Patent ID: 11965538
Assignee: ATLAS TUBE CONNECTIONS, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A nut restrainer configured to accept insertion of a nut and thereafter be affixed to a substrate plate having two sides, over a bolt hole arranged in the substrate plate and the bolt hole having a radial tolerance; and the nut restrainer further configured for subsequent installation of a bolt having a shank and a tip, from one of the two sides of the substrate plate opposite a side to which the nut restrainer is affixed, the nut restrainer comprising:
a fixed portion;
a mobile central portion connected to the fixed portion by connectors; and
the mobile central portion including a cavity configured to accept insertion of a nut and prevent the nut from rotating relative to the mobile central portion,
wherein the fixed portion is toroidal and the mobile central portion is located substantially within an opening of the fixed portion.