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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4890964 | Self-locking fastener apparatus A threaded fastener apparatus that self-locks onto a threaded bolt only during the very last stage of threading and that provides a predetermined self-locking force that remains substantially constant despite multiple repeated uses. The fastener apparatus... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4877271 | Hydraulic connector A fluid connection is formed between a tube for carrying fluid and a parent material having a surface wherein the fluid passes between the tube and the parent material. The connection has a first wall in the parent material defining a flow passage having ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4869680 | Printed circuit board retainer apparatus Retainer apparatus that functions not only to retain a PC board into a channel in a housing, but also to simultaneously guide the board downwardly into a predetermined installation position in which an electrical connector carried by the board is properly... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4861207 | Barrel nut fastener apparatus A barrel nut fastener apparatus that includes a nut loosely retained in a prescribed position by a retainer that is adapted to be slidably received in a cylindrical bore formed in a panel. The nut is carried loosely on a seat formed in the retainer and is... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4824303 | Locking wedge apparatus for printed circuit board A locking wedge apparatus for fastening a printed circuit board within an elongated slot in a rack. The apparatus includes an elongated center wedge having sloped surfaces at its opposite ends and two end wedges abutting against the center wedge's opposit... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4818165 | Threaded element for use as an insert A threaded element for forming a threaded profile in the wall of a bore formed in a material and for insertion into the bore so as to reinforce the bore. The threaded element includes a cylindrical stem having an external thread having a plurality of sepa... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4805288 | Method for making and using a locking beam nut A threaded locking beam nut 20 in which each of a plurality of beams 22 is configured such that confronting side walls 27 and 28 of adjacent beams diverge outwardly away from each other. Any debris located between that confronting side walls of adjacent b... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4787790 | Stud fastening assembly A stud fastening assembly 10 including a stud 11 having a threaded end threadable into a hole 15 formed in a workpiece 16 and a plurality of serrated rings 21 and 22 for securing the stud in place. The serrated rings include inner serrations 20 sized to s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4775260 | Printed circuit board mounting apparatus A locking wedge apparatus for fastening a printed circuit board within an elongated slot in a rack. The apparatus includes an elongated center wedge having sloped surfaces at its opposite ends and two end wedges abutting against the center wedge's slopes ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4768270 | Installation tool for helical coil inserts A tool for use in automatically installing a helical coil insert to a preselected depth in a tapped hole formed in a workpiece. The tool includes a tubular tool body carrying an insert near its lower end, and a mandrel in treadedly received in the tool bo... | 09/06/1988 |
