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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4500237 | Tension indicating washer for smooth and irregular surfaces A tension indicating device which includes at least one indicating arm and reference means carried by a stamped generally frustoconical spring washer. A relieved area in the bearing surface of the washer prevents work surface irregularities from producing... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4498825 | Load indicating flange A load indicating flange is provided either separately or on a nut or a bolt head. This load indicating flange has an axially directed face which has a wavy surface on which a plurality of crests are disposed for initial engagement with a work surface. A ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4431353 | Fastener assembly An improved fastener assembly may be used to mount a vehicle wheel on a hub. The fastener assembly includes a nut which is rotatable relative to a washer to enable the fastener assembly to be tightened without marring the wheel. The washer has an annular ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4347024 | Tension indicating and lock cone washer A tension indicating and cone lock washer (10) for use in connection with a headed fastener (B) and a bearing surface (S) is provided. The washer has a generally annular body (12) with an aperture (14) therethrough. The body is of a generally frustoconica... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4322193 | Tension gauge A tension gauge for indicating the tension on a fastener such as a mine roof bolt is a non-metallic right circular cylinder having a central bore and an axial thickness between parallel top and bottom surfaces. A plurality of radially extending holes is e... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4293256 | Load indicating fastener An improved fastener indicates when a predetermined preload has been applied to the fastener. The fastener includes a body section which is connected with a thread convolution. A load transmitting and indicating section is connected with the body section.... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4293257 | Tension indicating washer A washer for indicating the amount of load placed on a fastener joint. A disc-like body has a pair of arms extending outwardly and then upwardly from two elbow portions. These two arms will deflect toward one another and, when a predetermined load is reac... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4176738 | Piston stroke adjusting arrangement for disc-type friction clutches and brakes A piston stroke adjusting arrangement disc-type friction clutches or brakes used most advantageously in forging machines and presses where rapid engagement and disengagement of clutches and brakes is essential. The arrangement includes a housing and a cyl... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4159483 | Low profile force indicating fastener, especially for semiconductor clamps A low profile semiconductor clamp with force indicating means is disclosed. A resiliently compressive spring washer, such as a belleville, is incentrically disposed within and bowed above an annularly larger indicator washer. The washers rest on a base me... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4149446 | Load indicator washer A load indicator washer in the form of a parallelogram includes flat bearing surfaces on one of its faces, the bearing surfaces extend inwardly from two opposite ends of the washer, a slightly arcuate portion extends between and connects the bearing surfa... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4006661 | Reusable torque limiting fastening device A reusable torque limiting device producing tactile feedback for a desired preset bolt tensile load comprises a body, provided with an internal bore threaded therethrough so as to be received over a threaded bolt or similar fastening element. One face of ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3960048 | Fastener assembly for creating accurate tension indicating fastener and method of calibrating the same A fastener assembly for use in producing an accurate tension indicating fastener unit of the type including a rotary fastener member, a conical-like spring washer preassembled thereto and gauge member preassembled between the bearing surface of the fasten... | 06/01/1976 |
