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  2. Locknut - Wikipedia

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    A locknut, also known as a lock nut, locking nut, self-locking nut, prevailing torque nut, [1] stiff nut [1] or elastic stop nut, [2] is a nut that resists loosening under vibrations and torque. Prevailing torque nuts have some portion of the nut that deforms elastically to provide a locking action. [ 2 ]

  3. Jet nut - Wikipedia

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    A jet nut, [1] also known as a k-nut, [1] [2] [3] is a special type of hex locknut that is commonly used in the aerospace and automotive racing industries. [3]It has a flange on one end of the nut, the hex is smaller than a standard sized hex nut, and it is shorter than a standard hex nut.

  4. Split beam nut - Wikipedia

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    A split beam nut, also known as a split hex nut [1] or slotted beam nut, [2] is a locknut with slots cut in the top that separate the outside end into two [3] or more sections that are bent slightly inward, making the thread diameter undersized in the slotted portion.

  5. Jam nut - Wikipedia

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    Standard nut employed as a jam nut against another standard nut. A jam nut is a low profile type of nut, typically half as tall as a standard nut.It is commonly used as a type of locknut, where it is "jammed" up against a standard nut to lock the two in place.

  6. Piper PA-23 - Wikipedia

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    The Piper PA-23, named Apache and later Aztec, is an American four- to six-seat twin-engined light aircraft aimed at the general aviation market. The United States Navy and military forces in other countries also used it in small numbers.

  7. Nut (hardware) - Wikipedia

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    A self-lock nut. Improvement of the double nut that uses a wedge principal, eliminating space between threads. Insert nut: Threaded socket A threaded socket for a wooden workpiece, similar to a wall anchor. Knurled nut: Thumb nut

  8. Positive locking device - Wikipedia

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    A wheel hub with a castellated nut secured in the center using a cotter pin to prevent it from unscrewing. A positive locking device is a device used in conjunction with a fastener in order to positively lock the fastener.

  9. Distorted thread locknut - Wikipedia

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    A distorted thread locknut, [1] is a type of locknut that uses a deformed section of thread to keep the nut from loosening due to vibrations, or rotation of the clamped item. There are four types: elliptical offset nuts , centerlock nuts , toplock nuts and partially depitched (Philidas) nuts .