Patent ID: 6244807
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A double seal nut comprising:a wrenching element to which a torquing force is applied;an internal bore running longitudinally through said wrenching element and having a threaded portion to be mated to a correspondingly threaded bolt extending through a structure;a first seal located within said internal bore and adapted to engage the threaded bolt so as to block the leakage of fluid in a longitudinal direction along the bolt;a washer base coextensively connected to said wrenching element and having a load bearing surface to be seated flush against the structure through which the threaded bolt extends; anda second seal carried on the load bearing surface of said washer base and surrounding said internal bore to block the leakage of fluid from said internal bore in a radial direction along the interface between the load bearing surface of said washer base and the structure upon which said load bearing surface is seated.