An anchor assembly (1) that has two hooks (2, 3) pivotably connected by a rotary shaft (4). A distal end of each hook has a tooth (21, 31) and the other end, a slot (22, 32). The assembly has an insertion configuration (P1) where hooks (2, 3) are superposed, and a securing configuration (P2) where teeth (21, 31) are separated whereby hooks (2, 3) project to remain retained in an inner support surface (51).

An airfoil includes a body that has rib nodes that each define a node cavity therein. A cover panel is carried on the body over the rib nodes. The cover panel includes tabs that project into the node cavities. Plugs are disposed in the node cavities and pinch the tabs against the node cavities to lock the cover panel on the body.

A snap connector for rapid mounting of fittings in a rectangular hole in a thin wall. The snap connector comprises a head part to be arranged on an outer side of the thin wall. A body part penetrates the hole when mounted. Separate retaining elements protrude from said body part, and the free end of the retaining elements is provided with a first oblique face for trap-like holding and a second oblique face for play-free supporting of the body part on or against the rim or edge of the hole in the other, inner side of the thin wall. The retaining element is a slide that is guided by walls of a channel of substantially rectangular cross-section which is formed by the body part and has opposite walls. The walls have reinforcing ribs, transverse to the channel axis, on the outer wall face facing away from the channel.

A screw-in back bolt comprises a back bolt sleeve and a limit screw. A front end of the back bolt sleeve is an expandable portion that can be expanded by the limit screw. The limit screw (3) can be screwed in from a rear end of the anchor bolt sleeve until the limit screw is secured in place. The expandable portion of the back bolt sleeve (2) is provided with one or more conical surfaces. A method for installing a panel based on the screw-in back bolt comprises: drilling an back bolt hole in a back of the panel; injecting an adhesive into the back bolt hole; placing the back bolt sleeve into the back bolt hole; and screwing the limit screw into the back bolt sleeve to expand the anchor bolt sleeve. A curtain wall comprises the panel and the screw-in anchor bolt.

The invention relates to a scissor-type securing element (1) comprising two hooks (2, 3) pivotably connected together by a rotary shaft (4), a distal part being defined in each hook (2, 3) on one side of the shaft (4) and a proximal part being defined on the other side of the shaft (4), each distal part being provided with a tooth (21, 31) and each proximal part being provided with a penetrating slot (22, 32). According to the invention, the securing element has an insertion configuration (P1) in which the hooks (2, 3) are superposed, and a securing configuration (P2) in which the teeth (21, 31) are in a more separated position and the hooks (2, 3) project so as to remain retained in an inner support surface (51) of a case (5). The securing element (1) comprises a shackle (6) provided with: a ring (61) for supporting the load, two ring ends (62, 63) and a key (64) supported by the two ends (62, 63) and inserted into the slots (22, 32), the ends (41, 42) of the shaft (4) projecting laterally and the ring ends (62, 63) being provided with a housing (65) having a form complementary to the ends (41, 42) of the shaft (4), such that in the insertion configuration, each end (41, 42) of the shaft (4) is inserted into a housing (65).

An undercut anchor 2; 30, which facilitates the formation of a corresponding undercut in a blind hole for receiving the undercut anchor 2; 30, is formed to independently cut or form this undercut by rotating and spreading the undercut anchor 2; 30. Furthermore, a setting tool for forming this undercut at the bottom of the blind hole in the joining partner is proposed. Finally, a method of forming an undercut at the bottom of a blind hole using the setting tool is disclosed.

An airfoil includes a metal body that has holes, a cover panel carried on the metal body, and push fasteners that extend through the cover panel and into the holes to lock the cover panel on the metal body. Each of the push fasteners includes flexible barbs that engage sides of the holes to resist retraction of the fasteners from the holes. The heads of the push fastener are embedded in recesses in the cover panel.

A cutting tool for undercutting a bore in a component includes a shaft portion and at least one tangentially and axially cutting portion. The shaft portion extends in an axial direction relative to the component and has a maximum shaft radius. The cutting portion projects radially with respect to the shaft portion further than the maximum shaft radius. Each cutting portion includes a tangentially arranged lateral cutting edge configured to form a tangentially extending groove in the component. At least one cutting portion has a front cutting edge arranged axially at a front end thereof and configured to form an axially extending groove in the component.

A pull-out pin is adapted to couple first and second objects to each other. The pull-out pin is adapted to be removably and tightly inserted through a pin hole of the first object and into a pin hole of the second object. The pull-out pin includes spaced-apart first and second end surfaces, and an outer surrounding surface connected between the first and the second surfaces and surrounding a central axis. The outer surrounding surface has a recessed surface portion defining a vent groove extending from the first end surface in a direction toward the second end surface, and a helical groove extending helically about the central axis from the first end surface toward the second end surface, and intersecting the vent groove.

A fastener adapted to be mounted through an aperture of a wall has an inner stud, a spiral structure, and an outer fastener. The inner stud is sized to fit through the aperture of the wall and hold the spiral structure. The outer fastener engages the inner stud to compress the spiral structure into a washer-like structure, which supports the fastener on the wall.