Mounting hardware
AssigneeOz-Post International, LLC
InventorIan A. Hill
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Abstract
A hardware apparatus includes a washer/nut member and a cap. The washer/nut member includes a plurality of outer surfaces disposed in a hexagonal shape, an inner cylindrical surface disposed radially internal to the plurality of outer surfaces, an intermediate cylindrical surface disposed radially between the plurality of outer surfaces and the inner cylindrical surface, and an annular surface disposed radially between the inner cylindrical surface and the intermediate cylindrical surface. The cap is disposed within the intermediate cylindrical surface, and the inner cylindrical surface is configured to contact a shaft portion of a bolt and the annular surface is configured to contact a head portion of the bolt.
Claims8
An apparatus, comprising:
- a washer/nut member comprising:
- a plurality of outer surfaces disposed in a hexagonal shape;
- an inner cylindrical surface disposed radially internal to the plurality of outer surfaces;
- an intermediate cylindrical surface disposed radially between the plurality of outer surfaces and the inner cylindrical surface;
- and
- an annular surface disposed radially between the inner cylindrical surface and the intermediate cylindrical surface;
- and
- a cap disposed within the intermediate cylindrical surface;
- wherein the inner cylindrical surface is configured to surround a shaft portion of a screw that contacts the annular surface;
- and wherein the washer/nut member further comprises an upper annular surface and a flat surface of the cap is substantially flush with the upper annular surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.