IP Library Granted Patent US 9,039,339
Granted Patent B2
US 9,039,339 · App. 13/721,682 · Granted May 26, 2015

Spring nut

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,039,339
App. No.
13/721,682
Granted
May 26, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a spring nut ( 10 ) for attachment onto a stud ( 12 ), having a substantially oblong seat for the stud ( 12 ), the seat having an axial insertion opening ( 32 ) for the stud ( 12 ) and a holding section for the stud ( 12 ), provision is made that the spring nut ( 10 ) completely encloses the seat on a front wall ( 28 ) opposite the insertion opening ( 32 ) and in the peripheral direction.

Claims (12)

1. A spring nut for attachment onto a stud comprising:

a holding section for retaining the stud,

a base with an axial insertion opening through which the stud can extend,

an inner wall including at least two radially resilient shackles which extend in an axial direction of the spring nut and are uniformly distributed in a peripheral direction of the spring nut, the inner wall extending in the axial direction of the spring nut, the inner wall being enclosed on a front face opposite the axial insertion opening,

a web provided on the front face, the resilient shackles having an end resiliently mounted at the web and a free end facing the insertion opening, and

an outer wall extending in the axial direction of the spring nut that encloses the inner wall in the peripheral direction of the spring nut.

2. The spring nut according to claim 1 , wherein the holding section includes locking members which are resilient in a radial direction.

3. The spring nut according to claim 2 , wherein the locking members are arranged opposite each other in pairs in the axial direction.

4. The spring nut according to claim 2 , wherein the locking members are offset in the longitudinal direction and constitute an internal thread.

5. The spring nut according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wall is spaced apart from the inner wall in a radial direction.

6. The spring nut according to claim 1 , wherein the outer wall and the inner wall share a common longitudinal axis.

7. The spring nut according to claim 1 , wherein the holding section does not overlap the web and the inner wall in the axial direction of the spring nut.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2016
From: TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH
To: ITW FASTENER PRODUCTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 039355/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2013
From: KUHM, MICHEL; MAURER, JEROME; JACOTEY, JEREMY
To: TRW AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS & COMPONENTS GMBH
Reel/Frame 029893/0155 →