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US 2015/0176633 A1Published application
Screw-Locking Insert
AssigneePEM Management, Inc.
InventorTrevor Fahy
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Abstract
A screw-locking element in the form of an H cross-section profile is fitted into a longitudinal slot through a bushing sidewall that captures opposing recesses of the insert. When assembled to the bushing, the locking presents a base on the outside of the bushing and a screw-engaging longitudinal strip on the inside along the threads. The bushing may have more than one locking insert and the inserts are preferably composed on Nylon.
Claims10
A screw locking insert, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical bushing having an internally threaded bore;
- a longitudinally extending first slot through a sidewall of said bushing;
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- a first H-profile insert lying partly within said slot, said insert comprised of an engagement portion lying within said bore and a base portion lying against an outside surface of said sidewall.
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