An improved fastener comprising a fastener body orientated about a central axis and having a tool-engaging portion, a threaded fastening portion and a shroud-receiving portion; a shroud concentrically mounted in the shroud-receiving portion to rotate relative to the fastener body under an applied external torque and having an outwardly extending annular shoulder; the shroud-receiving portion comprising an inwardly deformed stop radially overlapping the outwardly extending annular shoulder of the shroud; and the deformed stop of the shroud-receiving portion and the annular shoulder of the shroud forming a shroud-retaining element restraining the shroud from movement in at least a first axial direction along the central axis.

An improved fastener comprising a fastener body orientated about a central axis and having a tool-engaging portion, a threaded fastening portion and a shroud-receiving portion; a shroud concentrically mounted in the shroud-receiving portion to rotate relative to the fastener body under an applied external torque and having an outwardly extending annular shoulder; the shroud-receiving portion comprising an inwardly deformed stop radially overlapping the outwardly extending annular shoulder of the shroud; and the deformed stop of the shroud-receiving portion and the annular shoulder of the shroud forming a shroud-retaining element restraining the shroud from movement in at least a first axial direction along the central axis.

Methods for producing a spindle nut, and spindle nuts produced by such methods are disclosed. The method for producing a spindle nut may include producing a blank which has a sleeve portion and a cylindrical outer surface by non-cutting shaping from sheet metal; and forming a thread provided for cooperation with a threaded spindle in the blank by non-cutting shaping, while maintaining the cylindrical outer surface of the sleeve portion.

Methods for producing a spindle nut, and spindle nuts produced by such methods are disclosed. The method for producing a spindle nut may include producing a blank which has a sleeve portion and a cylindrical outer surface by non-cutting shaping from sheet metal; and forming a thread provided for cooperation with a threaded spindle in the blank by non-cutting shaping, while maintaining the cylindrical outer surface of the sleeve portion.

A method of manufacturing a nut integrated with a bracket forms the nut formed integrally with the bracket or a slab base nut by using a plate material supplied between a punch and a die. The slab base nut includes a base plate and a boss extending from the base plate and including female-threads. The base plate and the boss are integrated into a single piece without welding trace.

A method of manufacturing a nut integrated with a bracket forms the nut formed integrally with the bracket or a slab base nut by using a plate material supplied between a punch and a die. The slab base nut includes a base plate and a boss extending from the base plate and including female-threads. The base plate and the boss are integrated into a single piece without welding trace.

A manufacturing process includes drilling a hole through a polyhedron; cutting a first surface from an outer surface of the polyhedron to the hole and subsequently clockwise cutting the outer surface of the polyhedron until the cutting meets a bottom edge of the first surface to form first and second nuts; rotating the first nut with about the second nut along the spiral cut surface to separate the first nut from the second nut, thereby forming a second surface, increasing height of the polyhedron, and forming a gap from the first surface to the second surface between the first nut and the second nut; fastening the first and second nuts together by spot welding; and disposing a sleeve on the polyhedron and driving a tap through the axial hole to create female threads in the first and second nuts respectively. An eccentric, internally threaded fastener is finished.

A manufacturing process includes drilling a hole through a polyhedron; cutting a first surface from an outer surface of the polyhedron to the hole and subsequently clockwise cutting the outer surface of the polyhedron until the cutting meets a bottom edge of the first surface to form first and second nuts; rotating the first nut with about the second nut along the spiral cut surface to separate the first nut from the second nut, thereby forming a second surface, increasing height of the polyhedron, and forming a gap from the first surface to the second surface between the first nut and the second nut; fastening the first and second nuts together by spot welding; and disposing a sleeve on the polyhedron and driving a tap through the axial hole to create female threads in the first and second nuts respectively. An eccentric, internally threaded fastener is finished.

The present invention relates to a press-type composite internally and externally threaded portion forming system. In this case, the press-type composite internally and externally threaded portion forming system includes an expansion-type collet core unit (10) and a contraction-type collet core unit (20) as its principal components so that internally and externally threaded portions are formed by means of a press method in a composite manner in such a way that the expansion forming force of the expansion-type collet core unit (10) and the contraction forming force of the contraction-type collet core unit (20) simultaneously act on the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of a workpiece in opposite directions.

The present invention relates to a press-type composite internally and externally threaded portion forming system. In this case, the press-type composite internally and externally threaded portion forming system includes an expansion-type collet core unit (10) and a contraction-type collet core unit (20) as its principal components so that internally and externally threaded portions are formed by means of a press method in a composite manner in such a way that the expansion forming force of the expansion-type collet core unit (10) and the contraction forming force of the contraction-type collet core unit (20) simultaneously act on the inner and outer circumferential surfaces of a workpiece in opposite directions.