Lock nut system
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1. A lock nut system comprising:
- a threaded nut for engaging a shaft;
a keeper having a projection configured to engage a notch of the shaft; and
a retaining member formed separate from said keeper and said nut, said retaining member configured to be received within a slot of said nut, and said retaining member configured to engage said keeper and said nut to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to said shaft when said projection engages the notch of the shaft.
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Abstract
A lock nut system includes a molded nut having a plurality of teeth and a molded keeper having a plurality of keeper teeth engageable with the plurality of teeth to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut when the plurality of teeth engages the plurality of keeper teeth. The keeper has a radially inner side configured to engage a shaft to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft when the plurality of teeth engages the plurality of keeper teeth.
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1. A lock nut system comprising:
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a threaded nut for engaging a shaft; a keeper having a projection configured to engage a notch of the shaft; and a retaining member formed separate from said keeper and said nut, said retaining member configured to be received within a slot of said nut, and said retaining member configured to engage said keeper and said nut to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to said shaft when said projection engages the notch of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for use in engaging a lock nut system with a shaft:
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providing a threaded nut for engaging a shaft; providing a keeper having a projection configured to engage a notch of the shaft; and providing a retaining member formed separate from the keeper and the nut, the retaining member configured to be received within a slot of the nut, and the retaining member configured to engage the keeper and the nut to inhibit rotational movement of the nut relative to the shaft when the projection engages the notch of the shaft.
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17. A lock nut system comprising:
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a threaded nut for engaging a shaft, said nut comprising a surface configured to receive a keeper; a keeper configured to be received onto said surface of said nut, said keeper having a projection configured to engage a notch of the shaft; and a retaining member formed separate from said keeper and said nut, said retaining member configured to be received within a slot of said nut to axially align said retaining member to said keeper, and said retaining member deformable and configured to extend into a cavity of said keeper and engage said keeper and said nut to inhibit rotational movement of said nut relative to said shaft when said projection engages the notch of the shaft. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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