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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198444 | Multi-grip blind rivet A multi-grip blind rivet 74 includes a rivet body 82, adapted to receive a portion of a mandrel 76. A plurality of indentations 88 are formed in an outer surface 86 of the rivet body 82 in each of three axially spaced transa... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182561 | Blind rivet with steal An open-end blind rivet (210) comprises a headed mandrel (218) with a substantially tubular rivet mounted thereon with a flowable sealant (250) disposed between the mandrel and the rivet whereby setting of the blind rivet compresses the sealant ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6968939 | Conveyor for elongate components designed with a head and a shank The invention relates to a conveyor for elongate components (12) designed with a head and a shank. The conveyor comprises a feed arrangement (7). The feed arrangement (7) comprises a transfer arrangement (8) with a transfer region (15 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6860687 | Weldable aluminum stud A weld-on part made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, such as but not limited to a stud (1), which has a surface which is at least partially provided with a layer (5) which contains a titanium containing material. The stud (1) is treated with a ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6815631 | Method and device for multiple stage arc-welding The invention relates to a multiple stage method for arc-welding a bolt (3) to a metal structure (1), said bolt (3) having a flange (5) at the end that is to be welded on. The actual welding process is preceded by a cleaning method that i... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6723945 | Welding device with a field former A welding device includes a holder for a weld part (1) adapted to be moved substantially perpendicularly to, and away from, a surface of a workpiece (2) on which the weld part (1) is to be welded. An arc producing system produces an arc between ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6703129 | Plastic clip bonding method and plastic clip To provide a method for bonding a plastic clip onto a natural fiber based porous member and a plastic clip for use in the bonding method that the clip can be bonded with a low energy without any of heat affection and any dent on a rear side of the clip, a... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6682126 | Side visor fastener A side visor fastener (1) comprises a retainer (25) to be fixed to a mounting portion (11) of a frame (3), and a clip for fastening the side visor (1) to a portion of the fastener extending from the retainer (25) to the side visor (1A). The clip includes ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6660958 | Arc welding method and apparatus A process and apparatus for welding a metal component to a metal workpiece. The component typically comprises a metal weld region and a threaded connector region and the apparatus includes a weld head comprising a nozzle for holding the weld region of the... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6641093 | Clip arrangement for releasably fastening an object to at least one line A clip arrangement is described for releasably fastening an object (1) to at least one line (2) with a clamping part (4) which can be snapped onto the line (2) and a retaining part (3) to releasably fasten the object (1) between the retaining part (3) and... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6615459 | Holding fastener A holding fastener 1 comprising a shank 3 adapted to be inserted into a mounting hole of an attachment member. The holding fastener having a first holding portion 5 disposed at one end of the shank and adapted to extend radially and outward from the mount... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588576 | Methods of and device for feeding fastening elements A fastening element 30 is fed from a feed track 64 through a feed chamber, formed by interfacing closed channels 132 and 160, to a junction point located in a feed passage 84, formed by two communicating feed openings 86 and 88. An inclined surface 82, lo... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6568062 | Methods of removing self-piercing rivets set into a workpiece and devices for implementing the methods A through-hole self-piercing rivet 30 is assembled with two metal plates 50 and 52 to retain the plates together as a workpiece 54. When the rivet 30 is to be removed, a pin, such as a contact pin 56, is attached to the rivet by fusion, or a pin, such as ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565049 | Line holder The present invention relates to a line holder (1) for vibration-damped retention of lines in a motor vehicle above at least two planes Eu and Eo located one above the other. A sealing clip 3 of the line holder 1 which can be pivoted... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564923 | Separating device A separating device for connection to a rotating magazine. The separating device transports rivets (3) via a conveyor duct (6) formed by three limiting faces. The first limiting face is a base plate (5), the second limiting face is a right-hand guide segm... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557927 | Side visor fastener A side visor fastener (1) includes a retainer (25) to be fixed to a mounting portion (11) of a frame (3), and an interconnected receiver clip element (26) and pin clip element (27) with the combination used to fasten a side visor (1) to a door frame (3). ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553622 | Connecting fastener A connecting fastener 1 in which a first member 2 and a second member 3 are linked so that they can turn relative to one another is provided with (1) a first plate part 5 which is fixed to a fixed member 2; (2) a second plate part 6 which is fixed to a se... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6543115 | Process and device for joining by punching and riveting A method as well as an apparatus manufactures a punch riveted joint, wherein at least two layers are pressed by a holding-down device against the die and a rivet, in particular a semitubular rivet, is provided for joining the layers. The holding-down devi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6530130 | Clip for fixing strips Clip arrangement for fixing a strip, in particular a decorative strip in a vehicle, with a retaining part (1) and a snap-on part (2), wherein the retaining part has a receiving slot (13) with an upper guide (14) and a lower guide (17), into which receivin... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6514024 | Clip having retention members A clip 1 includes both a pin 7 having a flange 10 and a shank 11, and a bush 9 having a flange 13 and a shank 14 with the bush 9 having a hollow configuration to receive the shank of the pin 11. The shank of the bush is inserted into holes of a plurality ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505756 | Delivery device for small parts and transportation channel In a delivery device small parts (15) in the nature of studs, bushes, pins and suchlike are conducted by means of a perpendicularly displaceable strut (6) into a transportation channel (11) from a sloping collection area (1). The strut (6) slides along a ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6494659 | Anti-galling fastener inserts Described herein is a nitrogn strengthened stainless steel fastener insert and nut assembly which is resistant to galling when used in a fastener assembly. In addition to reduced galling, the fastener insert exhibits good corrosion resistance and a yield ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6484370 | Molding fastening assembly A molding fastener assembly 1 to connect a molding to a vehicle body. The molding fastener assembly 1 having a clip 3 including a base 25 and a molding holder 26 integrated with the base, and a blind rivet 2 including a rivet body 11 having a flange 10 at... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481943 | Holding element with expandable component A holding element 1, for fastening a component 18 to a carrier 4 having an opening 3, includes an insertion piece 2 made of a soft elastic plastics material, and a thrust part 11 made of a rigid plastics material. The insertion piece 2 is formed with a be... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478359 | Footrest clip and footrest assembly A footrest assembly (15) comprises a footrest (17) and a clip (18). The clip (18) has a shank (27) to be inserted into and fixed to a hollow tubular support (22, 23) extending from a rear surface (21) of a step of the footrest (17), and a resilient engage... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450459 | Pipe fastener A pipe fastener 1 for fastening a pipe such as a fuel pipe 21 to a body panel 5 comprises a pipe holder 2 of rigid plastic material and an electrical connection member 3 of electrical conducting material. The pipe holder includes a base 9 having a stud re... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6433278 | Attachment device with cap An attachment device for the fastening or connecting of electrical conductors to a unit in a higher position. The attachment device has a sleeve-shaped contact piece (1) and a cap (9) connected thereto. The contact piece (1) is connected by positive mater... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428255 | Blind rivet A blind rivet having a mandrel with a predetermined breakable stem (4) disposed within a body with a bored (18) shank (14). A radial flange (16) is formed on one end of the shank and the other end (20) of the shank is engaged with the enlarged head (2) up... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419307 | Component mounting structure and component mounting method A component mounting structure is for temporarily fastening a small component (2) such as an assist grip to a large component (3) such as a large interior or exterior component of an automobile. A fastening hole of the small component is aligned with a fa... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418599 | Setting apparatus for blind rivets or the like A setting apparatus 30 in which a mandrel of a blind rivet is inserted into a hole 47 of a nose at the front end of the setting apparatus, and wherein a rivet body of the rivet is projected from the nose into a mounting hole of a workpiece. The mandrel is... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6398472 | Blind rivet assembly with localized attachment and methods of assembling A blind rivet assembly 10 includes a mandrel 2 and a rivet body 4. The mandrel 2 has a head portion 6 and a shank portion 8. The rivet body 4 has a generally cylindrical body portion 12 terminating in a flange 14 at a first end, and a free end 16 at the o... | 06/04/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6374474 | Device for setting two-part fasteners To set two-part fasteners (8), in particular blind rivets, in which for setting a first part (7) has to be pulled while a second part (6) is held, a device is proposed with a housing (1), a feed appliance (9) on the housing (1) to transfer a fastener (8) ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
