CPC F16B 43/009 (2013.01) [F16B 39/24 (2013.01); F16B 43/00 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A hybrid washer for a fastening system having a shank member, a nut positioned at one end of the shank member, and a bearing element receiving the other end of the shank member, the hybrid washer comprising:
an essentially disk-shaped body having an outer ring, an inner ring, and a bore extending through the inner ring, the outer ring including an engagement surface with a plurality of wedges forming a plurality of crests and troughs, the inner ring including a pair of spaced-apart essentially smooth flat surfaces in overlying relation with one another,
wherein the inner ring is essentially a smooth flat surface from the bore to the outer ring;
wherein the shank member inserts through the hybrid washer inner ring bore; and
wherein the hybrid washer outer ring engagement surface frictionally engages the bearing element.
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