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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5607273 | Printed circuit board wedge section retainer A printed circuit board wedge assembly having a center section riveted to a printed circuit board. The center section is designed to allow the wedge operating shaft running longitudinally through the wedge assembly to be positioned into the center section... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5452979 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly for securing a first panel member to a second panel member in a spaced-apart relationship. The fastener comprises a tubular shank portion having first and second end portions, a cavity being formed in the shank portion. A first spring ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5366330 | Fastener head with internal recess having a radial slot configuration and installation tool therefor A fastener head having a pair of recesses formed therein, a ledge in each recess being located a short distance axially below the head surface and extending a predetermined angular length from the axial portion of the ledge. The dimension of the ledge is ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362111 | Anti-rotation locking device for preventing separation of coupling nuts from fluid lines A spring clip having two apertured end portions. In the preferred embodiment, the first end portion has an unidirectional clutch formed into the aperture wall, or face. The second end portion provides an aperture wall formed to provide an anti-rotation fe... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5257557 | Driven tool locking mechanism There is disclosed a direct acting lock mechanism to secure a tool within a driver which is useful for securing open channel sockets used to securing aerospace fasteners in a driver. These sockets have a flatted shank, typically hexagonal in cross section... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5256017 | Composite blind rivet assembly A blind rivet assembly comprising a body made with an insertion head at one end and having a setting concave face at the other end, and an axial thread hole in which a screw is located, the screw having a head at one end and a break-away stem at the other... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5228817 | Lightweight lockbolt fastener system An improved lockbolt fastener system wherein the pin has a threaded section with at least one axial slot to provide an anti-rotation lock. The wall of the collar has a plurality of axially extending grooves extending radially outwardly from the collar int... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5207544 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly for securing a first panel member to a second panel member in a spaced-apart relationship. The fastener comprises a tubular shank portion having first and second end portions, a cavity being formed in the shank portion. A first spring ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5165311 | Pneumatic nut installation tool A pneumatic nut installation tool has a plunger assembly which advances from a retracted position near the rear of the tool through a nut pickup station to an extended position extending from the front of the tool. A nut shuttle delivers a nut in front of... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5119665 | Installation tool for captive panel fastener A tool for installing a retaining ring onto the threaded shank of a bolt to form a captive panel fastener. Alignment tabs formed on the retaining ring are positioned into cutout portions formed in the nose area of the tool. The tool and ring are then enga... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5092726 | Self-locking fastener, fastener system, and process Wrenching lobes of an internally threaded nut are separated by circumferential, tapered walls so that the lobes and contiguous portions of the walls deform in radial compression upon reaching a predetermined preload and displace radially inwardly while th... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5090840 | Printed circuit board mounting apparatus A locking wedge apparatus for fastening a printed circuit board within an elongated slot in a rack. The apparatus comprises a first member having an elongated, flexible portion terminating in first and second apertured end portions, the elongated and aper... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5082406 | Self locking panel fastener with device for visually indicating whether fastener is locked A self locking panel fastener comprising a receptacle connected to one of the two panels being secured together, the receptacle having an internally threaded nut portion, an externally threaded stud having a head portion extendible through the apertures o... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076747 | Panel fastener having internal threads and having maximum retaining ring retention capability An internally threaded fastener comprising a stud having internal threads, a stud hold-out ring, a grommet having a cylindrical surface of a first diameter, external slots formed in the surface and a retaining ring having inwardly extending projections ad... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5056208 | Method for providing captive panel fastener assembly A method for forming a captive panel fastener assembly, the assembly comprising a bolt having head, shank and threaded outer end portions, slots extending longitudinally down through the bolt threads toward the outer end of the bolt and a retaining ring f... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5002418 | Hold down device with extended capture pawl mechanism A hold down device is provided using a drive knob having a clutch therein which turns a drive shaft for moving a pawl shaft in and out with respect to the drive shaft. A pawl on the end of the pawl shaft is provided with a cam-like surface which engages a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4980959 | 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 threadedly received in the tool body... | 01/01/1991 |
