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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249396 | Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like In an apparatus at a spinning preparation machine, especially a carding machine, opener, cleaner or the like, an axle, a bearing or the like is fixed in a stationary mounting element by a fastening element. In order to allow, in simple manner, precise adjustment of ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246967 | Cross clamping device A cross clamping device comprises a base plate with first and second legs and a clamping piece that connects the two legs with each other. The cross clamping device also comprises a first clamp screwed onto the first leg by a first screw, and a second clamp screwed ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246978 | Nut retaining apparatus and nut holder A body comprising a nut retaining apparatus mounted thereon for fastening a bolt to the body. The bolt is inserted into a bolt insertion hole at an end surface of the body from a direction inclined with respect to a direction tangent to the body. The nut retaining a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7228760 | Cycle pedal with adjustable axial positioning The pedal comprises a pedal body having hooks, and a cartridge containing a pedal axle and which is received in a transverse recess of the pedal. This recess is provided with a tapping coacting with a screw, thread on the cartridge to permit the continuous adjustmen... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7163224 | Motorcycle handlebar mounting assembly The invention provides an apparatus and method for providing a riser tube and a riser cap, which when operatively coupled, involve all fasteners providing the coupling to be only visible from an underside of the riser tube. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6881152 | Flange yoke A flange yoke for universal joints includes a flange element having a longitudinal axis, two first attachment faces arranged on a first end face, and a connection face arranged on a second end face. The flange yoke also has two bearing elements having, respectively,... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6146043 | Device for connecting two components A device for connecting two components, particularly furniture plates, includes a cup-shaped assembly element and an actuating element rotatably mounted in the assembly element, wherein the actuating element serves to hold a connecting element in the asse... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6134986 | Steering wheel assembly with improved gear A steering wheel assembly generally comprises a hub having a bore for receiving an outer end of a steering column shaft. A gear is disposed within the upper end of the bore. The gear includes circumferentially spaced teeth extending radially outwardly fro... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6116806 | Connection tightness and swing angle adjustable pivot A connection tightness and swing angle adjustable pivot includes a rotary shaft, a stationary shaft having a slit end rotatably received in an end of the rotary shaft, and an adjusting bolt. The adjusting bolt is screwed into the slit end of the stationar... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098494 | Mounting device and method for installing steering wheel A device for mounting an integrally formed steering wheel on the steering shaft of a vehicle. The device includes a boss to couple the steering wheel to the steering shaft on which is rotatably mounted a fastener that is rotated by a drive gear arrangemen... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5613793 | Concealed fixing device A concealed fixing device comprises an insert embedded within a first member, an elongate threaded bar connected to the first member and passing through a second member through a concealed hole to a concealed chamber within the second member. A combined n... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5261201 | Prefabricated curved handrail structure and connection methods Prefabricated handrail fittings are disclosed which contain preformed internal slots which accept simple fasteners for quickly making mitered and butt joints without hand working in the field. A plurality of interconnected slots are arranged internally al... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5096324 | Securing device A device for securing furniture panels at right angles to each other includes a holding member including a plug portion which is positioned in a recess in a major surface of the first panel. The plug has a front wall which is exposed at one edge of the pa... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5039254 | Passive grabbing apparatus having six degrees of freedom and single command control A six degree of freedom grabbing apparatus (20) allows normally open jaws (22) to be positioned in a desired location and orientation relative to a work platform (19), whereupon a single control locks the grabbing apparatus is the desired location and ori... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4997304 | Connector There is disclosed a method of connecting tubes using a connector which comprises a body 41, through which is positioned a screw 43 having a head 44 and a threaded stem 45. A resiliently deformable member 413 is positioned on the threaded stem and a washe... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4984926 | Connector for securing furniture panels at right angles to one another A device for securing furniture panels at right angles to each other includes a holding member including a plug portion which is positioned in a recess in a major surface of a first panel. The plug has a front wall which is exposed at one edge of the pane... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976565 | Draw bolt apparatus for countertop assemblage Bolting apparatus for use with countertop panels and the like of wooden and laminate construction, for securing a first such panel to a second panel, with an edge of the first panel engaging an edge of the second panel, the disclosure including a draw bol... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4944627 | Apparatus and method for joining workpieces A joint for ready-to assemble furniture including a mortise in a first of two workpieces, an insert for the mortise and a fastener, such as a screw for securely joining the workpieces. The fastener receiving insert has a curved front wall corresponding to... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4869614 | Clamping connector To join a part having a threaded shaft protruding therefrom with a second part having a bore sized to receive the shaft and an intersecting cavity, a housing is provided which rotatably receives a nut. The nut has a circumferentially extending external ge... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4861182 | Device for fixing an element on an outer surface of a support wall of a hollow body A device for fixing an element to an outer surface of a support wall of a hollow body in proximity to a first partition wall of this body perpendicular to said surface, including a bolt which extends through a part of the element and said support wall and... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4789264 | Pipe socket connection for a spacial structure A pipe and socket connection for a spacial structure which is comprised of a pipe termination that is coaxial and welded to the end of the pipe and which possesses a hole in which a screw is able freely to rotate, the diameter of the screw head being grea... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4655631 | Quick change tool holder A quick change tool holder of the block tool type wherein a tool nose assembly is releasably secured to a drive member or holder. The tool nose includes a bayonet portion extending axially outward from the rear end thereof which is receivable by an axial ... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4637589 | Bi-section adjustable connector bridging an opened handrail The present invention is a bi-section adjustable connector used to bridge two segments of an opened handrail at a turning place. The device consists of two L-shaped component bars. During installation the two component bars are joined end to end by one or two ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4615636 | Connector construction This invention relates to an improved connector construction for releasably connecting one tubular member to another. A first tubular member has an aperture contained therein. A screw fastener member is mounted in the aperture. The screw fastener has an e... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4607972 | Detachable joint for modular furniture A vertical support member (2, 42) has one or more vertical slots (4, 44) each of which is dimensioned to receive the end of a side rail (6, 50). A portion of a lock member (12, 56) is also received into each slot (4, 44) contiguous to a side rail (6, 50).... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4461592 | Device for providing a friction joint The invention relates to a device for e.g. connecting two shafts (1,2). It comprises an inner sleeve (3) surrounding both shafts, and two outer sleeves (4,6) surrounding the inner sleeve and one shaft each. The inner sleeve is deformed radially inwards in... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4416561 | Mounting arrangement A mounting arrangement for mounting a sanitary object with wider and narrower adjoining cutouts and an opening with the axis extending substantially normal to the axes of the cutouts, has a bolt member anchorable in the wall on which the sanitary object i... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4371279 | Structural joint A structural joint for a space frame having connecting members or nodes and tubular structural member is provided in which the shank of a connecting bolt, whose head is located within the hollow end portion of the tube, extends through an aperture in the ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4124317 | Coupling means The invention relates to means for coupling a first rigid element to a second rigid element, the coupling means including a wheel having a central circular opening therein with a screw thread on the inner surface of the central opening and a rod member in... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4118908 | Spiral staircase A spiral staircase having at least one straight section and at least one curved section wherein the steps are supported at one end thereof on a wall and at the other end are suspended from a handrail and wherein the handrail is formed from straight sectio... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4068958 | Differentially bolted joint A differentially threaded bolting arrangement for bolting two machine parts together includes one or more bolts the opposite ends of which are provided with threaded sections differing in pitch, a threaded hole in one of the machine parts into which the b... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4068957 | Transfer bar coupling A coupling between adjacent ends of transfer bar sections which includes a screw having threads of opposite hand at opposite ends thereof engaged with threaded counterbores in the ends of the two transfer bar sections. A spacer ground precisely to a desir... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4044511 | Fastening means for frameless insulating panels Foamed-in-place metal skin covered insulating panels for the walls of walk-in coolers, freezers and refrigerated warehouses having a fastening bar assembly encapsulated therein. The fastening bar assembly possesses opposite end male and female fastening m... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4043684 | Handle-bar stem The extension of the handle-bar stem is provided with a transverse aperture forming a collar for receiving and supporting the handle-bar. A clamping lug which extends from the collar toward the vertical arm of the stem has an upper face which defines with... | 08/23/1977 |
