Cage nut assembly having stand-offs
US7156599B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B37/044
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cage nut assembly includes a nut and a cage wrapped therearound. The nut and/or the cage are provided with a number of stand-offs. The stand-offs reduce the amount of bearing surface interface between the cage and the nut thus reducing the possibility that the two parts will stick to each other after a bath is applied to the mating surface, and thus to the cage nut assembly, as the cage is welded to the mating surface. The stand-offs can be configured such that the cage nut assembly can move through the bath in a horizontal position, an upside down position, or a sideways position, substantially without the cage and nut sticking to one another.
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