Patent · US Active

Nut

US9303678B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

14References

11Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NEWFREY LLC · US

Inventors

Pierre-Yves Ducornait · Gießen, DE
Michael Schmidt · Franklin, US
Frank Rosemann · Kandern, DE
Nicolas Patricot · Châteaufort, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 4, 2013
Grant date	Apr 5, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49948
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A nut for fastening a first workpiece defining a through recess to a second workpiece including a bolt projecting in an axial direction through the recess, and the nut comprises an axially extending shank and flange at a first end of the shank, and the nut defines a bore extending axially through the flange and into the shank and further defines an opening to the bore proximate to the first end of the shank, and the nut further includes an elastic holding section radially outward of the opening, and the nut partially defines a depression radially outward of the holding section, so that the holding section can flex radially outward into the depression when the nut is jammed onto the bolt.

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