Patent ID: 9631663
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16B

Claim:
1. A threaded security knob, comprising: a threaded member comprising a generally concentric body defining a central longitudinal axis, the body comprising a threaded portion along the central axis adjacent to a first end of the body, a key receiver disposed along a second end of the body opposite of the threaded portion, wherein the key receiver has a key receiver configuration selected from a plurality of different key receiver configurations, and a flange positioned between the first and second ends; a slip ring flexibly disposed around at least the key receiver of the threaded member and comprising a generally tubular interior side wall sized to fit over and extend along the generally concentric body of the threaded member in an inseparable, concentrically rotational relationship with the threaded member and the slip ring jointly defining an interlocking rotational slip mechanism, and wherein the slip ring completely surrounds an entire lengthwise extent of the body of the threaded member from the first end thereof to the second end thereof while substantially an entire surface of the second end of the body of the threaded member is simultaneously exposed within an opening in one end of the slip ring, the slip ring further comprising a shoulder therewithin positioned for mating with the flange of the threaded member; and a key comprising a key configuration selected from a plurality of different key configurations and corresponding to the key receiver configuration of the threaded member.