Patent ID: 8641347

Claim:
A compression limiting nut assembly adapted to engage a threaded male member during attachment of a fastened component to a male threaded component, the compression limiting nut comprising: a unitary metal body of hollow construction, the body including a polygonal head portion adapted to engage a tightening tool and an integral nipple portion extending away from the head portion, the body having an open top and an open bottom with an axial passageway extending along the entire length of the body between the open top and the open bottom, the nipple portion including interior surface threads extending at least partially along the length of the nipple portion circumferentially about the axial passageway within the nipple portion, the body having a stepped exterior profile in the length dimension, wherein the head portion has an effective outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the nipple portion and wherein the axial passageway has a stepped configuration with the effective inner diameter of the head portion being greater than the inner diameter of the nipple portion and wherein the head portion has a hollow walled construction with an interior unthreaded void between perimeter walls defining an upper portion of the axial passageway; and an enhanced diameter locking structure projecting radially outwardly from the exterior of the nipple portion circumferentially about the nipple portion.