Patent ID: 8186902
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: B25B,E04F,F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A combination of an externally threaded component having a safety catch and a disabling tab, comprising: the safety catch of the externally threaded component having a hinged flap and a face for engaging a buttress end of an internal thread of an internally threaded component, the face being disposed adjacent a start of an external thread of the externally threaded component and separated therefrom by a gap, the disabling tab including a flexible bridging portion at least partly covering the hinged flap and spanning the gap between the face of the catch and start of the external thread of the externally threaded component, the bridging portion having a first arm which fits over the hinged flap, and a second arm, of lesser height than the first arm, located between the face of the catch and the start of the external thread, at the start of the external thread of the externally threaded component, including a shaft extending from the bridging portion, towards the interior of the externally threaded component, wherein the first arm extends from a first side of the shaft and the second arm extends from a second side of the shaft, opposite to the first side a side arm extending from the first side of the shaft and spaced from the first arm, wherein a free end of the safety catch is located between the first arm and the side arm.