METHOD OF INSTALLING A SLEEVE LOCK ASSEMBLY

摘要

A method of installing a sleeve lock assembly may include mounting a male ring member on a sleeve, installing an annular locking member of the male ring member into the female ring member, and threadably engaging a threaded interior portion of the female ring member to a threaded exterior portion of the male ring member. The method may additionally include rotating the male and female ring members relative to one another, compressing the locking member radially inwardly in response to rotating the male and female ring members relative to one another, and preventing movement of the sleeve lock assembly relative to the sleeve in response to engaging annular gripping flanges of the annular locking member to the sleeve outer surface.

主权项

1. A method of installing a sleeve lock assembly on a sleeve, comprising the steps of:
mounting a male ring member on a sleeve having an outer sleeve surface, the male ring member having an axial flange and a radial flange extending radially outwardly from the axial flange, the axial flange having an annular end face and a threaded exterior portion; providing a female ring member including a threaded interior portion and an annular lip having an annular ramp surface; installing an annular locking member into the female ring member, the locking member including at least one annular gripping flange; threadably engaging the threaded interior portion of the female ring member to the threaded exterior portion of the male ring member such that the locking member is captured between the annular lip and the end face; rotating the male and female ring members relative to one another causing relative axial motion of the male and female ring members such that at least one annular gripping flange slides against the ramp surface; compressing the locking member radially inwardly in response to rotating the male and female ring members relative to one another; engaging the annular gripping flanges to the sleeve outer surface in response to compressing the locking member radially inwardly; and preventing movement of the sleeve lock assembly relative to the sleeve in response to engaging the annular gripping flanges to the sleeve outer surface.