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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Louis T Horvath, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Detroit Marine Engineering Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G / ; F16B / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
403320 ; 151 48 ; 403342 ;
Abstract
Retaining means for preventing loosening of a gland nut, for example, at the end of a push-pull outboard motor steering cable. The gland nut is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially extending ribs. The retainer comprises a ring of spring-like material with a plurality of locking fingers engaging the conduit fitting and axially extending fingers fitting between the gland nut ribs. The latter fingers have rounded end depressions allowing positive rotation of the gland nut but preventing loosening of the nut through vibration.