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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Daniel N. Campau, Ada, MI (US);
Inventor:
Daniel N. Campau, Ada, MI (US);
Assignee:
Flow-Rite Controls, Ltd., Byron Center, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/20 (2006.01); F16B 39/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/20 (2013.01); F16B 39/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.