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Tapered nut kit and methods of use

a technology of tapered nuts and washers, which is applied in the direction of threaded fasteners, screws, building repairs, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the quality of finished walls, increasing the risk of potentially damaging the finished surface of secondary surfacing materials, and increasing the cost of installation and maintenance of back-up nuts and washers, so as to eliminate the aggravating expense of chipping into finished walls, save over 25% of labor, and eliminate the effect of chipping

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-09-22
DEJOHN LOUIS JR
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"The present invention provides a method for anchoring a nut member to a building structure using an elongate member extending from the subsurface of the structure. The nut member is engaged with the elongate member to create a clearance area above the subsurface. The clearance area is occupied at least in part by the nut member. The nut member is then disengaged from the elongate member to vacate the clearance area. The invention also provides a kit for engaging the nut member with the elongate member and a frictional surface on the interior of the nut member to prevent free movement of the nut member. The invention allows for easy and efficient anchoring without the need for chipping and cutting away surfacing materials."

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This is an aggravating, expensive requirement, with the added hazard of possibly damaging the finished surface of these secondary surfacing materials.

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[0023] It will now be appreciated that the nut member, with or without the key member, of this invention enables fast and efficient installation of various utility devices, such as those found in the plumbing industry, onto elongate members, such as threaded carrier bolts or support bolts which project from floor, wall and ceiling subsurfaces of a building structure.

[0024] Use of the methods and kits of this invention alleviate the need for cutting away secondary surfacing materials, such as, for example, grout, brick, tile, mortar, drywall and plaster board, from around support bolts. When this invention is used, a clearance area is reserved around the support bolt which can be used to later accommodate finishing hardware such as mounting nuts, washers and flanges.

[0025] Turning now to the drawings, FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate a referred embodiment of this invention. In FIG. 3, nut member 10 comprises a tapered exterior side surface 12 and an aperture 14 of nut member 10. The deg...

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A method for engaging a nut member with an elongate member extending from a subsurface of a building structure, whereby a clearance area above the subsurface of the building structure and surrounding the elongate member is occupied at least in part by the nut member while the surface is applied to the subsurface. The surfacing material is attached to the subsurface of the building structure proximate to the clearance area while the clearance area is so occupied and subsequently the nut member is disengaged from the elongate member to thereby vacate the clearance area previously occupied by the nut member. Also provided are kits comprising nut members alone or in combination with key members which cooperate with the nut members to disengage them from elongate members.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Appl. No. 60 / 546,016 filed on Feb. 19, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to methods of use of a nut as an aid for maintaining clearance around a device or elongate member projecting from a surface of a building structure. BACKGROUND [0003] In building and construction trades, when utility devices such as lavatories, sinks and toilets are installed, especially in newly constructed buildings, the supporting bolts for these utilities are provided at a very early stage of “roughing-in” of the walls and floors. As the building process continues, other layers of construction materials such as wall panels, drywall, tile and other materials are added around these pre-installed bolts and appurtenances. Often when the step of actually installing of the utility device is about to take place, one or more layer...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04B1/00F16B21/10F16B23/00F16B37/12
CPCF16B21/10F16B37/12F16B23/0069
Inventor DEJOHN, LOUIS JR.
Owner DEJOHN LOUIS JR