Low profile fastener assembly
AssigneeEngineered Components Company
InventorArne Henriksen, JR.
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Abstract
A fastener assembly including an internally threaded nut and an externally threaded screw for securing at least two materials together. The screw has an externally threaded shank and an enlarged head. The nut has a shank with a hole therein. The hole is internally threaded to threadingly receive the externally threaded shank of the screw. The nut has a diametrically enlarged head on an end of the shank opposite from an end with an opening of the hole. The enlarged head of the nut has a thickness not exceeding 0.10 inches. The underside of the enlarged head of the nut may have an annular recess formed therein surrounding the shank.
Claims20
A fastener assembly including an externally threaded screw and an internally threaded nut for use in securing at least two materials together, comprising:
- said screw having an externally threaded shank and an enlarged head,
- said nut having a shank with a blind hole therein, said blind hole being internally threaded to threadingly receive said externally threaded shank of said screw,
- said nut having a diametrically enlarged head on an end of said shank opposite from an end with an opening of said blind hole,
- said enlarged head of said nut having a thickness not exceeding 0.10 inches.
A fastener assembly including a first fastener member and a second fastener member for use in securing at least two materials together, comprising:
- said second fastener member having an externally threaded shank and an enlarged head,
- said first fastener member having a shank with a hole therein, said hole being internally threaded to threadingly receive said externally threaded shank of said second fastener member,
- said first fastener member having a diametrically enlarged head on an end of said shank opposite from an end with an opening of said hole,
- said enlarged head of said first fastener member having a thickness not exceeding 0.10 inches,
- an annular recess formed in a lower surface of the enlarged head surrounding the shank of the first fastener member.
A fastener assembly including a T-nut and a screw for use in securing at least two materials together, comprising:
- said screw having an externally threaded shank and an enlarged head,
- said T-nut having a shank with a hole therein, said hole being internally threaded to threadingly receive said externally threaded shank of said screw,
- said T-nut having a diametrically enlarged head on an end of said shank opposite from an end with an opening of said hole,
- said enlarged head of said T-nut having a thickness not exceeding 0.10 inches,
- an annular recess formed in a lower surface of the enlarged head surrounding the shank of the T-nut, such that an outer annular lip is formed at a periphery of an underside of the head,
- a seal member in the form of an O-ring located on an underside of the enlarged head of the T-nut,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.