LOCKING DEVICE FOR THREADED FASTENER

摘要

A fastener assembly comprising a nut (20) and a locking washer (24). The washer (24) is mounted on a skirt carried by the nut (20) so that the washer (24) cannot be separated from the nut. The nut (20) and the washer (24) having facing cam surfaces formed in such a manner that as the nut is tightened on a workpiece (14), the nut (20) engages the washer (24) to rotate same. Vibrations tending to loosen the washer (24) cause the cam surfaces to wedge the washer between the nut (20) and the workpiece (14) to thereby tighten the assembly. Both the nut (20) and the washer (24) have a hexagonal configuration so that they can be engaged together by a wrench for loosening same.