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US 2006/0133909 A1Published application
Keeper paddle
AssigneeStemco Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel Jimenez, Bill Sphatt
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AssigneeStemco Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaniel Jimenez, Bill Sphatt
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The present invention relates to a lock ring having a central body portion with a first end and second end with two legs extending radially from the first end and the second end of the central body portion, wherein each of the two legs has a first axially biased portion and a second axially biased portion relative to a position of the central body portion. Alternative embodiments of the lock ring of the present invention include the lock ring in conjunction with the first axially biased portion and the second axially biased portion being disposed in the same direction, tabs on the central body portion, teeth on the lock ring for engaging corresponding teeth in an annular groove in a lock nut, and a rounded portion at each of the distal ends of the legs. The present invention also relates to an assembly containing the lock ring of the present invention in conjunction with the lock nut as well as methods for preventing the counter-rotation of nuts and/or bolts.
A lock ring comprising a central body portion having a first end and second end with two legs extending radially from said first end and said second end of the central body portion, wherein each of said two legs has a first axially biased portion and a second axially biased portion relative to a position of the central body portion.
A lock ring comprising a central body portion having a first end and second end with two legs extending radially from said first end and said second end of the central body portion, wherein said central body portion and said legs have a first axially biased portion and a second axially biased portion relative to a position of the central body portion, wherein the first axially biased portion and the second axially biased portion are axially biased in a same direction with tabs that extend radially inward and outward from the central body portion, the tabs designed for engaging an axle and a lock nut respectively.
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