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US 5,066,180 AGranted
Easy access nutplate
OwnerCharles F. Lang, Henry E. Konopkainventors
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Abstract
A nutplate assembly (10), for attaching to a structure (11), is comprised of a nut element (14), an insert (16), a snap ring (18), and a cover plate (20). Installation of the assembly (10) does not deform the attaching structure (11) and the insert (16) can be replaced by accessing only one side of the structure (11).
Claims3
A nutplate assembly, comprising:
- a nut element, comprising a shank having external threads and a coaxially attached, rectangularly shaped head having a larger diameter than said shank;
- a retaining base, adapted to accept a portion of said nut element and to limit rotation of said nut element;
- an insert, adapted to be positioned within said nut element, having an internally threaded portion and having an externally threaded portion for mating with threads of said shank;
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- a lip on said nut element for attaching a snap ring to retain said insert axially within said nut element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.