Patent ID: 7296957

Claim:
A shank nut for mating with a threaded mating component, said nut comprising: a flanged mating end comprising an exterior surface, said exterior surface is substantially planar; an opposite non-mating end; and a body extending therebetween, said body comprising an internal surface and an external surface, said body further comprising a centerline extending between said mating end and said non-mating end, and an unthreaded shank barrel extending outward from said mating end in a direction away from said non-mating end, said internal surface defining a bore extending between said mating end and said non-mating end, said bore sized to receive at least a portion of the mating component therein, said mating end exterior surface is perpendicular to said body centerline and comprises a groove extending at least partially circumferentially around said body bore, said groove extends axially from said mating end exterior surface at least partially towards said nut non-mating end and said groove is defined radially outward from said shank barrel, said body further comprises a hook extending outward from said body external surface, said hook is a distance from said mating end, said body further comprising a chamfer, said chamfer extends substantially planarly along a chord of said mating end wherein at least a portion of said shank nut body is chamfered adjacent said mating end and diametrically opposite said hook with respect to said centerline.