Patent ID: 6089807
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A47K,F16B

Abstract:
A lock-nut assembly that is lockable upon a bolt, comprising:a nut having a side wall and opposing ends, and a longitudinal slot defined through the side wall, the nut being elastically deformable for permitting the nut to be manually snapped on and off the bolt through the slot;the nut having a tapered portion;a recess member having a recess defined therein, the recess having a recessed conical surface that is matable with the tapered portion such that the nut is urged radially inwardly for tightening about the bolt as the nut engages the recess member; andwherein the nut is a wing nut having first and second wings and the tapered portion is part of a lower edge of the wings.