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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Enduralock, Llc., Overland Park, KS (US);
Zoltan Kalman Furu-Szekely, Cypres, TX (US);
Harold Hess, Leawood, KS (US);
Enduralock, LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A fastener assembly includes a threaded member, a lock nut, and a lock washer. The threaded member has a pair of opposing flat sections formed in the threaded portion of the threaded member. The lock nut is configured to threadably engage the threaded member and includes a flange having a plurality of axially extending teeth. The lock washer includes a flat central portion with an aperture. The aperture has a pair of opposing flat inner surfaces configured to engage the opposing flat sections of the threaded member to rotationally fix the lock washer. The lock washer also includes at least one outer portion extending upward from the flat central portion at a predetermined angle. The outer portion includes a plurality of locking apertures configured to receive the plurality of axially extending teeth of the lock nut.