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US 11,592,052 B2Granted
Fastener assembly with pivoting nut
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorMark O. Lepper
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Abstract
An example pivot nut assembly includes a pivot body and a nut. The nut is pivotably engaged in the pivot body.
Claims14
A pivot nut assembly, comprising:
- a pivot body including a guide lip;
- and
- a nut pivotably engaged in the pivot body,
- wherein the nut is rotatably engaged in the pivot body,
- wherein the pivot body has a first shoulder,
- the nut has a second shoulder,
- wherein the guide lip is configured to retain the nut to the pivot body, and
- the second shoulder selectively engages the first shoulder to retain the nut in a first position relative to the pivot body.
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A fastener nut assembly, comprising:
- a bolt including a threaded portion;
- a pivot nut assembly having a pivot body having at least one nest surface shaped as a flat ramp and a nut having a semi-spherical portion;
- and
- wherein the pivot nut assembly is threadably engaged with the threaded portion in an insertion-ready orientation, the pivot nut assembly being moveable between the insertion-ready orientation and a torque-ready orientation,
- the at least one nest surface engages with the nut in the insertion-ready orientation, and
- wherein the nut is rotatably engaged in the pivot body.
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A vehicle part, comprising:
- a first component;
- a threaded portion connected to the first component;
- a second component with an opening configured to be secured to the first component and
- a pivot nut assembly having a pivot body having a semi-spherical surface and a nut;
- wherein the pivot nut assembly is threadably engaged with the threaded portion in an insertion-ready orientation, and the pivot body is deployable between the insertion-ready orientation and a torque-ready orientation,
- wherein when the pivot nut assembly is in the insertion-ready orientation the pivot body and the threaded portion can pass freely through the opening, and
- wherein the nut is rotatably engaged in the semi-spherical surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.