US Patent Issued to Smalley Steel Ring on Jan. 20 for "Self-locking retaining ring with a dimple locking mechanism" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,393, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Smalley Steel Ring Co. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).

"Self-locking retaining ring with a dimple locking mechanism" was invented by Kenneth B. Zuber (Lake Zurich, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-locking retaining ring can include a first turn of flat metal comprising a dimple; and a second turn of flat metal formed over the first turn. A slot is formed within the second turn and is adapted such that the dimple resides within the slot."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2021, under Application No. 17/461,229.

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