Locking Device for a Threaded Fastener

A method of locking a component having at least one threaded fastener with a locking device comprising:

• securing a first clamping section of a locking device around a first threaded fastener;
• securing a second clamping section spaced from the first clamping section around a second element relative to which the first threaded fastener is rotational;
• preventing rotation of the first clamping section relative to the second clamping section with a bridging element that connects the first and second clamping sections to one another.

A threaded fastener and locking device assembly comprising:

• a threaded fastener having a first threaded portion with a first rotatable circumferential surface and a second threaded portion with a second rotatable circumferential surface
• a locking device having a first clamping section secured to the first rotatable circumferential surface, a second clamping section secured to the second rotatable circumferential surface, and a bridging element rigidly connecting the first and second clamping sections;
• wherein the locking device rigidly couples the first and second circumferential surfaces to one another such that any loosening rotational force provided to the first clamping member generates a force in the tightening direction of the second clamping member, thereby positively opposing loosening of the circumferential surfaces.