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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
Newfrey Llc, Newark, DE (US);
Pierre-Yves Ducornait, Giessen, DE;
Michael-Udo Schmidt, Giessen, DE;
Frank Rosemann, Giessen, DE;
Nicolas Patricot, Chateaufort, FR;
NEWFREY LLC, New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A nut for fastening a first workpiece defining a through recess to a second workpiece including a bolt projecting in an axial direction through the recess, and the nut comprises an axially extending shank and flange at a first end of the shank, and the nut defines a bore extending axially through the flange and into the shank and further defines an opening to the bore proximate to the first end of the shank, and the nut further includes an elastic holding section radially outward of the opening, and the nut partially defines a depression radially outward of the holding section, so that the holding section can flex radially outward into the depression when the nut is jammed onto the bolt.