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US 6,629,810 B1Granted
Protecting cap
OwnerSebastian Heintges, Lothar Schmitzinventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a protecting cap for the head of a screw that is screwed into a constructional part. A body (2:7) is arranged between the protecting cap (1) and the screw head (3) and produces a positive and a non-positive fit therebetween. The protecting cap protects the screw head from mechanical damage, soiling or corrosion.
Claims8
A protecting cap for the head of a screw that is screwed into a constructional part comprising:
- a protecting cap that fits over the head of the screw, wherein the protecting cap has a smooth inner lateral surface;
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- a body, wherein the body is arranged between the protecting cap and the screw head to produce a positive or non-positive fit between the protecting cap and the screw head, and wherein the body is in the form of a tubular ring that covers the entire inner lateral surface of the protecting cap and consisting of an elastic material which is arranged between the lateral surface of the screw head and the inner lateral surface of the protecting cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.