Nut fastener and a fastening system therefor
AssigneeTurbo Scaffolding Pty Ltd
InventorsRavi Gangaram Bale, Michael Paul Padovan
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Abstract
A nut adapted to disengage with a threaded bolt, the nut comprising a base portion integrally formed to a top portion. The nut includes a bore positioned along a central axis through the base portion and the top portion, wherein the top portion is tapered between circumference of the base portion and the bore of the top portion. The tapering is at an angle between 0° to 45° relative to the diameter of the base portion; the base portion comprises at least two cavities, wherein the at least two cavities extend vertically into the base portion.
Claims20
A nut adapted to disengage with a threaded bolt, the nut comprising:
- a base portion integrally formed to a top portion, wherein the base portion comprises a cylindrical flange extending from a bottom surface of the nut to the top portion, wherein a diameter of the cylindrical flange is greater than a diameter of the top portion, wherein the nut includes a bore positioned along a central axis through the base portion and the top portion, wherein the top portion extends from the base portion to a top surface of the nut, wherein the top portion comprises an external tapered cylindrical surface that is externally tapered between an end of the base portion and a top surface of the nut, wherein the external tapered cylindrical surface is at an angle between 0° to 45° relative to a diameter of the base portion;
- the external tapered surface comprising at least two cavities, wherein the at least two cavities extend vertically into the base portion;
- wherein in use, a nut removing device respectively mates with the at least two cavities.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.