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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Jens Albach, Hungen, DE;
Lothar Schliessner, Linden, DE;
Inventors:
Jens Albach, Hungen, DE;
Lothar Schliessner, Linden, DE;
Assignee:
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plastic nut has raised regions forming retaining elements for retaining the nut in a socket of a tool. The retaining elements are formed at corners or faces of a polygonal tool engagement region. Tapered rib retaining elements may be formed at alternate corners, or wedge retaining elements may be formed at alternate faces.