| US 7,568,869 B2 | ||
| Weld nut | ||
| Hendry Wang, Fongshan (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Sumeeko Industries Co., Ltd., Kaohsiung Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/521,131. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 095203883 U (TW), filed on Mar. 09, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0212193 A1, Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16B 37/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 411—171 [411/174] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A weld nut comprising:
a base panel having
a top;
a bottom;
a through hole formed longitudinally through the base panel and including
a polygonal recess formed longitudinally in the top of the base panel; and
a circular recess formed longitudinally in the bottom of the base panel, communicating with the polygonal recess and forming
a join surface between the circular recess and the polygonal recess; and
multiple weld points formed on and protruding from the bottom of the base panel around the through hole; and
a nut mounted securely in the through hole in the base panel and having
a nut body having
a distal end;
a proximal end; and
an outer wall;
a connecting section formed on and protruding axially from the proximal end of the nut body, mounted securely in the through
hole in the base panel and having
a distal end; and
an expanded flange formed on and protruding radially from the distal end of the connecting section and abutting the join surface
between the circular recess and the polygonal recess;
a stabilizing flange formed on and protruding radially from the outer wall of the nut body and having
a top; and
a bottom abutting with the top of the base panel; and
a threaded hole formed through the nut body and the connecting section.
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