Patent ID: 7096740
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: F16B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use with a first member and for use in indicating a first compression of a predetermined value and a second compression of the predetermined value, said first member having a first member inner surface defining a first member aperture adapted to receive an elongated member, said first member further having a first member axial height, said apparatus comprising: a second member having a second member inner surface defining a second member aperture adapted to receive the elongated member, said second member further having a second member outer surface and a second member axial height that is greater than the first member axial height; wherein at least a portion of said second member is adapted to fit within the first member aperture so that at least a portion of the first member inner surface is adjacent to at least a portion of the second member outer surface when the second member is under no compression; wherein the first member is adapted for at least partial rotation around the elongated member and the second member when the at least a portion of the first member inner surface is adjacent to the at least a portion of the second member outer surface and when the second member is under no compression; wherein the second member is constructed of a material that is adapted to deform elastically when the second member is compressed by a force equal to the predetermined value, and wherein the apparatus reuseable for indicating the second compression of the predetermined value.