Adjustable Threshold Fastener with Flange

Fastener comprising a threaded stud and a rectangular nut having raised flange is disclosed.

Fastener comprising a threaded stud and a rectangular nut having raised flange is disclosed. Raised flange enable passing the fasteners in a curvilinear dispensing track. The rectangular nut resides in a channel in a threshold device and is restrained against rotational movement. The threaded stud includes a flat head adjustable in a plurality of positions which, in turn, enables positioning of the threshold.

An adjustable fastener comprising a threaded stud and a rectangularly shaped nut having first and second ends is disclosed. The first and second ends each have raised flange and the threaded stud interengages the rectangularly-shaped nut. Therectangularly-shaped nut includes a raised crown having interior threads therein. The raised flange extend upwardly partially enveloping the threaded stud. The threaded stud includes first and second adjustment receptacles for rotatably adjusting thestud and a support surface integral with the stud away from a threshold to raise the threshold

Walls in the threshold form a channel therein. One of the walls of the channel includes a bore therein which receives the threaded stud of the fastener which is press-fit in the bore of the channel. Preferably the nut is a rectangularly-shapednut and has flange extending from two ends of the nut. The nut has a first surface residing in contact with a wall of the channel such that it is restrained against rotation by the channel and is maintained in contact therewith. The threaded studincludes a flat head or support surface adjustable in a plurality of positions. Each end of the stud includes a screw driver receptacle for rotation of the stud relative to the nut and the bore in the wall of the channel.

A curvilinear delivery track for delivering a plurality of fasteners includes a head guide and a flange guide. Each of the fasteners comprises a U-shaped, in cross-section, nut adapted to receive a threaded stud. Each of the U-shaped nutsincludes a forward and a rearward flange. The head guides of the delivery track engage the heads of the fasteners preventing excessive rotation or vertical displacement of the fasteners. The heads of the fasteners in combination with the head guideprevent shingling and/or jamming of the delivery track.

The flange are preferably oriented perpendicular to the support surface of the nut but other non-perpendicular orientations are specifically contemplated herein.

A better understanding of the invention and an understanding of these and other objects will be had when reference is made to the Brief Description Of The Drawings, Detailed Description of the Invention and the Claims which follow hereinbelow.

It is an object of the invention to provide an adjustable threshold fastener with flange to prevent shingling and/or jamming in a delivery track, and provide an adjustable threshold fastener with flange which are shaped so as to prevent shingling and/or jamming.