Tilt action fastener

A fastening system comprising:

• a threaded shaft having a head arranged to be fastened to an object having a contact surface;
• a nut with a threaded aperture adapted to engage the threaded shaft;
• a bottom surface of the nut adapted to be screwed down against the contact surface;
• the bottom surface of the nut not being perpendicular to the axis of the threaded aperture;
• and
• the fastening system further comprising at least one tilting means associated with the nut for levering the bottom surface of the nut away from the contact surface, creating tension in the threaded shaft from the head of the threaded shaft to the nut;
• wherein the tilting means comprises at least one ball bearing contained within a groove on the bottom surface of the nut, and wherein the groove is deeper at one end than at another end.

A fastening system comprising:

• a threaded shaft having a head arranged to be fastened against a contact surface;
• a nut with a threaded aperture adapted to engage the threaded shaft;
• a bottom surface of the nut adapted to be screwed down against a top surface of a washer;
• a the top surface of the washer not being perpendicular to the axis of the threaded aperture when a bottom surface of the washer is positioned perpendicular to the axis of the threaded aperture;
• and
• at least one tilting means associated with the nut for levering the nut against the washer, tensioning the threaded shaft from the head of the threaded shaft to the nut.

A fastening system comprising:

• a threaded shaft having a head arranged to be fastened against a contact surface;
• a nut with a threaded aperture adapted to engage the threaded shaft;
• a bottom surface of the nut adapted to be screwed down against a top surface of a washer;
• the top surface of the washer not being perpendicular to the axis of the threaded aperture when a bottom surface of the washer is positioned perpendicular to the axis of the threaded aperture;
• at least one tilting means associated with the nut for levering the nut against the washer, tensioning the threaded shaft from the head of the threaded shaft to the nut;
• wherein the tilting means comprises at least one ball bearing contained within a groove on the bottom surface of the nut, and wherein the groove is deeper at one end than at another end.

A method for fastening a threaded shaft to a contact surface comprising the steps of:

• screwing down a nut with a threaded aperture and a bottom surface not parallel to the contact surface on the threaded shaft until the nut and the contact surface make contact along a line;
• and
• stretching the threaded shaft along its axis by levering the end of the nut not in contact with the contact surface away from the contact surface;
• wherein stretching the threaded shaft along its axis is accomplished by moving a ball bearing located in a groove on the bottom surface of said nut from a deeper end of said groove to another end of said groove.