(under subclass 190) Device wherein the means comprises or includes a quantity of a substance which is hardenable from the relatively soft or flowable state in which it is applied to at least one of the threaded elements into a firm or rigid state in which it holds, or assists in holding, the threaded elements against rotation relative to one another.
(1) Note. Included herein, for example, is the use of an adhesive to create a force tending to hold two parts together, or the use of a chemical solvent which, with or without the assistance of a physical treatment (e.g., heat) molecularly intermingles with and unites two parts.
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257, for a threaded bolt and nut coupled against rotation by means which may include metallic material of a fusible nature.
