Barrel nut

A method of securing two members, comprising:

• inserting a threaded member into a hole in one of the two members;
• inserting a nut, including a body, including a threaded cylindrical hole, for receiving a corresponding threaded member, an axis of the threaded cylindrical hole being substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of said body and a protrusion, integral with said body and grippable between a thumb and forefinger, extending from said body in a longitudinal direction, into a first hole in a second of the two members such that the protrusion remains substantially outside of the first hole;
• inserting the threaded member into a second hole substantially perpendicular to and intersecting with the first hole in the second of the two members;
• and
• tightening the threaded member to secure the two members.

A method of securing two members, comprising:

• inserting a threaded member into a hole in one of the two members;
• inserting a nut, including a body, including a threaded cylindrical hole, for receiving a corresponding threaded member, an axis of the threaded cylindrical hole being substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of said body and a protrusion, integral with said body and grippable between a thumb and forefinger, into a first hole in a second of the two members such that the protrusion remains substantially outside of the first hole;
• inserting the threaded member into a second hole substantially perpendicular to and intersecting with the first hole in the second of the two members;
• manipulating the protrusion to position the body of the nut so that the threaded cylindrical hole engages the threaded member;
• and
• tightening the threaded member to secure the two members.