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US 2014/0169910 A1Published application
Locking lug nut system
OwnerDennis Winnieinventor
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Abstract
A locking lug nut system includes a primary locking lug nut, a secondary locking lug nut, and a key. The locking lug nuts each have non-hexagonal irregular key surfaces and the key has a non-hexagonal key element engageable with the key surface of at least one of the locking lug nuts.
Claims14
A locking lug nut system for locking engagement with a threaded stud, the system comprising:
- a primary locking lug nut having a threaded opening for engaging the threaded stud, the primary locking lug nut having an inner face for engaging a wheel, the primary locking lug nut further having a non-hexagonal irregular key surface;
- a secondary locking lug nut having a threaded opening for engaging the same threaded stud, the secondary locking lug nut having an inner face for engaging the primary locking lug nut, the secondary locking lug nut further having a non-hexagonal irregular key surface;
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- a key having a non-hexagonal key element engageable with the key surface of at least one of the locking lug nuts.
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A locking lug nut system for locking engagement with a threaded stud, the system comprising:
- a primary locking lug nut having a threaded opening for engaging the threaded stud, the primary locking lug nut having an inner face for engaging a wheel and an opposed outer face, the outer face having a non-hexagonal irregular key pattern defined therein;
- a secondary lug nut having a threaded opening for engaging the same threaded stud, the secondary lug nut having an inner face for engaging the outer face of the primary locking lug nut;
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- a key having a non-hexagonal irregular key element engageable with the key pattern of the primary locking lug nut.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.