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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Lockon Llc, Byron Center, MI (US);
Inventor:
Mark W. Herrema, Rockford, MI (US);
Assignee:
LOCKON LLC, Byron Center, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/00 (2006.01); F16B 39/12 (2006.01); F16B 21/07 (2006.01); F16L 41/12 (2006.01); F16L 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/12 (2013.01); F16B 21/073 (2013.01); F16L 5/027 (2013.01); F16L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The specification discloses a fastener assembly including two elements. One element is an elongated body including that a gear rack and a radial stop. The other element is a nut fitted over the elongated body and including a pawl engaging the gear rack. The current embodiment includes two pairs of gear racks and two pairs of pawls. The two pairs of pawls are axially offset from one another. The elongated body and the nut are keyed to prevent relative rotation therebetween. The elongated body defines a conduit through the fastener assembly.