Patent ID: 6546766
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: E05B,E05D,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A lock nut for securing an item to a fixed bolt that is located proximate to an object which can obstruct the ability to rotate said lock nut on said fixed bolt once said lock nut has been locked; said lock nut being able to be threaded onto a non-fixed end of said fixed bolt then locked in place; said lock nut thereby being able to secure said item to said fixed bolt once said item has been positioned such that said non-fixed end of said fixed bolt has passed through an aperture in said item; said lock nut, when locked, being positioned entirely on a side of said item opposite from a side of said item which is nearest to a fixed end of said fixed bolt; said lock nut comprising:(a) a threaded cavity for threading said lock nut onto said bolt; (b) in combination, a means to change the size and/or shape of said lock nut and a locking/unlocking mechanism to secure said lock nut in any of multiple size/shape configurations, at least one of said configurations causing said lock nut to encounter said object which can obstruct the ability to rotate said lock nut, if one were to attempt to remove said lock nut from said bolt.