Patent ID: 9574598
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A split nut for use in fitting around an exposed portion of a threaded bolt where an end of the bolt is inaccessible, the split nut comprising: a. a first nut half having: b. a second half nut configured to contact the first nut half, the second nut half having: c. a plurality of connectors for removably connecting the first nut half to the second nut half; d. the first and second threaded half cylinders being configured to form an opening having a cooperative thread system when the first and second half nuts are secured together by the plurality of connectors, the first half nut and second half nut and the plurality of connectors being configured and dimensioned to fit around the bolt with the threads of the half cylinders engaging the threads of the bolt; e. the plurality of flats on the first and second nut halves being dimensioned to form opposed parallel drive surfaces when the first and second half nuts are secured together.