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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099839 | Clip Each clip 1 is fitted into a cutaway groove portion 6 of a pedestal portion 5 of each assembling portion 3 provided on a bottom surface portion of a console box 2. After that, a positioning boss 7 is fitted into a long hole ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8046880 | Clip A long hole of a seat plate member is fittingly inserted to a fitting head portion provided on an upper surface of a flat plate portion of a clip in an upright posture, so as to attach the clip to the cutaway groove portion with the seat plate member in contact with... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7950115 | Device for fastening an add-on part to a support part A device for fastening an add-on part to a support part is equipped with a fastening bracket, which has a flat cover plate and, at opposite sides, bracket arms which are attached to the cover plate, and with a bearing part which can be connected to the fastening bra... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7562420 | Clip A clip (1) comprises a base (6), a shank (7) extending from the base (6), a pair of legs (9A, 9B) extending from an end of the shank towards the base and away from a side of the shank, and a pair of elastic fingers (11 | 07/21/2009 |
| 7433194 | Heat sink fastening assembly A heat sink fastening assembly includes a fastener comprising a latching member and an operating member. The latching member includes a pressing part, a first latching leg and a second latching leg bent downwards respectively from two opposite ends of the pressing p... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428770 | Spring fastener with highly improved removal to insertion ratio A spring fastener, which comprises two engagement springs in opposite sides of the fastener. Each engagement spring has an engagement portion comprising a hindrance portion, which increases considerably the removal to insertion force ratio as compared to such ratio ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7405938 | Heat sink clip A heat sink assembly (100) and a heat sink clip (20) are provided. The heat sink clip (20) includes a pin (22) and a spring (24) disposed around the pin (22). The pin (22) includes an upper section (22a)... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7401994 | Securing clip A securing clip for securing the first panel member with the second panel member. The securing clip, being shaped like an S-character in cross section, includes a first fitting portion for fitting a holed end portion of the first panel member, and a second fitting p... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399151 | Low insertion effort fastener with offset for wing A resilient clip is disclosed for engaging a structure having a body with a pair of extending body portions and an elastic flange. The flange has an engagement surface and an engagement member, which engages the mounting structure. The elastic flange also has a base... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382622 | Heat sink assembly A heat sink has a base (10), a plurality of fins (12, 14) and a central receiving groove (16) in the fins. A first positioning portion (1250) extends from a first fin at a side of the receiving groove and a positioning slot (1256) ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7358430 | Strap attachment member An attachment member for a strap for a guitar includes a shaft-shaped member fixable inside a hole in a guitar body via an adhesive agent; and a holding member continuous with this shaft-shaped member which is positioned outside the hole. The shaft-shaped member inc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347249 | Fixing device for a radiator A fixing device for a radiator provides a joining side projecting outward from a lateral side of each of the elastic strip members and has an engaging part at two inclining ends of the respective elastic strip member. The respective joining side is inserted into a l... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345881 | Non-influencing fastener for mounting a heat sink in contact with an electronic component A load frame has an open region exposing a surface of an electronic component. A heat sink is disposed on the load frame and has a surface in thermal contact with the surface of the electronic component. A non-influencing fastener is disposed within a bore in the he... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342790 | Heat sink fastening device A central processing unit (CPU) assembly is disclosed having: a CPU; a socket removably receiving the CPU; a heat sink removably attaching atop the CPU; and a fastening device removably fastening the heat sink, the CPU, and the socket together. The fastening device ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340808 | Dual stage vehicle interior trim fastener A fastener for retaining a trim panel to a vehicle frame member includes a shank having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be connected to the trim panel and the second end is adapted to be inserted into an opening provided in the frame member... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333333 | Locking device for heat sink A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a clip. The retention module includes a plurality of locking portions. The clip includes a main piece, an operating piece pivotally connecting with the main piece, and a buckling piece pivotally ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331366 | Money and card holding assembly A money and card holding assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a peripheral break therein positioned generally equidistant from the top and bottom walls so that a top portion and a bottom portio... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325744 | Memory card holder device An apparatus and system are disclosed for storing an electronic memory card. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is a memory card holder configured to removably retain a memory card within the cavity of a housing. The memory card holder may include a housing that rese... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322853 | Socket connector A socket connector comprises a circuit board with a socket part mounted on the outside thereof; a socket shield part; a metal shield plate with a through-slot, on the outside of which the socket shield part is mounted; a shield shell with openings on the wall thereo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7307842 | Heat sink assembly having retaining device with relatively better heat dissipation effectiveness The proposed heat sink assembly mounted on a heat source includes a heat sink including a base with a top surface and a plurality of fins, and a retaining device including a frame with a top, a hole with a size larger than that of the base, an elastic rod connected ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301101 | Flat cable clamp To provide a flat cable clamp which can not only prevent breakage of a hinge but also limit a bending direction of the hinge, First and second protective protrusions 36, 43 are disposed in the vicinity of both side edge surface 26, 27 of first and seco... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292444 | Heat sink fastener A heat sink fastener includes a main body, a piercing member and a wire clip. The main body includes a pressing part for holding a heat sink in contact with a heat-generating component, an engaging part and a latching leg; the engaging part and the latching leg are ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287305 | Extruded flexible self-locking trim cover assembly retention clip and method for using same A clip for retaining a trim cover assembly against a foam pad of a vehicle seat including a base having a hook end and a lock end. The base also includes a flange extending out therefrom. The hook end defines a hook, which secures the trim cover assembly to the clip... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283361 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a retention module and a clip having two clipping portions for securing the heat sink to the retention module. The heat sink includes a base for contacting with a heat generating electronic device. The base defines two... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283362 | Heat dissipation device having a locking device A heat dissipation device includes a retention module, a heat sink, a locking plate and a clip rotatably connecting with the retention module. The retention module includes an opening in a center thereof. The heat sink includes a heat conducting body and plurality o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280361 | Clamping tool A clamping tool for securing a heat sink to a holding frame, which is disposed on top of a central processing unit (CPU), includes a support arm, a press handle, an elastic member, and an engaging arm. The support arm provides a horizontal arm member and an elastic ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267361 | Airbag assembly mounting system A fastener for fastening an airbag assembly to a structural member of a vehicle has an abutment element with a front side and a reverse side. An expansion element is arranged on the reverse side of the abutment element and is designed so as to clamp the structural m... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251917 | Methods and arrangements for securing fabric An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework comprising a framework, a groove in the framework, and a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234221 | Method of closing a partition opening A closure for an opening through a partition includes a flange having first and second surfaces and a first extension on a first edge, the flange having a perimeter greater than the opening perimeter. A barrier protrudes from the first surface of the flange and is s... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236369 | Torsion spring force and vertical shear pin retention of heat sink to CPU A heat sink retention assembly for retaining a heat sink in thermal contact with a CPU while transmitting load away from the CPU. The heat sink retention assembly includes a frame sized to receive the heat sink, the frame including opposing pin capture channels and ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225529 | Bonding device A bonding device. A plurality of bonding units each has a base and a fastening member. Each base has a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a stopper. An electronic device has a circuit unit and a predetermined element. The circuit unit has sev... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224587 | Heat sink and chip sandwich system A chip sandwich includes a heat sink, a retention module, a computer chip mounted in a socket on a mother board, a wave washer spring and a mounting plate. The heat sink is mounted on the retention module using cams, hooks and heat sink tabs to provide an initial or... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219404 | Retaining clip A retaining clip is for securing an electrical connector to be inserted through an opening formed in a panel. The retaining clip comprises a base having an aperture therethrough for receiving the free end of the electrical connector and having one or more engagement... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218520 | Retainer for heat sink A retainer includes a retention module surrounding a heat sink and two clip members for cooperating with the retention module to retain the heat sink. Each clip member includes a strap resting on the heat sink and a pair of legs located at opposite ends of the strap... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216891 | Fastening device for curtain airbag tether A device for fastening a curtain airbag tether to a vehicle structure has a bracket provided with a slot to engage the airbag tether and with a resilient tongue to couple the bracket with the vehicle structure at an opening provided in the vehicle structure. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213597 | Disposable low-melt thermoplastic mask incorporating an integral locking mechanism for attachment to patient restraint boards A disposable mask system for positioning a patient relative to a patient restraint board during radiation therapy includes a piece of low-melt thermoplastic material affixed to a rigid, non-thermoplastic frame. A lock-down mechanism is integrally incorporated into t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200899 | Method for connecting plastic elements to metal sheets and constructions A coupling is provided between a sheet member with an edge of a thickness T, having at least one opening formed adjacent the edge, and a receiving member formed with a recess of a width W and spacers defining within the recess a groove of a width w, which meets the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190586 | Heat sink retention assembly and related methods Heat sink retention assemblies and related methods are described. In one embodiment, a system comprises a base, a handle rotatably mounted on the base, and heat sink retention structure joined with the handle and moveable by the handle between an opened and a closed... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190591 | Heat sink assembly A heat sink assembly includes a heat sink (10) deposited on a circuit board (100), a pair of bolts (30), and a clip (20) attached to the circuit board. The clip includes a pressing portion (22) engaging the circuit board, a first l... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188393 | Fastener device A fastener device for connecting a first component to a second component comprises a clip having a flange and a shank, and a retaining plate cooperable with the clip to embrace the first component between the flange and the retaining plate when the shank is passed t... | 03/13/2007 |
