US PATENT SUBCLASS 411 / 223
.~.~.~ Including means associated with at least one of the nuts for restricting rotation therebetween


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

190  DF  HAVING STRUCTURE TO RESTRICT ROTATION OF THREADED, MATING PIECES (E.G., NUT LOCK) {13}
204  DF  .~ Structure is coaxial, distinct member (e.g., washer, key, or nut portion) that restricts nut piece {7}
222  DF  .~.~ Internally threaded locking member (e.g., jam nut) {1}
223.~.~.~ Including means associated with at least one of the nuts for restricting rotation therebetween {11}
224  DF  .~.~.~.~> Key received in part in each of the nuts {2}
227  DF  .~.~.~.~> Comprising one or more discrete members serving as a pawl and ratchet {1}
229  DF  .~.~.~.~> Axially directed, resiliently biased detent means
230  DF  .~.~.~.~> Canted element
231  DF  .~.~.~.~> With means resiliently biasing the nuts apart
232  DF  .~.~.~.~> Side lock {2}
237  DF  .~.~.~.~> Having a part of one of the nuts extending into a circular, axially directed recess of the other, and further including, in the region of the recess, formations cooperating to restrict relative rotation {1}
239  DF  .~.~.~.~> Including cooperating formations on the axially opposing portions of the nuts {2}
242  DF  .~.~.~.~> Plastic deformation of at least one of the nuts
243  DF  .~.~.~.~> Reversed internal and external threads on one of the nuts
244  DF  .~.~.~.~> Oppositely threaded {1}


DEFINITION

Classification: 411/223

Including means associated with at least one of the nuts for restricting rotation therebetween:

(under subclass 222) Device which includes means (a) formed on or carried by one or both of the internally threaded elements, (b) consisting of another distinct member and located between the elements, or (c) otherwise associated with the elements, which means limits or prevents (*) the turning of one of the elements with respect to the other. (*) It should be observed that, in the jam nut art, the ceasing of further turning of the internally threaded elements relative to one another may mean that no greater degree of coupling can be attained than that which existed at the time that the two elements commenced to move as one.