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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210885 | Supporting bushing A supporting sleeve configured for introduction into a penetration in a component. The hole of the supporting sleeve is penetrated by a fixing pin that is insertable into a carrier so as to fix the component on a carrier. The supporting sleeve includes a closed ring... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6676350 | Threaded ceiling hook with anti rotation washer A ceiling hook (H) comprises a fastener (F) for anchoring in a support structure, and a locking ring in the form of an anti-rotation washer (W). The washer (W) includes anchoring teeth (34) for stationarily mounting the washer (W) to the ceiling. The hook... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6287063 | Securing disk for interposition between two component parts to be connected A securing disk for interposition between two component parts to be connected has a disk member having a first face and a second face. The disk member has positive-locking bodies projecting from the first and second faces. Securing arms are connected to a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6176663 | Apparatus for reducing fastener bending stress in flanged connections An apparatus for reducing the bending stress imparted to threaded fasteners in flanged connections is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stress reducing washer positioned between the head of the threaded fastener and a counterbore in the backface of the ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5967724 | Fastener assembly A locking fastener in which coacting ramp surfaces are provided on a nut and washer assembly to generate wedging forces in response to backing off movement of the nut which urge the nut into tighter engagement with the associated bolt and the workpiece an... | 10/19/1999 |
| 4737058 | Locking arrangement for nuts An arrangement for locking a nut on a spindle, e.g. for fixing roller bearings on wheel axles, comprising a lock washer with an axial pin, a lock plate and a lock ring. The lock plate has an opening with twelve corners in which a non-rotatable nut has thi... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4283091 | Shock proof fastener assembly for vehicle wheels and other applications A shock and vibration-proof fastener of general application and particularly suitable to hold dual wheels demountably assembled to a cargo vehicle hub. The fastener is designed to isolate the threads thereof from radial and torsion stresses utilizing a sp... | 08/11/1981 |
