Patent ID: 7178838

Claim:
A nut and tail assembly including: a longitudinal cylindrical hollow body having a first end, said body being substantially rigid and including an outwardly extending stop located inwardly from said first end, said body further having an outstanding flange at the second end thereof, said stop and flange defining therein-between a cavity sliding surface generally parallel to the longitudinal body; and wherein said body first end includes a plurality of external threads; a circular longitudinal sleeve extending along said sliding surface and being fixedly connected to said body; a nut slidably engaged with said sleeve; said nut having a first end and an inward flange at the other end, said nut inward flange extending into said body cavity and being of an interior diameter sufficient to be able to slide on said sleeve; and wherein said interior diameter is smaller than an external diameter of the stop and of one of an external diameter of the outstanding flange and a portion of the sleeve; whereby said inward flange is slidably retained between the outstanding flange and the stop, thus substantially preventing the nut from disengaging from the body.