Laterally engagable and releasable nut assembly
OwnerEllie Edward Price, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A nut provided with a U-shaped slot laterally and threadably engagable with a rod or shaft, in combination with a C-shaped retainer member mounted on the nut and manually rotatable thereon to selectively: (a) confine the nut on the shaft in relatively rotatable lateral engagement, (b) lock the nut and shaft against relative rotation, and (c) connect the nut and shaft for yielding lateral threaded engagement and disengagement.
Claims8
In combination, a nut (26) provided with a centrally disposed threaded bore (33) and a U-shaped slot (31) extending outwardly therefrom to permit lateral insertion of the nut upon a threaded shaft (15);
- a C-shaped retainer ring (36) mounted for rotation on said nut (26) in a path encircling said bore (33);
- means operable in response to the rotation of said ring for selectively
- confining said nut (26) and shaft (15) in relatively rotatable lateral threaded engagement with one another, and
- connecting the nut and shaft for yielding lateral threaded engagement and disengagement;
- said selectively operable means including a tension spring (34) bridging the gap in said C-shaped ring, the ends of said spring being detachably secured to the ends of said ring respectively, and
- cam means (39) operable in response to the rotation of said ring for locking said nut and shaft in fixed relative position.
A laterally enagagable and releasable nut assembly (25) for a threaded shaft (15) comprising
- a nut (26) having a slot (31) extending laterally inwardly from its perimeter to a central portion thereof, the inner end (33) of said slot being threaded to match the threads of said shaft;
- said slot having a width at least equal to the diameter of said shaft to permit the nut to be inserted into and removed from threaded engagement with the shaft;
- a retainer ring (36) mounted for rotation on said nut in a circular path surrounding said shaft, said ring having a gap therein coincidable with said slot;
- means (27) for preventing relative movement between said nut and ring axially of said assembly, and
- cam means (39) on said ring and responsive to the rotation of the ring to a position across said slot for fixedly locking the nut assembly and shaft against relative rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.