Patent ID: 11913487
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A sealing nut for securing a battery vent to a battery cover, the sealing nut comprising:
an upper body defining an interior channel;
a base axially aligned with the upper body and extending in a radial direction from the upper body at a transition portion, the base defining an outer radial edge;
a fang extending from the base in a direction opposite the upper body and offset radially inward from the radial edge of the base, the fang defining a fang tip to facilitate embedding the fang into the battery vent, the fang formed by a radially inner side wall and a radially outer side wall that each extend axially and radially from the base and terminate at the fang tip, the radially inner side wall forming an obtuse angle with the base, and the radially outer side wall forming an obtuse angle with the base at a location along the base between the fang and the radial edge;
a flange extending from the base in the direction opposite the upper body and positioned radially inward from the fang, the flange and the fang tip extending the same axial distance from the base so that the fang tip is planar with a bottom surface of the flange; and
a channel formed between the fang and the flange, the channel extending annularly around the base.