Patent ID: 7927049
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A device assembly for preventing rotation of a lug nut and if limited rotation occurs, indicating a loose wheel lug nut, comprising: an opening in a first device for positioning the first device over and around a lug nut; a first end of the first device extending from the opening engaging a second similar adjacent device, the first end has a latch and an indicator which is viewed when the first device has been rotated with the rotation of a lug nut; and a second end of the first device extending from the opening opposite the first end for engaging a third similar adjacent device, the second end has a recessed underside that is positioned over the first end of a third similar adjacent device and is inserted into the latch of the first end of a third similar adjacent device; the first device having a limited rotation due to the first end engaging a second end of a second similar adjacent device to prevent the lug nut from rotating off the wheel.