CPC F16G 11/048 (2013.01) [F16G 11/106 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A fastener comprising at least one through-going passageway and at least one pawl member, the pawl member projecting into the passageway and being hinged for rotation about an axis and comprising a spiral shaped contact face formed about the axis that is arranged to be exposed to the passageway,
the fastener further comprising a toggle fixed to the pawl member for assisting in rotating the pawl member about the axis, the toggle comprising a stem for connecting to the pawl member and an arm that is resiliently attached to the stem and comprises a teeth arrangement that is arranged in an un-flexed state of the arm to enter into meshing engagement with a corresponding teeth arrangement formed on the fastener in order to permit rotation of the pawl member in only one direction about the axis, wherein
the arm of the toggle being arranged to resiliently flex in order to be released from the meshing engagement in order to permit rotation of the pawl member in both clock-wise and counter clock-side directions about the axis.
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