Abstract: A locking nut system includes a threaded member with a first threaded area having a first thread direction and a second threaded area having a second thread direction opposite the first thread direction in which a plurality of crests extend across the first and second threaded areas with a constant pitch between the crests such that minimal material is removed, structural integrity is maintained, and a first nut secures the threaded member to a workpiece and a second opposing nut renders the first nut stationary.

Abstract: A retainer clip including a body having a first end, second end, top, bottom, first side and second side. An arm extends from the body at a junction on the second end of the body. The arm is preferably folded so as to extend along the bottom of the body such that the arm is spaced from the body. The body includes an aperture which extends through the body from the top to the bottom. A stop pin is positioned in the aperture and is capable of extending into the space between the bottom of the body and the arm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of hinges and carriage mechanisms, such as a hinge and carriage mechanism adapted to hang a door, gate, panel, window or the like. The present invention is suitable for use with a means of providing height adjustment for a door and can reduce undesirable tampering and improve the security of the hinges and door assemblies by controlling the orientation of specific part of a hinge to limit access to the fastener.

Abstract: A building block structure includes a joint adaptor unit and at least one connection bar. The joint adaptor unit includes one or multiple joint adaptors, each of which includes at least one screwing connection end that includes a right/left-hand combined threaded hole formed therein. The right/left-hand combined threaded hole includes multiple right-handed screw troughs and multiple left-handed screw troughs that are alternately arranged. The connection bar has one end having multiple spaced right-handed external threads and an opposite end having multiple spaced left-handed external threads. As such, when the connection bar is rotated in a given direction, the right-handed external threads and the left-handed external threads are simultaneously screwed into the right/left-hand combined threaded holes of two oppositely facing joint adaptors.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for, for example, joining a cardan shaft to an axle drive of a vehicle. The mounting assembly includes a nut housing having a continuous opening arranged to receive an insert nut having a continuous internal thread, a nut having a continuous internal thread, and at least one securing element which interacts with the nut housing and the nut to constrain relative axial movement between the nut housing and the nut. The insert nut and the nut housing may be rotationally fixed relative to one another, for example using complementary polygonal outer and inner surfaces, respectively. A retainer may be provided in the interior space of the nut housing to constrain axial movement of the insert nut within the nut housing.

Abstract: A checker nut for locking a threaded body to a threaded rod comprises a main body portion having a top bearing surface for engaging a threaded body and radial projections extending from the main body portion. The main body portion includes a central opening with a female thread, the thread for cooperating with threads on a threaded rod. The projections extend beyond the outer periphery of a threaded body to be locked by the checker nut on a threaded rod, the projections providing leverage to a user to tighten the top bearing surface against the threaded body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an anti-backlash component. In one embodiment, the anti-backlash component includes a housing, the housing comprising a first threaded opening and a second opening, a bolt coupled to the housing through the first threaded opening and the second opening, the bolt comprising a spherical end, a nut coupled to the bolt and an exterior side of the second opening of the housing and a socket coupled to the spherical end of the bolt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fastening structure for release prevention, and more particularly, to a fastening structure for release prevention which may prevent a bolt and a nut from being released due to an external impact, and provides a fastening structure for release prevention including: a release prevention washer which is formed in a ring shape, and has a plurality of projections that protrudes on both surfaces of the release prevention washer in a radial direction from a center; and a nut which has a plurality of grooves that corresponds to the plurality of projections formed on the surfaces of the release prevention washer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lock nut which is fastened between a bolt and a nut and prevents the bolt and nut from loosening, comprising: a nut body having a fastening hole for fastening onto the bolt; a pair of first projecting parts which are formed projecting from one of the surfaces of the nut body and form a first slot having a first orientation such that the nut body can deform resiliently when the bolt and the nut are fastened; and a pair of second projecting parts which are formed projecting from the other surface of the nut body and form a second slot having a second orientation different from the first orientation, and the invention relates to a fastening unit comprising the lock nut; and provided is a bolt-and-nut loosening prevention structure having an improved loosening-prevention function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lock nut which is fastened between a bolt and a nut and prevents the bolt and nut from loosening, comprising: a nut body having a fastening hole for fastening onto the bolt; a pair of first projecting parts which are formed projecting from one of the surfaces of the nut body and form a first slot having a first orientation such that the nut body can deform resiliently when the bolt and the nut are fastened; and a pair of second projecting parts which are formed projecting from the other surface of the nut body and form a second slot having a second orientation different from the first orientation, and the invention relates to a fastening unit comprising the lock nut; and provided is a bolt-and-nut loosening prevention structure having an improved loosening-prevention function.

Abstract: A lock nut capable of improving a fastening force of a fastening nut and the lock nut is provided. The lock nut includes a body having a threaded throughhole and a groove formed at a circumferential edge thereof. A plurality of projections are formed in the groove and each includes an outer side face directed toward a center of the body from a border between a seat surface and the groove. An inner side face serves as an extension of an inner face of the threaded throughhole. A depth of the groove is such that if the projections are crushed when the lock nut is fastened against a bolt, they do not enter a space between a seat surface on the side of the body of the fastening nut and the seat surface of the lock nut body.

Abstract: This invention is a device permitting a plug or a cover to lock in a detachable manner onto a frame. In accordance with the invention, the metal washer (9), interposed between the screw head (4) and the mounting surface (7) formed at the bottom of the housing (5) of the cover (2), includes two radial wings diametrically opposite (9a) working together with internal parts (13) of the housing (5) butting and preventing a rotation of the washer (9) during tightening of the fastening screw (3). The invention has applications for public roadways.

Abstract: A nut member has first and second end faces and corners, and is formed with a plurality of protrusions, each of which is disposed at a respective corner and each of which has a lateral inner face that extends from the second end face, and a plurality of recesses, each of which is indented inwardly from a respective corner and each of which is defined by a recess-defining wall. The recess-defining wall has a lateral outer face that extends from the first end face. Each protrusion is received in and meshes with a respective recess, and the lateral outer face is in face-to-face contact with the lateral inner face when two of the nut bodies are stacked and are tensioned on a screw bolt.

Abstract: A method of tightening and loosening an object to a rotary base torsion-free includes providing a single power tool having a tool housing portion and a driving portion which are coaxial with one another and provide equal but opposite forces, connecting a bolt with the rotary base, connecting a first part which includes a sleeve/washer assembly to one of the portions to be turned by the one portion, which sleeve/washer assembly includes a sleeve with a thread cooperating with a thread of the bolt and a washer abutting against the object, connecting a second part to the other of the portions to be turned by the other portion, which second part includes a nut having a thread cooperating with another thread of the first part, turning the first part by the one portion so that the first part, the bolt and the rotary base turn together while the second part remains free of rotation to urge the bolt to move in a desired axial direction to tighten or loosen the object to the rotary base, and turning the second part by

Abstract: A lock structure, in which a nut member is screwed on a threaded portion formed in a shaft member in the axial direction and in which a fixed member fitted on the shaft member is thrust in the axial direction and fixed by the nut member. The lock structure comprises: a lock nut member screwed in the threaded portion on the opposite side of the fixed member across the nut member; a first threaded portion formed in a portion of the nut member other than the portion screwed on the threaded portion and having a lead angle different from that of the threaded portion; and a second threaded portion screwed in the first threaded portion and formed on the lock nut member.

Abstract: This invention relates to a lock nut in which, when a double nut is fastened against a bolt, projections at the lock nut are deformed and crushed to be applied around the threaded part of the bolt and a frictional force is increased to improve an effect of looseness-prevention. A seat surface of a circumferential edge of the threaded hole 4 of the nut 2 is formed with a plurality of projections 5, 5, 5, the nut 2 is fastened against the fastening nut 7 already fastened against the bolt 6 acting as a member M to be fastened with its projections 5 being faced to the nut, the projections 5 deformed between seat surfaces 3, 8 of both nuts 2, 7 are applied around the threaded part between the threaded hole 4 of the nut 2 and the threaded part 9 of the bolt 6 so as to enable both nuts 2, 7 to be prevented from being loosened.

Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an item to a floor comprising an anchor bolt, an anchor nut, and an annular collar comprising an upper annular outer ring, a lower annular ring, and an annular side wall connecting the rings, the annular collar held in place over the anchor nut below the floor by a retaining nut.

Abstract: A lock nut for connecting a joint having a threaded connector has a first nut member which is engageable with a threaded connector and is axially displaceable, a second nut member which is engageable with the first nut member and is rotatable about an axis, a third nut member which is non-rotatably but axially displaceably connected with the first nut member and has a substantially smooth surface over which the second nut member moves during rotation, so that when the second nut member is rotated about the axis against the smooth surface of the third nut member, the first nut member is displaced axially to apply a load to the threaded connector and to tighten the lock nut, and a locking element which non-rotatably connects the first and second nut members with one another after tightening of the lock nut.

Abstract: In order to elongate and relax a stud, a first part which is movable only in an axial direction engages the stud, a second part is connected with the first part, a friction element is connected with at least one of the parts radially inside the one part so that the first part has more surfaces cooperating with other elements than the second part, and then a holding force is applied to the friction element while an opposite active force is applied to the second part so that the second part is moved in the transverse direction and the first part is moved only in the axial direction to elongate the engaged stud.

Abstract: A lock nut to connect a joint having a threaded connector has a first nut member engagable with the threaded connector and axially displaceable, a second nut member engagable with the first nut member and turnable about an axis, a third nut member which is non-rotatably but axially displaceably connected with the first nut member and has a first substantially smooth surface over which the second nut member moves during rotation and another substantially rough surface which is embedable into a surface of the joint, and a locking element to achieve non-rotatability of the nut members. When the second nut member is turned about the axis against the smooth surface of the washer, the first nut member is displaced axially to apply a load to the threaded connector, while the rough surface of the third nut member embeds into the surface of the joint. When the lock nut is sufficiently tightened, the locking element eliminates the rotation of the second nut member.

Abstract: In order to elongate and relax a stud, a first part which is movable only in an axial direction engages the stud, a second part is connected with the first part, a friction element is connected with at least one of the parts so that the first part has more surfaces cooperating with other elements than the second part, and then a holding force is applied to the friction element while an opposite active force is applied to the second part so that the second part is moved in the transverse direction and the first part is moved only in the axial direction to elongate the engaged stud.

Abstract: A high pressure fitting is provided .which comprises an adjustment nut with nipples extending therefrom in axial extension of one another. The nipples are provided with exterior threads and with conically shaped ends which are respectively engaged by ferrules. Each of these ferrules is engaged by a coupling member having an interior thread which is in engagement with the threads provided on the associated nipple. Adjustment of the threads operates to pull the ferrules against the associated nipples. On each nipple is mounted a frusto-conical ramp adjacent which is provided a cylindrical arrangement of spaced fingers or a thin wall cylinder having protruding tips directed radially inwards. These fingers or the cylinder with their respective tips ride up the ramps and are loosely accommodated in their respectively associated nipples to prevent accidental detachment thereof. The fingers pressing against the ramps serve to vector forces to remove play from between the inter-engaged threads.

Abstract: A mechanical tensioner for elongating and relaxing a stud having an axis and arranged in an object, comprises at least two parts including a first part connectable with the stud and a second part connected with the first part, and a friction element which cooperates with at least one of the parts so as to change a coefficient of friction between the parts so that one of the parts has a higher coefficient of friction than another part and when a force is applied to at least one of the parts in a transverse direction to the axis, the second part moves only in the transverse direction and the first part moves only in an axial direction to move the stud in the axial direction.

Abstract: The nut includes a first half having a short shank with an internal screw thread therethrough and an external screw thread on the short shank and a second half with a threaded bore. The internal thread has a first pitch and the external thread has a second screw pitch, the second and third screw pitches having different vertical lengths. The threaded bore includes a first section and a second section wider than the first section and the length of the short shank. The first section has a screw pitch equal to the first screw pitch and the second section has a third screw pitch slightly finer than that of the second screw pitch.

Abstract: A self-retaining locking assembly for threaded couplings. An externally threaded bolt rod end bearing is threadedly secured to a nut or internally threaded piston rod. The bearing includes an axially extending keyway along the threads, and the piston rod includes a circumferential groove at the mating end as well as radially extending slots in the mating face. An annular lock member has a lug projecting radially inwardly of the central aperture for engaging the keyway, and ribs and clips for mating with the radial slots and annular groove, respectively, when the rod is threaded upon the bearing. The lock member therefore cannot rotate relative to the bearing, and the piston rod cannot rotate relative to the lock member whereby the entire assembly is secured together in fixed relationship.

Abstract: Ball nuts are preloaded onto a ball screw by rotating the nuts relative to one another to jam adjacent end faces of the nuts together. Thereafter, the nuts are held against relative rotation by tightening a clamping ring secured to one of the nuts and adapted to frictionally engage the other nut to prevent rotation thereof.

Abstract: A fatigue resistant self-locking fastener is formed by screwing two threaded elements into engagement with a part having a thread which is slightly off-size with respect to the threads of those elements, locating the two elements just in contact with one another while in engagement with said part but without tightening them against one another sufficiently to develop any substantial stress in the threads, and then securing the elements together in that relative position, preferably by welding.