Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Lucas Whaley Kroeger

Thomas Michael Chlystek

Albert James Dapoz

Luke Wallace

A sealing nut for securing a battery vent to a battery cover includes an upper body, a base, a fang extending from the base in a direction opposite the upper body, a flange extending from the base in the direction opposite the upper body, and a channel formed between the fang and the flange. The channel extends annularly around the base and is configured to receive a seal member.

Sealing nut for electric vehicles

An edge protector () is configured to secure onto an edge of a component. The edge protector includes a main shrouding body () that includes a first wall () connected to a second wall () by a connecting wall (). An open-ended passage () is defined between the first wall, the second wall, and the connecting wall. A first securing clamp () extends inwardly into the passage from the first wall. A second securing clamp () that opposes the first securing clamp extends inwardly into the passage from the second wall. The first securing clamp and the second securing clamp are configured to securely clamp onto a portion of the component. The edge protector may also include at least one cutout () formed in at least one of the first wall or the second wall.

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Fenton, MI, United States of America

Lucas Whaley Kroeger