Universal hardware nut
AssigneeNut Solutions, LLC
InventorWilliam Noah Dearing
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Abstract
A universal hardware nut that may be adaptable for use with various mating fasteners (e.g., bolts and screws). In one embodiment, the universal hardware nut comprises a nut body, wherein the nut body is manufactured from a pliable material; and one or more slots, wherein the one or more slots allow the nut body to accept fasteners of different sizes and shapes. In alternate embodiments, the universal hardware nut may comprise a sized hole instead of the one or more slots, or may comprise a combination of a sized hole and one or more slots.
Claims19
A fastening assembly comprising:
- a universal hardware nut comprising:
- a nut body, wherein the nut body is manufactured from a pliable material;
- and
- nonintersecting one or more slots located on a first face of the nut body and penetrating through the nut body to a second face of the nut body, wherein the one or more slots allow the nut body to accept fasteners of different types, diameters, or thread pitches;
- a fastener, wherein the fastener comprises a head and body;
- and
- materials;
- wherein the body of the fastener extends through the materials and the universal hardware nut, and further wherein the head of the fastener abuts a first side of the materials, and further wherein the universal hardware nut abuts a second side of the materials.
A fastening assembly comprising:
- a universal hardware nut comprising:
- a nut body, wherein the nut body is manufactured from a pliable material;
- and
- a sized hole located on a first face of the nut body and penetrating through the nut body to a second face of the nut body, wherein the sized hole allows the nut body to accept fasteners with a diameter between 3 mm and 5 mm of different types;
- or thread pitches;
- a bolt, wherein the bolt comprises a head, a body, and threads, and further wherein the bolt comprises a diameter between 3 mm and 5 mm;
- and
- materials;
- wherein the body of the bolt extends through the materials and the universal hardware nut, and further wherein the head of the bolt abuts a first side of the materials, and further wherein the universal hardware nut abuts a second side of the materials.
A fastening assembly comprising:
- a universal hardware nut comprising:
- a nut body, wherein the nut body is manufactured from a pliable material;
- a sized hole located on a first face of the nut body and penetrating through the nut body to a second face of the nut body;
- and
- one or more slots extending from the sized hole, wherein the sized hole in combination with the one or more slots allows the nut body to accept fasteners of different types, diameters, or thread pitches;
- a bolt, wherein the bolt comprises a head, a body, and threads;
- and
- materials;
- wherein the body of the bolt extends through the materials and the universal hardware nut, and further wherein the head of the bolt abuts a first side of the materials, and further wherein the universal hardware nut abuts a second side of the materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.