Patent ID: 6817817
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
A threaded connection assembly comprising:a nut adapted to be inserted and mounted into a hole of a first structural member and having a bore comprising a threaded portion and a smooth portion, and a bolt comprising a threaded stem adapted to threadingly engage said threaded portion of the nut bore, a first coupling portion adapted to be connected to a second coupling portion of a second structural member, and an intermediate portion positioned between said threaded stem and said first coupling portion, said first coupling portion of the bolt comprising a spherical male part and said second coupling portion of the second structural member comprising a spherical female part, said intermediate portion of the bolt being provided with at least one circumferential sealing lip dimensioned with respect to said smooth portion of the nut bore such that said at least one circumferential sealing lip engages said smooth portion of the nut bore in fluid-tight and self-locking relationship.