Sectional iron for articulated fitting, more particularly for a vehicle body structure

Claim 1

An assembly adapted for mounting in a vehicle body structure, comprising: a first member; a second member joined edgewise to said first member; said first member having a female fastening portion extending longitudinally along an edge thereof provided with a longitudinally extending cylindrical bore and a longitudinally extending slot defined by a pair of lips and being outwardly directed from said first member to provide edgewise access into said bore; said second member being provided with a male fastening portion extending longitudinally along an edge thereof and an outer cylindrical surface of substantially the same diameter as said bore, said outer cylindrical surface extending over a predetermined arc of a cylinder, being operable through a neck portion with shoulders, said neck portion and shoulders connecting said male member to said second member, said neck portion extending over a fraction of said arc; the width of said slot in said female fastening portion, the predetermined arc and the width of said neck portion, being so disposed whereby said male fastening portion is engageable with said female fastening portion, without deformation of either fastening portion when one of said lips of said slot is in contact against a shoulder of said neck portion whereby the respective cylindrical axes are substantially coincident, said members being rotatable about their common axis to enable engagement between the respective fastening portions with both lips of said slot positioned over respective parts of said outer cylindrical surface; and locking means for locking the fastening portions at a desired relative angular disposition of said member.