Patent ID: 6899503

Claim:
An internally threaded fastener assembly comprising: a stemmed washer having a washer portion with an abutment surface adapted to abut a surface of a material, a standoff portion integral with the washer portion and configured to extend substantially through the material of a defined thickness, and a retaining portion integral with the washer portion wherein the standoff portion extends from the washer portion and has an exterior surface that is substantially perpendicular to the washer portion; and an internally threaded fastener disposed adjacent to the washer portion and retained rotatably within assembly with the stemmed washer by the retaining portion, wherein the internally threaded fastener is adapted to engage an externally threaded fastener having a shaft insertable through the standoff portion and having a head abuttable against an end of the standoff portion opposite the washer portion, such that the standoff portion limits compressive loading by the internally and externally threaded fasteners on the material therebetween.