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US 2008/0075558 A1Published application
Plastic nut with retaining elements to hold the nut in a socket of a tool
AssigneeNewfrey LLC
InventorsJens Albach, Lothar Schliessner
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Abstract
A plastic nut has raised regions forming retaining elements for retaining the nut in a socket of a tool. The retaining elements are formed at corners or faces of a polygonal tool engagement region. Tapered rib retaining elements may be formed at alternate corners, or wedge retaining elements may be formed at alternate faces.
Claims7
A plastic nut has a longitudinal central bore and a polygonal tool engagement region, with adjacent faces meeting at longitudinal edges,
- the tool engagement region has at least one outwardly projecting retaining element constructed to hold the nut in place in a socket of a tool when the nut is inserted in the socket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.