Patent ID: 6779423
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A method of installing a nut on a threaded shaft comprising:providing a socket assembly comprising a socket and an insert member, said insert member being received within said socket and linked with said socket for common rotation therewith, said insert member including a body portion and a projection, said projection extending axially from said body portion and toward an open end of said socket, said projection including a distal end that is spaced a first predetermined distance from said socket open end; placing the nut in the socket such that the nut rests on the insert member inside the socket and the projection extends only partially through the nut; moving said socket with the nut into position relative to a threaded shaft such that the threaded shaft is inserted into an open end of said nut; rotating said socket to thread said nut onto said shaft; and, engaging said projection distal end with an end surface of said threaded shaft and thereby preventing further rotation of said nut relative to said threaded shaft when said nut is threaded a second predetermined distance on said shaft.