Patent ID: 7600958

Claim:
A threaded ring for threadedly engaging an externally threaded section of a spindle, comprising: a one-piece body having first and second body components relatively movable between a preinstallation state and an installation state and having a longitudinal axis, each of said body components having an internal thread forming a threaded flank clearance in the preinstallation state, said first body component forming a set collar with a planar surface on one end thereof extending in a radial plane relative to said longitudinal axis, said second body component forming a retaining ring connected to said first body component and having a contact surface extending non-perpendicularly relative to said longitudinal axis and at an angle of inclination from a plane perpendicular to said longitudinal axis in the preinstallation state, said threaded flank clearance being eliminated in the installation state; a gap between said body components; an elastically flexible wall component of said body connecting said body components; and an actuator engaging said contact surface to adjust geometry of said gap by adjustment of said flexible wall along said longitudinal axis and by movement of said body components between said states, said actuator including a set screw having a threaded shank extending parallel to said longitudinal axis and a screw head with a head surface facing said contact surface extending perpendicular to said longitudinal axis and at said angle of inclination to said contact surface in the preinstallation state.