Fixing and/or assembling device

Abstract

The invention concerns a fixing and/or assembling device comprising two elements (A, B) having respectively teeth ( 2 ) and orifices ( 5 ) designed to receive the teeth when the two elements are assembled. The teeth ( 2 ) are made of elastically flexible material and are deformed in the orifices ( 5 ) when the two elements are assembled so as to ensure that the two elements (A, B) are maintained together, said teeth recovering their shape when the two elements (A, B) are separated.

1 . Fixing and/or assembling device consisting of two elements (A, B) one with elongated teeth or stems ( 2 ,  2 ′,  52 ,  62 ) and the other with holes ( 5 ,  5 ′,  56 ,  66 ) that are intended for receiving these teeth when the two elements are assembled, the two elements being separable once they have been assembled, characterized by the fact that the teeth ( 2 ) are straight in the direction of their length and the holes ( 5 ) have a cross section that is identical to that of the teeth and are curved in the direction of their depth, or that the teeth ( 2 ′) are curved in the direction of their length and the holes ( 5 ′) have a cross section identical to that of the teeth and are straight in the direction of their depth, such that when the two elements are assembled, the teeth undergo an elastic bending deformation that allows them to be held fast by their forced assembly into the holes.  
     
     
         2 . Fixing and/or assembling device according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the teeth have a circular cross section.  
     
     
         3 . Fixing and/or assembling device according to  claim 1 , characterized by the fact that the teeth have a polygonal cross section.  
     
     
         4 . Fixing and/or assembling device according to one of the claims  1  through  3 , characterized by the fact that one of said elements contain several rows of teeth set on an elongated plate or a strip, and the other said element contains several rows of holes set into a plate.  
     
     
         5 . Fixing and/or assembling device according to one of the above claims, characterized by the fact that the teeth are longer than the depth of the holes.  
     
     
         6 . A fixing and/or assembling device according to one of the claims stated above, characterized by the fact that the teeth are shorter than the depth of the holes.  
     
     
         7 . A fixing and/or assembling device according to one of the claims stated above, characterized by the fact that the element containing the teeth has at least two surfaces with teeth, so that it can be assembled with at least two elements containing holes.  
     
     
         8 . A bracelet containing a device according to one of the claims stated above, characterized by the fact that the bracelet is of an open type, and that it has an element with teeth at one of its ends and an element with holes at the other end.  
     
     
         9 . A shoe containing a device according to one of the claims stated in number  1  above, characterized by the fact that it has an opening on the upper part of the top of the shoe with elements on one of its edges in the shape of a narrow tongue containing teeth, whereas the other side of the opening has an element in the shape of a plate containing holes intended for receiving these teeth.