Paragraph Number

7

As used herein, "back-out" refers to a condition, state, position, and/or movement of a fastener from an initial position to a second position in which the fastener is less engaged and/or less connected to a corresponding part. The corresponding part can be a complementary part associated with the fastener or a part of a material that configured to receive the fastener. For example, where the fastener is a screw with external threads. Back-out can refer to the screw rotating in a reverse direction of the direction that tightens the screw with respect to internal threads or a material that receives the screw. In addition, back-out can include lateral or linear movement of a fastener out of a receiver, such as a hole, a nut, or the like. Back-out can be caused by a variety of forces, including but not limited to failure of threads of either the fastener or a hole having internal threads, a break in a shank of a fastener, a torque applied to the fastener in a direction opposite of the torque required to fasten the fastener to another part, or the like.

Added by DJM 5 2021