Claims
- 1. A one-piece flag nut comprising: a nut portion having an axis; and a flag portion protruding perpendicularly to the axis of the nut portion such that during installation of the one-piece flag nut, as the flag nut rotates, the flag portion catches on any nearby structure and acts as a wrench during the installation process.
- 2. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said one-piece flag nut is formed by an extrusion process.
- 3. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said flag portion includes ribs.
- 4. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said flag portion is rolled to prevent the flag portion from being hung up during installation,
- 5. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said one-piece flag nut is not heat treated.
- 6. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said nut portion comprises a base and a wall extending from said base.
- 7. A one-piece flag nut as defined in claim 1, wherein said base is generally flat.
- 8. A method of making a one-piece flag nut, said method comprising: extruding a metal blank into a predetermined shape which comprises a nut portion having an axis and a flag portion protruding perpendicularly to the axis of the nut portion; and internally threading the nut portion.
- 9. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising forming ribs on the flag portion.
- 10. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising stamping ribs into the flag portion.
- 11. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising rolling edges of the flag portion.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/387,318, filed Jun. 10, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60387318 |
Jun 2002 |
US |