Patent ID: 6860692
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B60B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A cap for a nut, the cap comprising: a hollow shell portion with an open end for fitting over the nut; an inner cavity adapted to fit over and receive a portion of the nut; an inwardly extending lip located near the open end of the hollow shell, the lip being constructed and arranged to allow the cap to expand and be snap-fitted over the nut; and an engagement member being constructed and arranged such that when the cap is caused to rotate with respect to the nut after the cap has been placed on the nut, the engagement member will engage a portion of the nut such that upon continued rotation of the cap, the lip, being constructed and arranged to allow the cap to expand, allows the cap to expand in such a manner that the cap lifts off of the nut so as to allow the removal of the cap from the nut.