Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Omgba, Essama (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
C072S379200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07065853
ABSTRACT:
A hex nut formed from cutting and deforming a rigid planar material and having an integral attachment surface continuous with the deformable planar material allows attachment of the hex nut to any suitable surface. A rigid planar material such as a piece of flat metal is cut according to a particular pattern. The particular pattern includes each of the sides of the hex nut and one or more attachment surfaces as a continuous shape. The flat metal is then deformed, or bent, along certain lines to form a hex nut, or other polygonal shaped object. The attachment surface or surfaces, which extend from the sides of the hex nut, are then secured to a surface of a rotatable object, such as by adhesion or spot welding, or other suitable methods. In this manner, the hex nut can be engaged by a receptacle such as a wrench for rotating the hex nut and consequently, the object which is attached through the attachment surface.
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Chapin, Esq. Barry W.
Lutz, Esq. Christopher J.
Omgba Essama
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