Locking fastener for securing components in a nuclear reactor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9530525
APP PUB NO 20130280006A1
SERIAL NO

13586998

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A threaded fastener includes a head, a threaded shank extending from a bottom face of the head along a longitudinal axis of the fastener, and an annular flange oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis and surrounding the bottom face of the head. A surface has a receiving hole in which the shank of the threaded fastener is disposed with the bottom face of the head contacting the surface. The surface further has a crimping recess spaced apart from the receiving hole. A portion of the annular flange overlaps and is deformed into the crimping recess. The fastener may be a screw or bolt. In the case of a bolt, a nut engages the distal end of the threaded shank. The nut also includes an annular flange that is deformed into a crimping recess on a surface proximate to the nut.

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BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP INC2016 MT ATHOS ROAD LYNCHBURG VA 24504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeSantis, Paul K Bentleyville, US 8 106
Klush, Andrew D Hudson, US 1 3

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