US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Fastener restraint assembly to prevent rotational loosening of mechanical fasteners, fastener and method" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,710, issued on Sept. 8.

"Fastener restraint assembly to prevent rotational loosening of mechanical fasteners, fastener and method" was invented by Bern Case (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engagement fitting attaches to a rotational fastener, and is anchored to a point stationary relative to the fastener. A rotational coupling attaches the engagement fitting to an anchor member, allowing uni-directional rotation of said engagement fitting on the rotational fastener, relative to the anchor member, about the fastener axis, in a loosening direction of said rotational fastener, to prevent self-loosening of the fastener."

The ...