Patent ID: 7344345

Claim:
A captive shoulder nut assembly, comprising: a threaded nut having a top side and a bottom side; a tubular sleeve connected to and extending from said threaded nut bottom side; a ramped section on the external wall of the tubular sleeve terminating adjacent said nut bottom, said ramped section increasing outwardly as it extends in the direction towards said nut bottom side; a retaining groove in the external wall surface of said tubular sleeve formed between said termination of said ramped section and said nut bottom side; and a spring mountable on said tubular sleeve and secured within said retaining groove; wherein said sleeve also has a portion extending from said ramped section to its free end, and wherein the free end of said tubular sleeve opposite said nut connection end is deformably flared to extend beyond said tubular sleeve when said sleeve is fixed in an object.