
the first connecting member extends from the second section of the mount to the second end of the body part,
the first connecting member includes an external thread operable to engage with an internal thread of the movable member,
the fastener is adjustable between at least two operational states,
the at least two operational states include a first operational state and a second operational state,
the first operational state is when the body part and the mount are adjacent to each other and the predetermined orientation of the mount relative to the body part is fixed, or
the second operational state is when the body part is retracted from the mount so the body part and the mount are spaced apart from each other, and
the predetermined orientation of the mount relative to the body part is adjustable by rotating and/or pivoting the mount.
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