Inventors:
MICHAEL T. GATTONE - Tinley Park IL, US
DARIEN P. HOBBS - La Vergne TN, US
International Classification:
F16B 33/02
Abstract:
An adjusting device for repositioning a movable component relative to a stationary component includes a shank having a head at one end thereof and a distal tip at an opposite end thereof. The adjusting device also includes a first thread formed on the shank, the first thread disposed in a helical pattern along the shank, and a reversing thread formed on the shank, the reversing thread disposed in a helical pattern along the axial surface of the shank, the reversing thread helical pattern is formed in a direction that is opposite to the helical pattern of the first thread. Also described herein is a linear adjustment assembly that includes an adjusting device and a retaining device. The retaining device includes a thread disposed in a helical pattern along an interior surface of the retaining device having a helical pattern that is substantially similar to the first thread helical pattern.