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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Maclean-fogg Company, Mundelein, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Hughes, Fulton, IL (US);
Nicholas P. Tobias, Galena, IL (US);
Assignee:
MacLean-Fogg Company, Mundelein, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/30 (2006.01); F16B 39/32 (2006.01); F16C 35/063 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/32 (2013.01); F16C 35/063 (2013.01); F16C 2326/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking fastener is provided that may be automatically unlocked and locked by sliding a wrench onto the nut and removing the wrench. The fastener includes a biased arm extending outward from a wrench bearing surface that presses against a pawl. The pawl includes ratchet teeth that engage ratchet teeth of a retainer to lock the fastener. The fastener is unlocked by compressing the arm with a wrench.