Patent ID: 6183180
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A nut mount that is connectable to a wall by use of a single circular stem opening in said wall, and is adapted for reception of a clip-on nut having side clips, said nut mount comprising:a tubular stem having an outside diameter sized for close-fit insertion into said circular stem opening in said wall, and an inside diameter;a collar at one end of said stem that is larger in diameter than said stem, said collar having an end surface positioned to contact said wall, about said opening in said wall, when the stem is within said stem opening in said wall; anda nut receptor positioned endwise of the collar, opposite the stem, said nut receptor having a nut receiving base spaced axially from said end surface of said collar, said base having diametrically opposite edge portions that project radially outwardly from and radially overhang said collar, said edge portions being positioned to be spaced axially away from said wall when the stem is within said stem opening in said wall and the end surface of the collar is in contact with said wall about said stem opening in said wall,said nut receptor having an open axial avenue into said nut receiving base on the side of the base opposite the stem;whereby following connection of the nut mount to said wall, with said stem positioned within said stem opening in said wall, and the end surface of the collar contacting said wall, a said clip-on nut having side clips can be moved axially onto the nut receiving base of said nut receptor and by said clips be clipped onto said edge portions of said nut receptor.