Patent ID: 7056161

Claim:
A connection comprising: an elongated weld stud having an enlarged flange, a shoulder, a threaded segment and a first end segment, the shoulder being located between the flang and the threaded segment, and the shoulder having eight substantially flat faces circumferentially located around a longitudinal axis of the weld stud; a nut having an internal thread; and an eyelet attached to the weld stud, at the shoulder, by the nut, wherein the eyelet includes an internal opening with at least eight flat surfaces, defining a closed polygon, corresponding to and contacting against the flat faces of the shoulder, the nut operably securing the eyelet to the enlarged flange of the weld stud, and the nut further having a through hole through which the first end segment extends; wherein the configuration of the shoulder and the faces of the eyelet assist in self-aligning the eyelet onto the shoulder of the weld stud when assembled; wherein the weld stud further comprises a weldable segment located on a second end of the weld stud opposite the first end segment; wherein the enlarged flange is located adjacent the shoulder and opposite the threaded segment, the enlarged flange being transversely larger than the shoulder and the threaded segment, and the enlarged flange having a substantially flat face adjacent the shoulder; and wherein the threaded segment, shoulder and weldable segment are all made as a single piece.