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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270509 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a threaded bolt and a locking nut assembly. The threaded bolt includes at least one longitudinal groove. The locking nut assembly includes a nut adapted to threadingly engage the bolt, a locking ring adapted to engage the bolt and the nu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7172380 | Wheel nut assembly A wheel nut assembly includes a stud (1), a main wheel nut (4) mountable on threads (3) provided on the stud, and a retaining nut (6) engageable with threads (5) provided on the stud to prevent accidental loosening of the wheel nut... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7097402 | Lock nut A lock nut comprising a solid nut body having a flange, from which a neck projection extends axially, being provided at its end surface with an annular shroud, from which at least two claws extend radially. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083372 | Washer and fastening element A washer for a fastening element, having a circumferential flange, having an annular washer body provided with an opening, and having at least one holding web, wherein on the inner face of the opening there are disposed at least two claws, which jut radially into th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7003862 | Power tool and method of assembling parts using a two-part separable washer A washer has a body having an axis and provided with a first bearing face surface located at one axial side and adapted to cooperate with a nut, a second bearing face surface located at an opposite axial side and adapted to cooperate with an object, at least one thi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6976817 | Positive locking fastener A positive locking fastener for inhibiting rotation of a nut located on a shaft of a threaded fastener, the positive locking fastener comprising: a first plate and a second plate receivable on the shaft, wherein at least one of said plates is rotationally fixed rela... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6883401 | Power tool for fastening objects A power tool for fastening objects has a housing with a non-rotatable element, a power drive in the housing and provided with a rotatable driving element, and a fastener part including a bolt having a thread and an axis and introducable into parts forming an object,... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6860688 | Lockable nut system A lockable nut system for use with threaded steel bar which includes a screw threaded nut for engagement with the threaded steel bar and a locking member which is slidably engageable with the bar. The locking member is adapted to resist rotation about the bar and is... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857835 | Wheel end assembly with locking fastener A locking washer for axles on vehicles that prevents a nut from rotational movement relative to the axle. The locking washer includes a sleeve step having central passage with a non-cylindrical section that is rotationally coupled to the axle. The non-cylindrical se... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6832869 | Hooked shaft fastening device A fastening device is disclosed, which has a slotted shaft, a hooking mechanism coupled to the shaft and adapted to couple the shaft to a supporting structure. The hooking mechanism deploys to an operational position from the end of the slotted shaft and is adapted ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6585467 | Threaded fastener with press-fit washer A threaded fastener has a bolt, a nut including at least one sleeve in which the bolt is threadingly engaged, and a washer having a lower bearing surface adapted to bank on a surface of one of at least two elements to be connected with one another by the ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6019558 | Nut and bolt securing device A nut and bolt securing device is disclosed to prevent loosening of the assembly due to environmental conditions. In a first version of the invention the two piece device is fitted over a nut and a portion of a bolt extending from the nut, the two section... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5967721 | Loosening-resistant threaded fastener system and method of use A loosening-resistant threaded fastener system and method of use includes a washer that is axially movable on a threaded stud, a threaded nut having threads which cooperate with the threaded stud, and a washer anti-rotation mechanism to prevent the washer... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5253849 | Wheel suspension structure with buffering leaf springs A wheel suspending device for a vehicle has a plurality of leaf springs disposed inside of a rim of the wheel. Each of the leaf springs is a chord member, two extremities of which are supported by the rim member, and a central portion of which is supporte... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4883085 | Method of installing a stopper in a fitting and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for installing a plastic fitting and a line stopping mechanism to a main includes a stopper shaft which is used to remove a completion plug in the fitting during installation, and to control the line stopper mechanism once it is ins... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4693498 | Anti-rotation tubular connection for flowlines or the like An anti-rotational joint for connecting sections of cnduits together to form a flowline or the like wherein the joint includes a means that prevents the joint from accidentally unscrewing after it is made up to its desired torque.... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4683108 | Locking screw apparatus and method for underwater remote replacement An apparatus and method for under water remote replacement of the screws which secure together first and second structures in the internal region of a nuclear reactor core, wherein the screws are received and counterbored screw bores in the first structur... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4529346 | Securing assembly for a threaded member A locking and securing means is disclosed which includes a base member, a threaded member and a sprocket. The base member defines vertically extending fingers with gaps therebetween and a threaded bore. The threaded member with a flat or irregular shape o... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4208763 | Pivot bearing arrangement for doors A pivot bearing arrangement comprises a door closer, a door rotatable relative to the door closer, a shaft journal rotatably supported in the door closer, a journal extension connected in the axial direction for rotation with the shaft journal, the free e... | 06/24/1980 |
