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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Erhard Friedrich, Eckental, DE;
Gregor Munsterjohann, Neunkirchen, DE;
Bernd Block, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/334 (2006.01); F16B 7/18 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 3/334 (2013.01); F16B 7/182 (2013.01); F16B 41/002 (2013.01); Y02E 30/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connecting device including a nut, a screw, a body having a bore for screwing the screw to the nut through the bore with the screw abutting an abutment surface of the body, a screw locking device for preventing loosening of the screw. According to one aspect of the invention, the locking device is adapted for axially retaining the screw into the body after unscrewing the screw.