Patent ID: 8425168

Claim:
A locking threaded fastener comprising: a fastener body adapted to be engaged and driven by a conventional driving tool, the body defining a bore including a threaded portion having a threaded diameter, an unthreaded portion having an unthreaded diameter greater than the threaded diameter, and an integral shoulder portion having a shoulder diameter greater than the threaded diameter and less than the unthreaded diameter, the threaded portion of the bore defining a pitch, the body further defining a radially oriented aperture communicating with the unthreaded portion; and a locking band having a rectangular cross-section and including a curved portion and a tang extending radially from the curved portion, the locking band located within the unthreaded portion with the tang extending into the aperture to limit angular movement of the tang with respect to the body, the locking band retained within the unthreaded portion by the shoulder portion, a turn of the locking band defining a cross-section having an axial height greater than the pitch.