Split weld cage nut assembly

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2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Mitchell, Katherine (Department: 3677)

Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr

Threaded fastener locked to a discreet structure

Design of fastener or substructure restricts rotation

C411S111000, C411S103000, C411S432000, C411S112000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07134821

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a cage nut assembly having a nut member and a cage member. The nut has a threaded aperture therethrough. The cage is capable of encaging the nut such that the nut has a limited range of movement within the cage in at least one dimension. The cage has an aperture therein sized and located to allow access to the threaded aperture of the nut within the range of movement of the nut. The cage has a plurality of protrusions, such as dimples or tabs, extending therefrom. At least one of the protrusions is formed in halves which abut against one another to define a seam therebetween. The protrusions are capable of being welded to a mating surface to secure the cage to a mating surface, and, substantially contemporaneously, the halves of the at least one protrusion are capable of being welded together along the seam.

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