A NUT FOR ATTACHING TWO DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THESAME

摘要

A nut (10) that includes a body (16) having an aperture (18) disposed wit hin the body, threads (19) located within the aperture of the body, and a pl urality of gripping areas (13) disposed along a circumference of the body. T he plurality of gripping areas provides visual and tactile directional signa ls as to the rotational direction required to attach or detach the nut to or from a threaded member. The nut may be used for attaching a water filter sy stem to a water faucet.