Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hopper fed tee-nut having counterbore with nylon lock
- Patent Title (中): 料斗给具有尼龙锁的沉孔的T形螺母
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Application No.: US11523446Application Date: 2006-09-19
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Publication No.: US07674081B2Publication Date: 2010-03-09
- Inventor: Stephen Selle
- Applicant: Stephen Selle
- Applicant Address: US OH Painesville
- Assignee: Stafast Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Stafast Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Painesville
- Agency: Woodling, Krost and Rust
- Main IPC: F16B37/04
- IPC: F16B37/04 ; F16B39/34

Abstract:
A tee-nut fastener which includes a nylon locking ring located distally from the entrance to a passageway ensures proper fastening upon coupling with a threaded stud. The tee-nut is used use in combination with a track for efficient delivery. The track comprises an upper guide spaced apart relatively farther than a lower guide. The process for making the tee nut uses a cold heading process. The tee-nut includes a flange having an upper portion and a lower portion. A shank extends perpendicularly from the upper portion and a head extends oppositely from the shank and perpendicularly from the lower portion. The flange includes at least two teeth extending in the direction of the shank and a passageway through the shank, flange and head. The passageway includes a bore countersunk at both ends thereof, a cavity, and threads therein. A locking ring resides in the cavity and is relatively thin compared to the length of the teeth to ensure that the tee-nut is not extricated from a substrate in which the prongs or teeth are embedded upon coupling with a threaded stud.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080069660A1 Hopper fed tee-nut having counterbore with nylon lock Public/Granted day:2008-03-20
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