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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641430 | Nut plates and threaded inserts and methods of assembling and installing the same This disclosure relates to a pre-assembled fastener assembly having a retainer, a nut member, and a cold expansion mandrel that is forcibly removable after the assembly is installed into an opening of a structural workpiece. The mandrel is captured between a portion... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7300237 | Self-locking bolted fastener A bolted fastener for joining components, such as a bracket fastened to a crosspiece, includes a bolt, a nut and an eccentric. A square neck of a bolt fits into an oblong hole in a component and prevents the bolt from turning. The diameter of the eccentric that serv... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7198445 | Washer with crush zone A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annular projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annular wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6974149 | Binding for snowboard In a binding for a snowboard according to the invention, one band having one end mounted on the one-side rising portion of a base plate is connected to the other end of the other band having one end mounted on the other-side rising using a connecting member. A means... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6254297 | Marker pen devices Marker pen devices for dispensing moisture sensitive or volatile liquids, which include an outer tube open at one end, of rigid plastic or aluminum with a sealed glass ampoule inside the tube which has liquid therein to be dispensed which may contain a me... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6061870 | Bushing system A bushing system for isolating movement of a rotatable member from a releasable fastener used to secure the member to a support structure. The rotatable member may be a strap and the support structure may include a wall of a boot or a binding. The bushing... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5240361 | Limited force cartridge for temporary fasteners A force limiting cartridge comprises a housing and end cap which screw together to contain a slidable piston biased by a coil spring. The cartridge surrounds a conventional pull-up clamp. The bottom end of the cartridge pushes against the top layer of the... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5074727 | Threaded device retainer Apparatus for retaining a threaded device in association with an article when the article is disengaged from another. The apparatus is intended for mounting on the article and has a center section formed with a center aperture sized for receiving the thre... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4938644 | Bolt and nut lock assembly A bolt lock assembly (40) and a nut lock assembly (60) are provided that respectively include a collar member (16) that is moveable in opposite axial directions in a counterbore (12) in an object (4) and is biased outwardly therefrom by a coiled spring (2... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4685822 | Strengthened graphite-metal threaded connection The threaded connection between a graphite shaft and a metal shaft, such as is used to drive a rotating nozzle in the refining of aluminum, is strengthened by coating the graphite surface that contact the flange portion of the metal shaft prior to the fas... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4475857 | Detent Apparatus A detent apparatus for preventing the rotation of delivery valve holders threaded into the body of a fuel injection pump comprises a generally rectangular flat plate which is formed with substantially semicircular notches at its opposite edges for receivi... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4294559 | Pre-stressed structural joint The following specification discloses the use of a nickel titanium alloy component referred to as Nitinol for purposes of providing a pre-stressed structure. The alloy component provides stiffness to shell structures and tubular members such as oil well p... | 10/13/1981 |
| 3966296 | Anti-turn clip for incorporation in bolted electrical joints An anti-turn clip is formed having an elongated body with a bolt hole adjacent one end accommodating the bolt clamping a bus bar and a line strap in electrical connection. Arms extending laterally from the clip body adjacent the bolt hole straddle the str... | 06/29/1976 |
