Patent ID: 6916144
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. A wheel nut assembly for fixing a wheel to a vehicle hub, the wheel nut assembly having a wheel nut, the wheel nut having an internal thread, the wheel nut assembly further comprising: a wheel stud having an external thread adapted to co-operate with the internal thread of the wheel nut, and further having an internal thread; a retaining member having an external thread of an opposite hand with respect to the internal thread of the wheel stud for cooperating with the internal thread of the wheel stud; and a locking member adapted to engage both the retaining member and a perimeter of the wheel nut to prevent relative movement there between and further adapted to permit a location of the retaining member to be visually identified when the locking member is engaged to both the retaining member and the perimeter of the wheel nut.