Patent ID: 8769799

Claim:
A locking fastener comprising: an outer body defining an opening therein; an inner body disposed within the opening of the outer body and aligned coaxially with the outer body about a primary axis; and a cam operator inserted at least partially through a portion of the inner and outer bodies and connecting the inner and outer bodies to one another to form the locking fastener, the cam operator being rotatable about a secondary axis that is generally normal to the primary axis and movable between a first position wherein the inner and outer bodies are rotatable with respect to a surface or structure located adjacent or proximate to the inner and outer bodies and to which the fastener is being fastened, and a second position wherein the inner and outer bodies are not rotatable with respect to the adjacent or proximate surface or structure and the inner and outer bodies are fastened to the adjacent or proximate surface or structure; wherein the outer body defines at least one opening through which at least a portion of the cam operator is inserted; and the inner body defines a passage through which the at least a portion of the cam operator is inserted so that rotation of the cam operator between the first position and second position causes the cam operator to engage at least a portion of the inner body and exert a downward force on the outer body to prevent the inner and outer bodies from rotating with respect to the adjacent or proximate surface or structure to which the fastener is being fastened.