Patent ID: 6988431
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: C07C,C07D,F16B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A removal tool and locking nut and bolt combination comprising: a bolt with a bolt thread having a plurality of notches on said bolt thread; a nut with a nut thread about a nut bore having an axial centerline, said nut thread complementary to said bolt thread; a locking element operatively associated with said nut and having a locking element bore coaxial with respect to said axial centerline, said locking element including an elongated tine with a proximal tine body portion attached to said locking element and a distal tine end protruding inward toward said axial centerline and adapted to ride on said bolt thread and fall into at least one of said plurality of notches dependent upon a relative position of said distal tine end and said plurality of notches; and a removal tool including a body with first and second ends, said first end configured and dimensioned to be received within said locking element bore and including a number of prongs, wherein each prong is located intermediate said proximal tine body portion of said elongated tine and said bolt thread upon insertion of said first end in said locking element bore such that rotation of said body lifts said distal tine end away from said plurality of notches.