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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Clinton Pitt, Portland, TN (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A sheet metal nut includes a base having a flat planar surface. The sheet metal nut also has a sleeve that extends below the base and includes an inner surface. The sheet metal nut further includes at least two front flanges and at least one rear flange. The at least two front flanges are positioned on an edge of the base and extend to a position directly above the flat planar surface of the base. The at least one rear flange extends away from a rear surface of the base. The sheet metal nut is configured to securely fasten to a bottom side of a component through a single aperture when the bottom side of the component is restricted or inaccessible.