| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 411204000 | Structure is coaxial, distinct member (e.g., washer, key, or nut portion) that restricts nut piece | 49 |
| 20090035090 | FASTENER RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT ROTATIONAL LOOSENING OF MECHANICAL FASTENERS, FASTENER AND METHOD - An engagement fitting attaches to a rotational fastener, and is anchored to a point stationary relative to the fastener. A rotational coupling attaches the engagement fitting to an anchor member, allowing uni-directional rotation of said engagement fitting on the rotational fastener, relative to the anchor member, about the fastener axis, in a loosening direction of said rotational fastener, to prevent self-loosening of the fastener. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090041561 | Mechanical connection between a primary nut and secondary nut - The assembly comprises a first and a second nut intended to cooperate with a screw in particular provided in an adjustable tailplane actuator for an aircraft, and a mechanical connection between the first and the second nut comprising means for fusible driving of the second nut by the first nut, in which the mechanical connection also comprises adjustable spacing means forming a wedge between the first and second nuts. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090136316 | CYLINDER RINGS - Cylinder rings having single-start nut and bolt threads matched to one another and axial stop surfaces, running perpendicularly to the cylinder axis, between the cylinder rings are distinguished by the fact that the stop surfaces ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090148253 | CONNECTOR LOCK - A locking device with a ratchet to secure two or more screw-action connectors for axial rotation in one direction and to allow rotation of the connectors in an opposite axial direction. The locking device having two rings with teeth on the outer side, each ring to fit around one of the connectors, and assembled with a body with teeth on the inner side, enclosing the two rings, where the mating teeth of ring and body generate the ratchet, to allow ratcheting the ring in one axial direction, and blocking the axial rotation of the ring and connector in the opposite direction. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110217141 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a threaded bolt and a locking nut assembly. The threaded bolt includes at least one longitudinal groove. The locking nut assembly includes a nut adapted to threadingly engage the bolt, a locking ring adapted to engage the bolt and the nut, and a biasing member adapted to bias the locking ring. The nut includes a threaded bore dimensioned to receive the bolt and a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the nut. The locking ring includes at least one inwardly protruding tab dimensioned to be received by the at least one longitudinal groove of the threaded bolt and a plurality of teeth formed on a face of the ring. The teeth on the face of the locking ring cooperate with the teeth on the face of the nut to inhibit removal of the nut from the bolt after the nut has been tightened. A method for manufacturing the fastener assembly and a tool for use with the fastener assembly is also provided. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120070245 | FASTENER - A fastener has a body and a cage with cam surfaces formed on interengaging components to inhibit relative rotation. In one embodiment a washer is interposed between said surfaces and has oppositely directed faces with cam surfaces formed on them. In a further embodiment, the underside of the cage has serrations formed on it. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120076611 | High Strength Alpha/Beta Titanium Alloy Fasteners and Fastener Stock - An article of manufacture selected from a titanium alloy fastener and a titanium alloy fastener stock including an alpha/beta titanium alloy comprising, in percent by weight: 3.9 to 5.4 aluminum; 2.2 to 3.0 vanadium; 1.2 to 1.8 iron; 0.24 to 0.3 oxygen; up to 0.08 carbon; up to 0.05 nitrogen; titanium; and up to a total of 0.3 of other elements. In certain embodiments, article of manufacture has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 170 ksi (1,172 MPa) and a double shear strength of at least 103 ksi (710.2 MPa). A method of manufacturing a titanium alloy fastener and a titanium alloy fastener stock comprising the alpha/beta alloy is disclosed. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120076612 | HIGH STRENGTH ALPHA/BETA TITANIUM ALLOY FASTENERS AND FASTENER STOCK - An article of manufacture selected from a titanium alloy fastener and a titanium alloy fastener stock including an alpha/beta titanium alloy comprising, in percent by weight: 3.9 to 4.5 aluminum; 2.2 to 3.0 vanadium; 1.2 to 1.8 iron; 0.24 to 0.3 oxygen; up to 0.08 carbon; up to 0.05 nitrogen; titanium; and up to a total of 0.3 of other elements. In certain embodiments, article of manufacture has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 170 ksi (1,172 MPa) and a double shear strength of at least 103 ksi (710.2 MPa). A method of manufacturing a titanium alloy fastener and a titanium alloy fastener stock comprising the alpha/beta alloy is disclosed. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20130164093 | FASTENER - A fastener has a body and a cage with cam surfaces formed on interengaging components to inhibit relative rotation, in one embodiment a washer is interposed between said surfaces and has oppositely directed faces with cam surfaces formed on them. In a further embodiment, the underside of the cage has serrations formed on it. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130209194 | WHEEL NUT ASSEMBLY - A wheel nut assembly for fixing a wheel to a vehicle hub which includes a wheel nut with an internal thread; a wheel stud having an external thread to co-operate with the internal thread of said wheel nut and having an end portion adapted to project beyond the wheel nut which end portion includes axial grooves o ribs on its external surface; a retaining cap with internal grooves or ribs complementary to the external ribs or grooves on said wheel stud adapted to fit over said wheel stud and said wheel nut; and means to secure the retaining cap to said wheel nut. The retaining cap prevents rotation of the nut once it has been tightened In some embodiments an aesthetic cover is provided to improve the appearance of the wheel. This aesthetic cover may also be used to lock the retaining cap to the nu and provide an indication that the nut is securely fastened. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130309041 | LOCK NUT FASTENING SYSTEM - The invention provides a locking fastener that replaces conventional hex nuts in construction applications where hex nuts are used as fasteners with all thread steel rods. The Lock Nut is a square, or rectangular box having an aperture in the center of one end to accommodate a screw. The screw turns a stationary worm gear which engages a nut which raises or lowers the all thread rod. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130343830 | PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT RISER CAGE FASTENER - A fastener useable with a peripheral component interconnect riser cage is provided herein. The fastener includes a body, a rotation limiter, and a housing. The body includes an engagement end that engages with a receptacle on a sub-pan and a cap end that positions the body. The rotation limiter includes a receiving member and a positioning member. The receiving member couples with the body. The positioning member extends from the rotation limiter to limit rotation of the body coupled thereto. The housing receives the rotation limiter and the body. The housing includes a rotation aperture that receives a positioning member such that the rotation limiter is rotatable along the rotation aperture. The housing further includes a lateral aperture to receive the body such that the body is inserted through the lateral aperture and coupled to the rotation limiter. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140017031 | ATTACH TOGGLE - An attachment device comprising a bolt, a toggle adapted to receive the bolt and a nut, wherein the nut is received by the toggle and adapted to exert a force on the toggle in order to mount an external device to a pole or similar structure. The toggle is configured such that gravitational force properly aligns the toggle during installation. The bolt, toggle and nut are arranged to form a structural connection that supports the load of the mounted device as well as external and/or environmental forces which may be exerted upon the structural connection. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140186134 | Self-Locking Nut Assembly - A self-locking nut assembly includes a nut, and a washer connected with the nut. The nut has a screw bore and a protruding conical ring. The washer has a central portion provided with a conical hole which includes a limit section and an annular tapered section. The conical ring is extended through the conical hole. The conical ring of the nut has a distal portion provided with an annular opening which is enlarged and expanded outward to form a protruding flange. The protruding flange is limited by the limit section of the conical hole. Thus, a determined clearance is defined between the conical ring of the nut and the conical hole of the washer, so that the nut and the washer have determined axial and radial gaps, and the washer can be rotated freely. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20150292544 | DEVICE FOR LOCKING A NUT - The invention relates to a device for locking a nut ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150300393 | FASTENING DEVICE, FASTENING SYSTEM AND FURNITURE ASSEMBLY - A fastening device ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 411209000 | Member includes key, screw, tongue, etc. perpendicular to threads | 5 |
| 20090311073 | RESILIENT FLAT WASHER AND A HINGE WITH RESILIENT FLAT WASHERS - A resilient flat washer has a ring and a keyed wing. The ring has an inner annular edge, an outer annular edge and at least one inner abrasion flange. The at least one inner abrasion flange is formed longitudinally on the inner annular flange. The keyed wing is formed transversely on the outer annular edge. A hinge has a stationary leaf, multiple resilient flat washers and a pintle. The resilient flat washers are mounted in a sleeve of the stationary leaf. The pintle is mounted rotatably in the rings and has a pivoting rod. The pivoting rod abuts the at least one inner abrasion flange, so the contact area between each resilient flat washer and the pivoting rod are increased. Therefore, the friction provided by the resilient flat washers is enhanced. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20140348609 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly, comprising a nut and a washer, where the nut is provided with a threaded hole and a nut head, the nut head forms plural consecutive ramps. The threaded hole forms a barrier surface. The washer has a through hole and an diameter-enlarged hole, and the through hole and the diameter-enlarged hole form a shoulder at their junction. The washer is provided with consecutive ramps with the same number as that of the continuous ramps of the nut. The barrier surface of the nut confines the shoulder of the washer that the washer is not allowed to separate from the nut. The nut and washer can be relatively free to rotate, so that the two will not result in deadlocked state prior to their actual usage, to ensure that the anti-theft and locking features achieve the goal of preventing the illegal theft and destruction. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160131174 | THREADED STANDOFF WITH ANTI-ROTATIONAL STRUCTURE - A standoff assembly for separating a first component from a second component from one another a predetermined distance includes a standoff having a predetermined length defined between a first end and a second end, and an anti-rotational structure formed at the first end. The anti-rotational structure is configured to be inserted into a corresponding opening formed in the first component. The standoff assembly further includes a first fastener to secure the first component to the first end of the standoff and a second fastener to secure the second component to the second end of the standoff. A method for separating a first component from a second component is further disclosed. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20170234354 | NUT INSERT WITH REDUCED STRESS | 08-17-2017 |
| 411212000 | Including plastically deformable portion | 1 |
| 20100232903 | CLIP - A clip is fixed on a fixing object by inserting a male part into an insertion ending position of a female part. The female part has a receiving space for the male part and includes a base portion provided with an insertion hole communicating with the receiving space and an inserted portion for a through hole provided in the fixing object. Thus, at least a portion of the inserted portion is deflected or an elastic engaging portion formed in the inserted portion is prevented from being deflected inwardly to thereby be fixed on the fixing object. In the base portion of the female part, a display body which moves forward by inserting the male part into the insertion ending position so as to enable to be visually confirmed at a forward movement ending position, is provided. | 09-16-2010 |
| 411214000 | Member includes screw receivable in an axially extending, internally threaded bore | 4 |
| 20100290862 | DETACHABLE JOINT FOR LARGE THICKNESS PIECES - It is intended for joining two pieces ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20140348610 | Dual Actuated Jackscrew Nut And/Or Bolt Head - A jackscrew nut and/or bolt head assembly includes a circumferentially and radially interlocked bottom washer. Spherical faces at the washer top are thereby held in alignment with corresponding spherical jackscrew bottoms, which assures evenly distributed contact pressures during out of angle elastic jackscrew displacement during jackscrew loading. The bottom washer interlock may provide further for a transfer of a primary torque exerted onto the main body of the nut and/or bolt head via an outside spline such as well known triple square, twelve spline or the like, which may be incorporated also into the bottom washer for a concurrent application of an external torque. The assembly may be initially tightened via the primary torque whereby secondary jackscrew actuation and displacement is greatly reduced. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140348611 | Dual Actuated Nut And/Or Bolt Head With Reversed Thinned Jackscrews And Washer/Nut Castle Interlock - A jackscrew nut and/or bolt head assembly includes a bottom washer that is interlocked via circumferentially arrayed castle extensions and recesses. Spherical faces at the washer top are thereby held in alignment with corresponding spherical jackscrew bottoms, which assures evenly distributed contact pressures during out of angle elastic jackscrew displacement during jackscrew loading. The bottom washer interlock may provide further for a transfer of a primary pre tightening torque exerted onto the main body of the nut and/or bolt head via a tool that concurrently accesses all jackscrew heads extending above the main body. The assembly may be initially tightened via the primary torque whereby secondary jackscrew actuation and displacement is greatly reduced. The jackscrews are thinned in reverse for maximum contact area at their spherical bottoms. | 11-27-2014 |
| 411215000 | With an additional member between screw and axially outwardly facing portion | 1 |
| 20090245969 | AXLE SPINDLE NUT ASSEMBLY FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES - An axle spindle nut assembly secures a wheel end assembly on an axle spindle. The wheel end assembly includes outboard and inboard outboard bearings that are immovably mounted on the axle spindle, and a wheel hub which is rotatably mounting on the bearings. The spindle nut assembly includes a nut that threads onto an outboard end of the axle spindle, and is tightened against the outboard bearing to a selected torque level. The nut includes an outboard surface that is formed with a plurality of features. A washer is formed with a tab that engages a keyway of the axle spindle outboardly of the nut, and with a plurality of mating features that mechanically engage the features formed in the outboard surface of the nut to prevent substantial rotation of the nut after the nut has been tightened to the selected torque level. | 10-01-2009 |
| 411216000 | Member or portion includes an axially disposed key | 3 |
| 20130266395 | LOCKNUT WITH SEGMENTED RING - A locknut and ring assembly has a locknut including a body having an internal bore having threads therein and the threads extend between the first and second opposed outer ends of the locknut. A groove is formed in the internal bore at one of at least several positions spaced from the first and second opposed ends. A segmented locking insert is inserted into the groove. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140140787 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE FOR A LARGE SIZE NUT - An anti-rotation device for a nut in tightened position on a male part, includes a plurality of upper notches provided on one end of the nut, the upper notches extending along a longitudinal axis of the nut, a plurality of lower notches provided in one peripheral zone of the male part, the lower notches extending along a longitudinal axis of the male part, and the lower and higher notches at least partially overlapping when the nut is in tightened position on the male part, a ring including at least one locking component accommodated both in one of the lower notches of the male part and in one of the higher notches of the nut. | 05-22-2014 |
| 411217000 | Key coacts with bolt by occupying an axially extending recess formed in the radially outward surface thereof | 1 |
| 20090252572 | SCREW, BOLT OR LOCKING RING BOLT | 10-08-2009 |
| 411221000 | Member or portion includes piece that interlocks with an axially extending recess or slot in a bolt and a recess in an axially outwardly facing side of a nut | 5 |
| 20110097174 | LOCKING AXLE NUT - A castellated nut has 8 castellation slots in the outer wall. A circular locking insert has 25 long locking tabs radiating outwardly from the perimeter, an axle-engaging tongue protruding inwardly, and 9 smaller holding tabs which fit into an interior circular nut groove. All 25 locking tabs are bent at 90 degrees up from the circular locking insert and the axle slot-engaging tongue is bent down at 90 degrees. The locking insert is pressed into the nut and the small holding tabs are bent into the interior circular groove in the nut. The axle-engaging tongue is aligned with the axle shaft groove. The locking axle nut is threaded onto the axle shaft and tightened with the axle slot-engaging tongue sliding in the axle groove. One of the 25 locking tabs is bent into one of the 8 castellation slots. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120121361 | LOOSE PREVENTING ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a loose preventing assembly including a bolt, a fastening member, and a pin-spring washer coupled between the bolt and the fastening member. The pin-spring washer includes a spring washer portion, a curved portion of which one end is connected to the spring washer portion to be curved upward and the other end is positioned in an inward direction of the spring washer portion, and a pin portion which extends in one direction from the other end of the curved portion tightens the bolt to couple the pin portion to an insertion groove formed in the bolt, thereby preventing the bolt and the fastening member from being loosened from each other. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120301245 | Releasable Lock Nut Assemblies and Methods of Assembling - A releasable lock nut assembly for securing a bearing on a threaded hub may include a thrust washer including a disk portion and a peripheral skirt extending axially away from the disk portion, the peripheral skirt having a plurality of openings and a characteristic diameter measured at an axial location of the openings, and a protuberance proximate to at least one of the openings. The assembly may also include a lock ring inserted into the thrust washer, where the lock ring includes a plurality of tangs that extend beyond a lock ring major diameter such that the tangs fit within the openings of the thrust washer. The protuberance may be deformed such that all of the peripheral skirt is within the characteristic diameter, and the protuberance may define an internal envelope of the thrust washer where the internal envelope is larger than the major diameter of the lock ring. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130280007 | LOCKING AND UNLOCKING NUT STRUCTURE - A locking and unlocking nut structure contains a body including a through hole, a diameter of the through hole being larger than that of a screw rod (tube), the body also including a semi-circular recess with a starting segment and a stopping segment, the body further including a slot and an diameter-decreased screw section; a slidable block retained in the semi-circular recess and moving between the starting segment and the stopping segment, the slidable block including first threads, while the slidable block is fixed on the starting segment, a distance from the first threads of the slidable block to an inner wall of the through hole is larger than an outer diameter of the screw rod (tube); while the slidable block is fixed on the stopping segment, a distance from the first threads to the diameter-decreased screw section is equal to the outer diameter of the screw rod (tube). | 10-24-2013 |
| 20160160903 | FITTING WITH DUAL SERRATED LOCKING RINGS - A fitting has a threaded insert to be tightened within a housing bore. A first lock ring has an anti-rotation structure on an outer peripheral surface to interfit with anti-rotation structure in a housing. The first lock ring has a face extending generally perpendicular to an axis of the insert, with anti-rotation structure included on the first face. A second lock ring has anti-rotation structure on a face which extends perpendicular to an axis of the threaded insert. The anti-rotation structure on the faces of the first and second lock ring interfit to resist relative rotation of the two. An assembly is also disclosed. | 06-09-2016 |
| 411222000 | Internally threaded locking member (e.g., jam nut) | 9 |
| 20140169910 | LOCKING LUG NUT SYSTEM - A locking lug nut system includes a primary locking lug nut, a secondary locking lug nut, and a key. The locking lug nuts each have non-hexagonal irregular key surfaces and the key has a non-hexagonal key element engageable with the key surface of at least one of the locking lug nuts. | 06-19-2014 |
| 411223000 | Including means associated with at least one of the nuts for restricting rotation therebetween | 8 |
| 20130064624 | LOCK NUT AND A FASTENING UNIT COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a lock nut which is fastened between a bolt and a nut and prevents the bolt and nut from loosening, comprising: a nut body having a fastening hole for fastening onto the bolt; a pair of first projecting parts which are formed projecting from one of the surfaces of the nut body and form a first slot having a first orientation such that the nut body can deform resiliently when the bolt and the nut are fastened; and a pair of second projecting parts which are formed projecting from the other surface of the nut body and form a second slot having a second orientation different from the first orientation, and the invention relates to a fastening unit comprising the lock nut; and provided is a bolt-and-nut loosening prevention structure having an improved loosening-prevention function. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140377033 | STRUCTURE FOR RELEASE PREVENTING - The present invention relates to a fastening structure for release prevention, and more particularly, to a fastening structure for release prevention which may prevent a bolt and a nut from being released due to an external impact, and provides a fastening structure for release prevention including: a release prevention washer which is formed in a ring shape, and has a plurality of projections that protrudes on both surfaces of the release prevention washer in a radial direction from a center; and a nut which has a plurality of grooves that corresponds to the plurality of projections formed on the surfaces of the release prevention washer. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150078857 | CHECKER NUT FOR LOCKING A THREADED BODY TO A THREADED ROD - A checker nut for locking a threaded body to a threaded rod comprises a main body portion having a top bearing surface for engaging a threaded body and radial projections extending from the main body portion. The main body portion includes a central opening with a female thread, the thread for cooperating with threads on a threaded rod. The projections extend beyond the outer periphery of a threaded body to be locked by the checker nut on a threaded rod, the projections providing leverage to a user to tighten the top bearing surface against the threaded body. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160069375 | FIXED LENGTH FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly comprising a male fastener and female fastener. The male fastener includes a shaft that has a first portion with a shoulder and a second portion being threaded. The female fastener includes a shafted with a threaded bore to receive the threaded second portion of the shaft of the male fastener. At least one of the male fastener and the female fastener includes an outer surface with a machined surface and a forger surface, wherein the machined surface faces the other fastener when the two are engaged. | 03-10-2016 |
| 411232000 | Side lock | 1 |
| 411234000 | By a discrete element | 1 |
| 20130129444 | LOCKNUT - A locknut comprising a metal nut including a threaded internal wall for engaging a threaded shaft; and a metal ring including an internal threaded wall defining a hole for engaging the threaded shaft. The ring comprised of a steel alloy. The threaded internal wall of the nut and the threaded internal wall of the ring being in general axial alignment when the ring is received by a bore of the nut. The ring has an elliptical configuration and is configured to distort to a circular configuration when the threaded shaft is engaged with the threaded internal wall of the nut and the threaded internal wall of the ring. The ring sized such that the stress in the ring when the ring is distorted to the generally circular configuration is less than the yield stress of the steel alloy. A thermal diffusion coating may be applied to the ring. | 05-23-2013 |
| 411237000 | Having a part of one of the nuts extending into a circular, axially directed recess of the other, and further including, in the region of the recess, formations cooperating to restrict relative rotation | 2 |
| 20100014937 | NUT-TYPE ELEMENT TO BE FIXED IN AN INTERIOR OF A PROFILED WORKPIECE OR SIMILAR - A nut-type element ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110033261 | Retaining nut - A retaining nut comprises a nut body and a plurality of axially extending integrally formed deflectable locking fingers. The locking fingers have a frusto-conical surface opposite a threaded surface. The frusto-conical surface of the locking fingers are adapted to co-operate with a conical washer. Tightening the threaded nut on a threaded shaft against the washer causes the locking fingers to deflect radially towards the shaft. This provides a secure radial clamping of the nut on the shaft. | 02-10-2011 |
| 411242000 | Plastic deformation of at least one of the nuts | 1 |
| 20180023615 | FEMALE THREADED BODY, AND THREADED BODY FASTENING STRUCTURE | 01-25-2018 |
| 411246000 | By thread-gripping locking element | 7 |
| 20090304478 | CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR A SCREWED CONNECTION AS WELL AS SUCH A SCREWED CONNECTION - A connection element ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20120070246 | SCREW AND NUT ASSEMBLY - A screw and nut assembly includes a screw, a nut and a spacer. The nut has a central through hole and an annular fastening portion extending from one end thereof. The annular fastening portion has a plurality of grooves thereon. The spacer has a central hole and an annular concave portion next to the central hole. The screw penetrates the spacer and the nut, and then the nut is tightly screwed to the screw. When the screw and the nut are locked, the nut is moved toward the spacer. The annular fastening portion of the nut is confined by the annular concave portion of the spacer and compressed inward. Through the grooves, the annular fastening portion is compressed inward, so that the inner edge of the annular fastening portion engages with the outer threaded body of the screw tightly to prevent disengagement. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20140294531 | LOCK NUT SYSTEM - A lock nut system includes a molded nut having a plurality of teeth and a molded keeper having a plurality of keeper teeth engageable with the plurality of teeth to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut when the plurality of teeth engages the plurality of keeper teeth. The keeper has a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft when the plurality of teeth engages the plurality of keeper teeth. | 10-02-2014 |
| 411247000 | Resilient grip | 3 |
| 20100104394 | MOUNT HAVING A PUSH NUT AND A POST - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mount. The mount includes a post and a push nut. The post includes a longitudinal axis. The push nut is connected to the post. The push nut includes an opening for receiving the post along the longitudinal axis and at least one locking wedge rotatably connected to the push nut and extending into the opening. The at least one locking wedge allows the push nut to slide along the longitudinal axis of the post in a first direction and prevents the push nut from sliding along the longitudinal axis of the post in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20140086703 | Self-Retaining Fastener - A self-retaining fastener is designed to persistently secure a load between a nut and a bolt. The bolt has a bolt head, a bolt shaft, and a male threaded portion positioned along the bolt shaft to which a female threaded portion of the nut is secured. A retention spring is pressed against the nut and coiled around the bolt shaft when the nut is secured to the bolt. A first end of the retention spring is compressed against the nut opposite the load, while a second end of the retention spring is attached to a receiving volume of the bolt. The retention spring secures both the nut and load independent of the position the nut takes along the male threaded portion of the bolt. A bolt spring and a nut spring may also be used to provide increased contact area between bolt and load and between nut and load respectively. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140369786 | ANTI-LOOSENING NUT - An anti-loosening nut is formed with a threaded hole. The wall of the threaded hole is formed with at least one receiving cavity formed on the wall of the threaded hole in an axial direction of the threaded hole. At least one holding member is mounted in the receiving cavity of the nut. The holding member is disposed in the receiving cavity of the nut in the axial direction of the nut. When the nut is screwed onto a screw/bolt, the holding member elastically holds the screw/bolt, whereby the nut and the screw are elastically tightened with each other to avoid loosening of the nut. | 12-18-2014 |
| 411250000 | Wire structure | 1 |
| 411251000 | Helically coiled wire | 1 |
| 411252000 | Including a free end in nonrotational engagement with the threaded element | 1 |
| 20120301246 | LOCKING THREADED FASTENER - A locking fastener includes a fastener body, a locking band within the fastener body, and a retainer secured to the fastener body to retain the locking band within the fastener body. The locking band includes first and second tangs that fit within recesses in the fastener body to limit angular movement of the tangs. The tangs and the recesses are dimensioned to control the torque required to remove the fastener from a threaded member. The retainer defines a central circular hole corresponding to the diameter of a threaded member on which the fastener is mounted. | 11-29-2012 |
