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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew Ryan Ferslew, Greenville, SC (US);
Roger Clayton Walker, Greenville, SC (US);
John Herbert Dimmick, Iii, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Ryan Ferslew, Greenville, SC (US);
Roger Clayton Walker, Greenville, SC (US);
John Herbert Dimmick, III, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/00 (2006.01); F16B 39/12 (2006.01); F01D 5/06 (2006.01); F16B 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 5/066 (2013.01); F16B 39/025 (2013.01); F16B 39/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application provides a self locking nut and bolt assembly for a stack of rotating wheels. The self locking nut and bolt assembly may include a tie bolt extending through the stack of rotating wheels, a locking nut positioned on a first end of the tie bolt, and a locking washer positioned on the one end of the tie bolt within the locking nut.