Patent ID: 7008160
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: F16B,F16L

Abstract:
1. A combination with a threaded stud of a device for mounting a component on the threaded stud, wherein the device comprises: a main body section with a bore for inserting a stud; a component mounting section, and a plurality of pawls extending from an inner wall of the bore in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the bore before mounting, wherein each of the pawls has a flexible thin section connected to the inner wall of the bore and a thick section extending from the thin section, wherein a pair of engaging sections for engaging threads of the stud are formed on opposite sides of the thick section at the end of the thick section, and a pair of grooves are formed on opposite sides of the thick section adjacent to respective engaging sections for engaging threads, wherein the length (B) of the thick section of the pawls is greater than ½ the difference (A) between the inner diameter of the inner wall and the outer diameter of the stud, wherein the direction of the centerline of the pawls after mounting forms an angle β substantially less than 90° with respect to the direction of the centerline of the pawls before mounting, and wherein the pawls can be bent in opposite directions at the thin sections for mounting on the stud from two directions.