Patent ID: 9746095
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F16K

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a bonnet for a fluid valve, the bonnet having a neck portion, the neck portion including a threaded outer surface; and a nut engaged with the neck portion of the bonnet to couple the bonnet to a body of the fluid valve, the nut having a central aperture with a threaded inner surface, wherein a central axis of the nut is coaxial to a longitudinal axis of the bonnet, wherein the threaded inner surface of the nut is threadably coupled to the threaded outer surface of the neck portion, wherein the nut further comprises a ring-shaped section with the threaded inner surface, and arms extending radially from the ring-shaped section, the arms each having first bores to receive a lock, and wherein the body of the fluid valve comprises second bores to receive the lock to prevent the nut from rotating relative to the body, wherein no more than one of the first bores is to align with any one of the second bores at any rotational position of the nut relative to the body.