Plastic push-on nut
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorTsutomu Oshida
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Abstract
This invention relates to a one-piece molded nut made of plastic which is used to secure one member to another in cooperation with a stud. The nut includes a cylindrical portion having an inner space and an engagement piece extending across the open end of the cylindrical portion.
Claims20
A nut in the form of a plastic one-piece molding comprising a cylindrical portion having an inner space, at least one engagement piece extending at an open end of said space across said open end, and a female thread formed on the outer surface of said engagement piece to be meshed with a male thread of a stud, said engagement piece being engageable with an inner surface of said cylindrical portion upon being deflected by a complementary threaded stud.
A nut in the form of a plastic one-piece molding comprising a cylindrical portion having an inner space, at least one engagement piece extending at an open end of said space across said open end, said engagement piece including a stem having a reduced thickness portion, and a female thread formed on an outer surface of said engagement piece to be meshed with a male thread of the stud.
A nut in the form of a plastic one-piece molding comprising a cylindrical portion having an inner space and a flange extending from an outer periphery of said cylindrical portion, at least one engagement piece extending at an open end of said space across said open end, and a female thread formed on an outer surface of said engagement piece to be meshed with a male thread of a stud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.