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Definition of Safety nut
1. Noun. Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Safety Nut
Literary usage of Safety nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1897)
"In addition to this, there is in the nut system what is called a "safety nut."
Normally this is out of contact with the thread of the screw, ..."
2. The Electric Transformation of Power and Its Application by the Electric by Philip Atkinson (1893)
"In addition to the other safety devices is the safety nut already mentioned as
connected with the hoisting nut. It has a deeper thread than that of the ..."
3. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"Again, if the threads of the ball nut should wear excessively, or strip, the
pressure is taken up on the safety nut, which then revolves with the screw and ..."
4. Transactions (1897)
"In addition to this, there is in the nut system what is called a "safety nut."
Normally this is out of contact with the thread of the screw, ..."
5. The Electric Transformation of Power and Its Application by the Electric by Philip Atkinson (1893)
"In addition to the other safety devices is the safety nut already mentioned as
connected with the hoisting nut. It has a deeper thread than that of the ..."
6. A Textbook on Steam Engineering by International Correspondence Schools (1902)
"Again, if the threads of the ball nut should wear excessively, or strip, the
pressure is taken up on the safety nut, which then revolves with the screw and ..."
7. Transactions by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1899)
"293 jams the safety nut back against the screw's thread and ... Another function
of this safety nut is to hold the load in case the ball nut's threads ..."
8. Transactions by Society of Engineers (London, England), England Society of Engineers (London (1888)
"The case is fitted with a hinged lid, secured by a cross-bar, fastened with a
safety nut, and having a swivel handle. The lamp measures 7 inches by 4£ ..."
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