ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,323, issued on March 24, was assigned to TURBO SCAFFOLDING PTY LTD (Smithfield, Australia).
"Nut fastener and a fastening system therefor" was invented by Ravi Gangaram Bale (Bella Vista, Australia) and Michael Paul Padovan (Hunters Hill, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nut adapted to disengage with a threaded bolt, the nut comprising a base portion integrally formed to a top portion. The nut includes a bore positioned along a central axis through the base portion and the top portion, wherein the top portion is tapered between circumference of the base portion and the bore of the top portion. The tapering is at an angle b...