US 9,957,998 B2
Mounting hardwareGeneral
US 9,957,998 B2
Mounting hardware
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Flemming Saether
Art Unit:
3677 Wells, Earth Boring/Moving/Working, Excavating, Mining, Harvesters, Bridges, Roads, Petroleum, Closures, Connections, and Hardware
Agent:
Inventors:
Ian A. Hill
Priority:
06/15/12
Filed:
10/28/16
Granted:
05/01/18
Expiration:
09/01/32
Abstract
A hardware apparatus includes a washer/nut member and a cap. The washer/nut member includes a plurality of outer surfaces disposed in a hexagonal shape, an inner cylindrical surface disposed radially internal to the plurality of outer surfaces, an intermediate cylindrical surface disposed radially between the plurality of outer surfaces and the inner cylindrical surface, and an annular surface disposed radially between the inner cylindrical surface and the intermediate cylindrical surface. The cap is disposed within the intermediate cylindrical surface, and the inner cylindrical surface is configured to contact a shaft portion of a bolt and the annular surface is configured to contact a head portion of the bolt.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
F16F16B37/14F16B