FASTENER/DEFLECTABLE RETAINING RING ASSEMBLY

摘要

A fastener assembly having an elongated shaft with an exterior surface defining a plurality of open-ended longitudinally-extending splines on one end of the shaft and a second plurality of longitudinally-oriented closed-ended splines circumferentially spaced from the first splines. The assembly includes a substantially triangular retaining ring (30) having an inwardly directed tab (38a-c) positioned in the middle of each side (32, 34, 36) of the ring. Cross-over slots interconnect the first and second splines and are sized to require the retaining ring tabs to flex to permit transition of the ring tabs between the first splines and the second splines.