The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Brian Eck, Bemidji, MN (US);
Reid Anderson, Thief River Falls, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian Eck, Bemidji, MN (US);
Reid Anderson, Thief River Falls, MN (US);
Assignee:
Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 27/06 (2006.01); F16B 39/24 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B60B 37/04 (2006.01); F16B 39/10 (2006.01); F16B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/24 (2013.01); B60B 27/00 (2013.01); B60B 27/0047 (2013.01); B60B 37/04 (2013.01); F16B 39/10 (2013.01); B60B 27/06 (2013.01); F16B 41/002 (2013.01); B60B 2900/3312 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retainer plate for preventing or at least mitigating loosening of an axle nut of a vehicle. The retainer plate comprises a generally flat section of rigid material that couples to an axle nut in a non-rotatable fashion and to a portion of the wheel to maintain the axle nut in tight threaded engagement with the axle. The retainer plate can have a central bore that non-rotatably engages the axle nut and a radially outward feature that engages the wheel to prevent the axle nut from loosening.