Nut Cover Assembly (Patent No: 627851)

Inventor: Barber Machinery Limited

Location: Calgary

Comments: N/A

Description: The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:
1. A nut cover assembly comprising a base plate having a pad thereon and a bolt-receiving opening extending through said plate and pad, a bolt-receiving washer arranged for seating on said pad and having side edges extending beyond said pad to overhang said plate, means on said pad to restrain rotation of said washer, a projecting rib on said plate, and a nut cover having internal lips engageable between said overhanging side edges of said washer and said plate and a forward wall engageable with said rib to retain said cover in fixed position on said plate.
2. A nut cover assembly comprising a structural member having a base plate and a wall extending angularly therefrom, said base plate having a pad thereon and a bolt-receiving opening extending through said plate and pad, a bolt-receiving washer arranged for seating on said pad and having side edges extending beyond said pad to overhang said plate, means on said pad to restrain rotation of said washer, a projecting rib on said plate, and a nut cover having internal lips engageable between said overhanging side edges of said washer and said plate and a forward wall engageable with said rib to retain said cover in fixed position on said plate.
3. A nut cover assembly as defined in claim 2, wherein said means for restraining rotation of said washer comprises a pair of shoulders on said, pad having inclined diverging inner edges, said washer having inclined corners of complementary configuration to said inclined edges and engageable therewith.
4. A nut cover assembly as defined in claim 2, said nut cover having closed forward and side walls and being open at the rear thereof, said forward and side walls having free edges engageable with said angular wall.