Patent ID: 7241097

Claim:
A threaded joining assembly for joining a first member and a second member, said thread joining assembly comprising: a nut adapted to be fixed within a hole of said first member and comprising a sleeve-shaped body, said sleeve-shaped body having a bore comprising a threaded bore portion and a smooth bore portion, and a bolt comprising first threads threadingly engaging said threaded bore portion of said nut, a fastening portion connected to said second member, and a sealing portion provided at an axial end of said bolt, said sealing portion comprising at least one circumferentially extending sealing rib dimensioned with respect to said smooth bore portion of said nut such that said sealing rib when said bolt is adjusted relative to said nut, engages said smooth bore portion of said nut in sealed and self-locking relationship, said fastening portion of said bolt comprising a flange engaging said second member and second threads threadingly engaging a locknut such that the position of said second member with respect to said first member may be fine-adjusted by said bolt and may be fixed by clamping said second member between said flange of said bolt and said locknut.