Patent ID: 8894335

Claim:
A locknut ( 12 ) comprising: a nut ( 13 ) having a first, upper surface and a second, lower surface opposite to the first surface with at least one flat side extending therebetween; characterized by: a generally L-shaped, spring slider assembly ( 18 ) including, a) as its base, a spring element ( 20 ) with a lower end thereof attached ( 22 ) to the nut on the at least one flat side adjacent the lower surface, the spring element having a rest position with the crotch of the L away from the at least one flat side, and b) a washer-like piece ( 19 ) extending from the crotch of the L over the first surface; and a skirt ( 43 ) fastened to the lower surface and having straight or downwardly-curved cantilevers which grip the surface of a piece against which the nut is tightened.