Patent ID: 6540463
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A blind hole panel nut for insertion within an aperture defined within a support panel, comprising:a nut member having a first predetermined major dimension defined along a first major longitudinal axis, a second predetermined minor dimension which is defined along a second minor lateral axis which is disposed substantially perpendicular to said first major axis and which is less than said first predetermined major dimension, and a depth dimension defined along a third axis which is oriented substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by said first major and second minor axes, said nut member having oppositely disposed longitudinal ends and oppositely disposed lateral sides; and slots defined within said oppositely disposed longitudinal ends of said nut member and at mid-portions of said nut member as considered along said third depth dimension axis such that upper and lower nut disk portions are formed upon said nut member, said slots extending longitudinally inwardly from said oppositely disposed longitudinal ends of said nut member toward an intersection of said first and second major and minor axes, and laterally across said nut member from one lateral side of said nut member to an opposite lateral side of said nut member, whereby when said nut member is mounted within the aperture of the support panel and rotated a predetermined angle from its initial inserted position within the aperture of the support panel, said slots defined within said oppositely disposed longitudinal ends of said nut member accommodate side wall portions of the support panel defining the support panel aperture and said upper and lower nut disk portions are disposed upon opposite sides of the support panel such that said nut member is mounted in a self-supported manner upon the support panel.