Caged nut
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorXavier Ros Blanco
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Abstract
A CAGED NUT, of the type formed by the composition of a container housing and a nut accommodated therein, wherein said nut is formed by a planar base from which emerges a threaded cylinder linked to said base by means of a connection vault; said housing or cage being formed by a stamped clip that clasps said nut between flexed lateral arms and folds at the ends of said clip; tabs for engaging with the panel where said assembly is to be fastened emerging from said end folds.
Claims6
A CAGED NUT, of the type formed by the composition of a container housing and a nut accommodated therein, wherein it comprises said nut formed by a planar base from which emerges a threaded cylinder linked to said base by means of a connection vault;
- said housing or cage being formed by a stamped clip that clasps said nut between flexed lateral arms and folds at the ends of said clip;
- tabs for engaging with the panel where said assembly is to be fastened emerging from said end folds.
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