Locking nut assembly
OwnerLeslie J. Weinstein, Erik R. Meinikheim +1inventors
InventorsLeslie J. Weinstein, Erik R. Meinikheim, Gary W. Scott
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Abstract
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel. The locking nut assembly includes a nut having an annular portion with a slot extending radially through the annular portion. The locking nut assembly also includes a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab which projects through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft prohibiting rotation of the nut. A retainer retains the lock plate on the nut.
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A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a slot extending radially through the annular portion;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab projecting radially through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including a snap ring and a snap ring groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the snap ring retaining the lock plate between the snap ring and a first face of the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a plurality of slots extending radially through and spaced around the annular portion of the nut;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a plurality of tabs projecting radially through slots in the nut and into channels on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including a snap ring and a snap ring groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the snap ring for retaining the lock plate between the snap ring and a first face of the nut retaining the lock plate on the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a plurality of longitudinally extending channels, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a plurality of slots extending radially through and spaced around the annular portion of the nut;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a plurality of tabs projecting radially through slots in the nut and into channels on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer retaining the lock plate on the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a threaded shaft including a longitudinally extending channel, comprising:
- a nut characterized by an outer periphery and a threaded inner periphery, the nut having a slot therein extending radially through the nut from the outer periphery to the inner periphery;
- a locking member having an opening therein through which the nut is received and a key projecting radially into the opening and through the slot in the nut, the key projecting a sufficient distance into the opening to extend through the slot in the nut and into the longitudinally extending channel when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
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- a retainer including a snap ring and a snap ring groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the snap ring for retaining the lock plate between the snap ring and a first face of the nut retaining the lock member on the nut when the assembly is installed on the shaft.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a slot extending radially through the annular portion;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab projecting radially through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including an e-clip and an e-clip groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the e-clip for retaining the lock plate between the an e-clip and a first face of the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a slot extending radially through the annular portion;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab projecting radially through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including a c-clip and a c-clip groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the c-clip for retaining the lock plate between the c-clip and a first face of the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a slot extending radially through the annular portion;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab projecting radially through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including a spiral retainer and a spiral retainer groove formed on the annular portion for receiving the spiral retainer for retaining the lock plate between the spiral retainer and a first face of the nut.
A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel, the locking nut assembly comprising:
- a nut having an annular portion and a slot extending radially through the annular portion;
- a lock plate having an opening therein through which the annular portion of the nut is received and a tab projecting radially through the slot in the nut and into the channel on the shaft when the assembly is installed on the shaft;
- a retainer including a pin and an aperture formed through the annular portion for receiving the pin for retaining the lock plate between the pin and a first face of the nut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.