US 11,892,026 B2
Fastener lock mechanisms with lock arms
Harold Hess, Leawood, KS (US); and Deeptesh Selvaraj, Pitt Meadows (CA)
Assigned to Enduralock, LLC, Lenexa, KS (US)
Filed by Enduralock, LLC, Lenexa, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/118,269.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/946,141, filed on Dec. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0172469 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. F16B 39/282 (2006.01); F16B 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 39/282 (2013.01) [F16B 39/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener assembly comprising:
a threaded member comprising a threaded body portion having a longitudinal axis;
a first lock member coupled to said threaded member, said first lock member including a plurality of ratchet teeth;
a second lock member including at least one lock tooth configured to engage said plurality of ratchet teeth of said first lock member, wherein said fastener assembly has a locked configuration in which said at least one lock tooth engages said plurality of ratchet teeth and an unlocked configuration in which said at least one lock tooth is spaced from said plurality of ratchet teeth;
a first lock arm coupled to said second lock member; and
a second lock arm coupled to said second lock member, said first lock arm and said second lock arm configured to engage a surface to inhibit rotation of said second lock member, wherein said first lock arm and said second lock arm extend radially outward from said second lock member and define an angle therebetween, wherein the angle between said first lock arm and said second lock arm is adjustable.