US PATENT SUBCLASS 411 / 122
.~.~ Member having portion (e.g., tab) deformable in situ into engagement with flat or formation

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411 /   HD   EXPANDED, THREADED, DRIVEN, HEADED, TOOL-DEFORMED, OR LOCKED-THREADED FASTENER

81  DF  THREADED FASTENER LOCKED TO A DISCREET STRUCTURE (E.G., PLATE, RAIL, WHEEL) {13}
116  DF  .~ Head or nut side face held by discrete member (e.g., side lock) {7}
122.~.~ Member having portion (e.g., tab) deformable in situ into engagement with flat or formation {1}
123  DF  .~.~.~> And having specific structure to coact with substructure {1}

DEFINITION

Classification: 411/122

Member having portion (e.g., tab) deformable in situ into engagement with flat or formation:

(under subclass 116) Device wherein that portion, or one or more of a plurality thereof, of the member which engages the one or more sides or formations of the bolt head or nut is a plastically deformable part of the member, which part is bent or otherwise deformed into contact with the side or formation after the member and the bolt head or the nut have been united with the substructure.