Patent ID: 8794892

Claim:
A torque nut assembly, comprising: a nut body having multiple pieces positionable to define a threaded axial passage, said nut body separable along at least one axial portion thereof wherein said nut body can expand radially to open said threaded axial passage, said nut body having a plurality of outer radial walls, each of said outer radial walls including a portion that is planar with a rectangular axially-extending notch defined therein, said nut body having a continuous annular slot defined in said outer radial walls and circumventing said nut body; and a cap shaped and sized to substantially engage said nut body when said threaded axial passage is so-defined, said cap having a plurality of inner radial walls, each of said inner radial walls including a portion that is planar with a rectangular axially-extending rib defined therealong for engaging a corresponding one said rectangular axially-extending notch when said cap engages said nut body, said cap including at least one integrated structure for engaging said slot wherein said cap is retained on said nut body.