| CPC F16B 39/282 (2013.01) | 6 Claims |
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1. An adjustable lock nut, comprising:
an upper main body and a lower main body;
said upper main body having a circular top surface including an upward extending peripheral ring;
said upper main body includes six downward extending spaced apart threaded lugs with interior threaded portions facing radially inward for cooperatively engaging a threaded pipe
said upper main body including a plurality of downward extending spaced apart smooth lugs, each smooth lug having an outward extending distal ridge extending around an outer edge;
said spaced apart threaded lugs extending from a plurality of corresponding ovoid shaped base members which integrally connect to said upper main body by a connecting portion at one end of said ovoid shaped member biasing said threaded lugs inwardly for cooperatively engaging said threaded pipe;
said lower main body including an annular flat ring with a cylindrical rim extending downward from a central portion of said flat ring;
said cylindrical rim having spaced apart inward facing arcuate shaped ramps each one formed from a wedge shaped step, each arcuate shaped ramp being canted and terminating at a distal end by an inward facing lug;
said annular flat ring having a plurality of spaced apart arcuate slots formed therein;
each spaced apart smooth lug reaching downward through said arcuate slot whereby said outward extending distal ridge at said outer edge of said spaced apart smooth lug cooperatively engages an outer lower edge of said arcuate slot to hold said upper main body securely together with said lower main body; and
said annular flat ring including means for manually rotating said adjustable lock nut.
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