Nuts or like thread-engaging members

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F16B37/00Nuts or like thread-engaging members

F16B37/002cutting threads during screwing; removing paint or dirt layers covering threaded shanks F16B37/005into which threads are cut during screwing F16B37/02made of thin sheet material F16B37/04Devices for fastening nuts to surfaces F16B37/041Releasable devices F16B37/042locking by rotation F16B37/043with snap action F16B37/044Nut cages F16B37/045specially adapted for fastening in channels F16B37/046with resilient means for urging the nut inside the channel F16B37/047Barrel nuts F16B37/048Non-releasable devices F16B37/06by means of welding or riveting F16B37/061by means of welding F16B37/062by means of riveting F16B37/064with the use of separate rivets F16B37/065by deforming the material of the nut F16B37/067the material of the nut being deformed by a threaded member generating axial movement of the threaded part of the nut F16B37/068by deforming the material of the support F16B37/08Quickly-detachable or mountable nuts F16B37/0807Nuts engaged from the end of the bolt F16B37/0814movable along the bolt after tilting the nut F16B37/0821in two halves pivotally connected F16B37/0828with a longitudinal slit through the annular wall of the nut for enabling expansion of the nut F16B37/0835with balls engaging threads or grooves on the shaft of the bolt F16B37/0842fastened to the threaded bolt with snap-on-action F16B37/085with at least one unthreaded portion in both the nut and the bolt F16B37/0857with the threaded portions of the nut engaging the thread of the bolt by the action of one or more springs or resilient retaining members F16B37/0864with the threaded portions of the nut engaging the thread of the bolt by pressing or rotating an external retaining member such as a cap, a nut, a ring or a sleeve F16B37/0871engaging the bolt laterally F16B37/0878in one piece F16B37/0885in two halves hingedly connected F16B37/0892in two or more pieces F16B37/12with thread-engaging surfaces formed by inserted coil-springs, discs, or the like Independent pieces of wound wire used as nuts Threaded inserts for holes F16B37/122Threaded inserts F16B37/125the external surface of the insert being threaded F16B37/127and self-tapping F16B37/14Cap nuts Nut caps or bolt caps F16B37/145Sleeve nuts F16B37/16Wing-nuts