US PATENT SUBCLASS 411 / 266
.~.~.~ Segmented internally threaded element


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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}
259  DF  .~ Comprising a thread lock {18}
265  DF  .~.~ Including a tapered (e.g., a conical) surface for wedging the internally threaded element against the externally threaded one {1}
266.~.~.~ Segmented internally threaded element {3}
267  DF  .~.~.~.~> Discrete segments carried within a housing
268  DF  .~.~.~.~> Including a discrete, threaded member carrying the tapered surface and threadedly engaging one of the threaded elements {1}
270  DF  .~.~.~.~> Including a sleeve or washer type member for carrying the tapered surface and surrounding the segmented element


DEFINITION

Classification: 411/266

Segmented internally threaded element:

(under subclass 265) Device wherein wedging of the threads is facilitated by the internally threaded element being longitudinally split.

(1) Note. The splitting may divide the element into segments which are separate and distinct.