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US 7,938,610 · App. 12/102,246 · Granted May 10, 2011

Lock nut

Assignee: Kyo-Ei Industrial Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,938,610
App. No.
12/102,246
Granted
May 10, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A special shape inner peripheral surface connected to a base end side of a female thread and set to be rotatable only by a first special purpose tool is formed in a nut main body. A cap is constituted by a shaft portion which is inserted to the special shape inner peripheral surface of the nut main body and having a male thread threaded with a base end portion of the female thread of the nut main body in a leading end side, and a head portion provided in abase end side of the shaft portion.

Claims (12)

1. A lock nut, comprising:

a hollow nut main body including a female thread formed in a leading end side of an inner peripheral surface thereof; and

a cap disposed on a top portion of the nut main body,

wherein a special shape inner peripheral surface which is rotatable only by a special purpose tool is formed in a top portion side of the inner peripheral surface of the nut main body, and

the cap includes:

a shaft portion inserted into the special shape inner peripheral surface of the nut main body,

a male thread threaded with a base end portion of the female thread of the nut main body in a leading end side thereof, and

a head portion provided in a base end side of the shaft portion and that closes a top opening of the nut main body.

2. The lock nut as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a special shape engagement surface that is rotatable only by a second special purpose tool is formed in a top surface of the head portion of the cap.

3. The lock nut as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an engagement portion that is rotatable is formed in the head portion of the cap.

4. The lock nut as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the engagement portion formed in the head portion of the cap is a hexagonal hole corresponding to a hexagonal spanner.

5. The lock nut as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein a taper-shaped ring member that conforms with a shape of a bolt insertion hole is rotatably and inseparably attached to the leading end portion of the nut main body.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2008
From: KISHIDA, DAISAKU
To: KYO-EI INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020797/0941 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2007-179497 · Jul 9, 2007 · national
JP 2007-007719 · Oct 9, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090016847A1 · Jan 15, 2009