A system includes a nut plate and a polymer sleeve passing through the nut plate. The polymer sleeve contains adhesive for attachment of the nut plate to a substrate. The interior of the sleeve includes an epoxy and a catalyzing agent initially separated from one another, but mixed by kneading the sleeve. A portion of the sleeve can be used to apply the adhesive to a bottom surface of the nut plate.

Claims

15 · 2 independent · depth 4

15 granted claims

›1.independentAn apparatus, comprising:na nut having an internally threaded opening;a basket attached to the nut, the basket having an access opening that at least …+8

›2.↳ 1The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the basket is attached to a lower end of the nut; and wherein the opening in the nut is a central opening.d2

›3.↳ 1The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adhesive includes an epoxy, and wherein the interior of the sleeve further includes a hardener separated from th…d2+2

›6.↳ 1The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sleeve includes a neckdown area at a portion spaced apart from a bottom surface of the basket.d2

›7.↳ 1The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a portion of the interior of the sleeve includes a mixing chamber, and wherein the sleeve is flexible around the por…d2+1

›15.↳ 1The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the basket adjacent to the access opening includes a swage.d2

›9.independentAn apparatus, comprising: a nut, a plate attached to the nut, and a sleeve passing through an aligned pair of openings in the nut and the plate, the s…+5

Classifications

6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section F — Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons

F16B39/02

USPC · US Patent Classification

411/82411/82.3411/108411/191411/81

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Roberta Delisle

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31 Dec 2008

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61204037	31 Dec 2008
related publication	US 20100166523 A1	1 Jul 2010

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