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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6631730 | Quick install faucet body An apparatus is provided for installing a faucet on a top side of a deck. The apparatus includes a threaded member engaged with the faucet and extending through the mounting hole to be rotated from above the deck. A nut is threadedly connected to the thre... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6397654 | Device for carrying out mechanical tasks on components by means of tool elements arranged on a, preferably C-shaped, tool holder The present invention relates to a device for carrying out mechanical tasks, in particular pressing, riveting, folding and cutting, on components by means of tool elements (2, 3) arranged on a substantially one-piece, preferably C-shaped tool holder (1) d... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6371707 | Assembly system comprising a fastening bolt and method for creating an assembly system The subject matter of the invention relates to an assembly system with fastening stud as well as to a method of forming an assembly system. The assembly system comprises a fastening stud (1) and an assembly part (20) mounted on the fastening stud (1). The... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367138 | Power installation tool for helical coil inserts A tool for installing a helical coil insert in a tapped hole formed in a workpiece includes a tubular body having a bore extending along its axis, a mandrel coaxially disposed in the bore of the tubular body, a punch coaxially disposed in a bore of the ma... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6362448 | Fastening element, such as a short-shanked T-stud or self-piercing rivet, and feeder for the fastening element A fastening element for fastening on or in a component, in particular a T-stud or punch rivet, has a fastening end. The fastening element has, at a guide end remote from the fastening end, a recess for receiving a tool end piece which fits into the recess... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357110 | Stud electrical connection method A stud electrical connection method is provided that employs a stud having a patterned external surface and a nut operably secured to the stud in a radially compressive manner, wherein the patterned external surface of the stud comprises a nonconductive c... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347449 | Modular portable rivet setting tool A portable rivet setting system is provided with a modular design. The portable rivet setting system includes an electronic control module, a pneumatic control module, a rivet feeder device, an escapement mechanism and an umbilical assembly including a ri... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341917 | Double ended stud fastening system The preferred embodiment of a double ended stud fastening system includes a first segment for engaging a plastic component, a second threaded segment for engaging a nut and a lateral projection disposed between the segments. In another aspect of the prese... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338601 | Punch rivet, riveted joints produced with it, riveting tool and method of producing a riveted joint A punch rivet (1) has a cutting edge (6) which is arranged on the end face of its rivet shank (2) and is formed in the cutting region by an outer face (5) extending parallel to the axis and a conical inner face (4) of the rivet shank (2). The outer face (... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6337457 | Stud welding device The invention relates to a stud welding device with an adjustment member (3), displaceable axially forward and backwards, a stud holder (2), connected to the adjustment member (3), so the movement thereof is transmitted to the stud holder (2), a drive uni... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6308544 | Vehicle body component with a tin/zinc coating The invention relates to a coated metal fastener that is prepared by electrogalvanically coating a metal fastener with a layer of tin and zinc mixed crystals, wherein the tin is from about 50 to about 90% by weight of the mixed crystals layer. The fastene... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6301728 | Quick-install assembly for a single control faucet A quick-install assembly for a single control faucet connected to water supply lines that extend through an opening in a deck to which the faucet is mounted, which assembly has a collar of larger diameter than the diameter of the opening of the deck and p... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299222 | Latchbolt A lockset mechanism having a latchbolt assembly adapted for manual and remote operation is provided. The latchbolt assembly includes a latchbolt tail and a latchbolt head pivotally mounted for relative movement on the latchbolt tail. A slide mounted on th... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6290201 | Anti-vibration holding element An anti-vibration holding element 1 for holding pipes 46 and 48 includes a securing part 3, which is connected to a pipe holding part 2. An anti-vibration member 5 is located on an outer circumferential surface of the securing part 3, and between the conn... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6280130 | Floor mat retainer A pin (11) is formed projecting upwardly integrally with a face side holder (10) and a slit (13) is formed at a side thereof. On a rear side of the face side holder (10), a stationary pinching portion (20) is provided substantially in parallel therewith a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276050 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sens... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270044 | Component holding weld bracket In a plate-like component holding bracket (1) having a certain thickness, a welding portion (5) to be welded to a base member includes an end surface along one of the sides. The end surface is adapted to come into contact with the surface of the base memb... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6256810 | Easy connect and disconnect faucet spout assembly A faucet spout assembly 20 is mountable on a deck 80 from above the deck 80. The assembly 20 is connected to a water supply line that extends through an opening 82 in the deck 80. The assembly 20 includes a spout 22 removably connected to a mounting plate... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6256854 | Air assisted fast return stroke for rivet setting tool A rivet setting tool is provided including a pulling head and a jaw case connected to the pulling head such that the jaw case is driven by the pulling head to engage a rivet mandrel. Air is supplied to the pulling head to return the pulling head to its or... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254324 | Blind rivet A blind rivet (10) comprises a substantially cylindrical body (2) and a mandrel (4) which body includes one or more circumferential grooves (12,14) formed on the outer face of the body. Each groove (12,14) is reinforced by one or more axial reinforcing ri... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250524 | Spare-tire fastening structure A spare-tire fastening structure is for fastening a spare-tire 1 to a support member (bracket 2) in a spare-tire receiving section. The fastening structure comprises a nut member 5 and a bolt member 9. The nut member 5 comprises a plastic housing 10 inclu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6241198 | Holding element for pipes and the like To provide a holding element for pipes and the like with good vibration screening ability between the holding base and the holding parts of pipes and the like, and wherein there is little marked difference in vibration screening ability of the holding par... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241442 | Fastening means for forming a welded joint between a fastening means and a structure To form a welded joint between a fastening means (1) and a structure (2), a fastening means (1) with a holder (3) and a connecting element (4) is proposed. The holder (3) essentially consists of an electrically insulating material. The connecting element ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6240613 | Rivet setting tool cycle control A rivet setting tool is provided with a cycle control whereby a pressure switch or pressure transducer enables the electronic logic controller to monitor tool hydraulic pressure. When the pressure reaches a predetermined threshold and subsequently drops b... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237622 | Flow diverter assembly A flow diverter, two position, plate type, assembly connected to a mixing valve always to deliver hot water to the same designated hot water inlet port of the mixing valve and cold water to the same designated cold water inlet port of the mixing valve. Th... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238121 | Process and fastening member for forming a friction-welded joint The invention relates to a process for forming a friction-welded joint between a first (10) and a second (50) metallic component, in particular a friction-welded joint between a function-welding stud and a metal plate, wherein a guide element (1) of the f... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238503 | Ultrasonic welding apparatus and ultrasonic welding method To provide an ultrasonic welding apparatus of a simple structure which allows a plastic fastener to be automatically loaded into an ultrasonic horn, and to provide an ultrasonic welding method of high operational efficiency. An ultrasonic welding apparatu... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6236018 | Part feeder system A part feeder system includes a shipping container having a web of connected parts and a part presentation unit which performs work on the parts prior to installation or assembly of the finished parts. In another aspect of the present invention, the web o... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233792 | Bumper holding clip A bumper holding clip for fastening an attachment member onto a workpiece, in which the clip includes a base, a holding portion and a fixing portion. The holding portion is formed on one of the surfaces of the base for receiving and holding a supporting p... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224311 | Coated fastener inserts and method of producing the same Disclosed is a method for preventing galvanic corrosion in fastener assemblies by coating fastener inserts with a resin bonded fluoropolymer composition having an average viscosity of between about 20 to 30 seconds at 25° C. Also disclosed is a method fo... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224310 | Blind rivet and method of making same A self-plugging blind rivet for securing together apertured members comprises a tubular shell (11) having a tail end fact (16) at one end, a pre-formed radially enlarged head (13) at the other end, and a stem which extends through the shell and has a stem... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220279 | Faucet assembly A faucet assembly 30 includes an underbody 36 having end bodies 40 and 42 which are linked by conduits 44 with a center body 38, and further includes a spout 32 and a attached shank 34, all of which are to be assembled with a deck 56. Portions of the uppe... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6220643 | Mounting structure for automobile footrest A mounting structure for an automobile footrest whereby a footrest can be mounted in a condition with no rattle by a perfectly one-touch operation comprising plate-shaped mounting members mounted with prescribed separation on an automobile body panel and ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6215085 | Stud welding device Stud welding device with an axially displaceable adjusting element (3, 17) for displacement from a front position into a rear position and back, in which a magnetic field and a coil (15) interact in such a way that, when the coil (15) is connected to a co... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209153 | Quick-install mounting nut assembly for a single control kitchen faucet A quick-install mounting nut assembly for connecting a shank of a faucet to a deck with the shank having an enlarged upper portion disposed above the deck and a smaller diameter lower portion extending through an opening of the deck. A strap of the assemb... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205625 | Weld stud A weld stud comprises a leg portion having a root that is adapted to be welded to a workpiece and a resilient engagement pawl portion integrally formed at least on one side of the leg portion. The resilient engagement pawl portion extends diagonally outwa... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6195840 | Two-piece deco lever hub A hub assembly for a faucet handle having an interconnectable top member and skirt member. The top member having a bottom portion of reduced diameter with an external recess formed therein a short distance up from its bottom. The skirt member having an up... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6179130 | Faucet spout assembly A faucet 40 includes a faucet spout assembly 46 which includes a spout shell 56 for supporting a cartridge 126 containing a filter media therein defining a flow path for water being filtered. The shell 56 and the cartridge 126 define a flow space 138 betw... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6163945 | Broken piece collecting assembly for fastener setting tool A fastener setting tool is constructed so that the mandrel of a fastener is inserted into a nose at the front end of the tool; the body of the fastener projected from the nose is inserted into the mounting hole of a base member such as a panel; under that... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158935 | Constructional unit with weld stud and cap For removing a cap (2) made of a plastic material, which is disposed on a shank (9) of a metal stud, it is proposed that the cap has tool engagement regions (15a, 15b), through which a substantially tangentially directed deformation force (F) is introduce... | 12/12/2000 |
