MULTI-PART LOCKING NUT
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1. A multi-part locking nut assembly, comprising:
- a nut having a raised center portion and a flange having a plurality of holes therethrough;
a washer having a protrusion which is matingly received by a notch in an associated spindle;
said washer having a plurality of holes therethrough; and
at least one locking pin which is slidably received by one of said plurality of holes of said nut and one of said plurality of holes of said washer; and
a resilient biasing member which retains said at least one locking pin in place.
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Abstract
A multi-part locking nut assembly has a lock nut having a raised center portion and a flange having a plurality of holes therethrough, a washer having a protrusion which is matingly received by a notch in a spindle; the washer having a plurality of holes therethrough; and at least one locking pin which is slidably received by one of the plurality of holes of the nut and one of the plurality of holes of the washer; and a resilient biasing member which retains the locking pin in place.
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1. A multi-part locking nut assembly, comprising:
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a nut having a raised center portion and a flange having a plurality of holes therethrough; a washer having a protrusion which is matingly received by a notch in an associated spindle;
said washer having a plurality of holes therethrough; and
at least one locking pin which is slidably received by one of said plurality of holes of said nut and one of said plurality of holes of said washer; and
a resilient biasing member which retains said at least one locking pin in place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of assembling a lock nut, comprising:
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assembling a washer on a spindle by aligning a protrusion of said washer with a groove on said spindle; threading a lock nut onto said spindle until said nut contacts said washer; aligning at least one hole in said nut with at least one hole in said washer; inserting a pin through said at least one hole of said washer and said at least one hole of said lock nut; and inserting a resilient biasing member onto said nut to retain said pin onto said nut and washer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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