Fastener for variously sized studs
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorZdravko Kovac
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Abstract
The disclosed fastener includes a body having a cavity therein and a wall at least partially surrounding said cavity. The fastener additionally includes a finger having a first member extending from the wall. The first member is attached to a second member having at least one engagement mechanism on its distal end adapted to cooperate with a second engagement mechanism on the stud to retain the fastener on the stud. The first member extends outwardly from the wall and the second member extends inwardly into the cavity. A plurality of fingers each include a lower surface angled upwardly toward the center of the cavity such that a stud contacting the lower surface will be moved toward the center of the cavity.
Claims19
A fastener useful for attachment to a variety of studs comprising:
- a body having a cavity therein and a wall at least partially surrounding said cavity;
- a finger having a first member extending outwardly from the wall, the first member attached to a second member extending inwardly into said cavity, the second member having a first engagement mechanism adapted to cooperate with a second engagement mechanism of said stud to retain the fastener on the stud.
A fastener useful for attachment to a variety of different studs comprising:
- a body having a cavity therein adapted to accommodate the variety of studs and a wall at least partially surrounding said cavity;
- a finger extending from said wall and having a distal end with a first engagement mechanism adapted to cooperate with a second engagement mechanism of said stud to retain the fastener on said stud, the finger having a first member extending at a first angle from said wall and a second member extending from the first member at a second angle thereto such that a force is exerted on said stud member to engage said cooperating engagement mechanisms, regardless of which of the variety of threaded studs is inserted into the cavity.
A fastener useful for attachment to a variety of threaded studs comprising:
- a body having a cavity therein adapted to accommodate the variety of threaded studs;
- at least two fingers extending from the body having a distal end adapted to cooperate with the threads of the stud to retain the fastener on a stud member, each of the fingers having a lower surface angled upwardly toward the center of the cavity such that a stud contacting the lower surface will be moved toward the center of the cavity.
A fastener useful for attachment to a variety of threaded studs comprising:
- a body having a cavity therein adapted to accommodate the variety of threaded studs;
- a finger extending from the body and having an elongated engagement member on its distal end adapted to cooperate with threads to retain the fastener on a stud member, the elongated engagement member extending at least 20 percent of the dimension of the cavity in the direction along the engagement member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.