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Fastener/retaining ring assembly

  • US 4,911,726 A
  • Filed: 09/13/1988
  • Issued: 03/27/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A fastener assembly comprising:

  • an elongated shaft having an exterior surface defining a first longitudinally-oriented spline extending to one end of the shaft and a second longitudinally-oriented spline terminated short of the end of the shaft and circumstantially spaced from the first spline;

    a retaining ring having an inwardly-directed tab and adapted to slide onto the elongated shaft, with the tab projecting into the first spline; and

    means defining a circumstantially-oriented crossover slot interconnecting the first and second splines, the slot having a depth less than the depth of the second spline and sized to require the retaining ring to expand or flex to permit transition of the ring tabs between the first spline and the second spline.

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