Patent ID: 7775754
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A torque nut, comprising: a body having a first end and an opposite second end, and a threaded interior passageway connecting the first and second ends of the body; a layer of a material selected from the group of a non-friction material, a low friction material, and combinations thereof covering selected ones of the internal threads, and an injection-molded breakaway insert in the passageway, the insert having a first major surface, an opposite second major surface and a periphery, with the periphery of the insert engaging apexes of the selected ones of the internal threads having the layer of a material selected from the group of a non-friction material, a low friction material, and combinations thereof, wherein the layer of a material selected from the group of a non-friction material, a low friction material, and combinations thereof is between the selected ones of the internal threads and the periphery of the insert.