Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092132 | Fastener with anti-rotation clip A fastener with a threaded nut, a clip, a first engagement feature and a second engagement feature. The nut has front and rear surfaces and a first lock structure that is disposed between the front and rear surfaces. The clip has a body, which defines an aperture, a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7927052 | Locking axle nut A castellated nut has 8 castellation slots in the outer wall. A circular locking insert has 25 long locking tabs radiating outwardly from the perimeter, an axle-engaging tongue protruding inwardly, and 9 smaller holding tabs which fit into an interior circular nut g... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7607878 | Anti-vibration/rotation device for split bolts A retaining device for a split bolt connector which includes: a continuous wall that defines an aperture and at least one bendable tab extending upwardly from the wall or a member extending between opposing wall sections. The wall is adapted to accommodate the nut o... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7309109 | Axle extension An axle extension assembly for extending an axle having a longitudinal axle bore. The axle extension assembly includes a shaft having an axle bore insert portion that is adapted for insertion in the longitudinal axle bore. The axle bore insert portion includes a bor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7222829 | Antenna mounting structure For mounting an antenna device on a first side of a panel body, a mount screw is protruded from the antenna device and formed with a slit extending from a distal end face thereof in an axial direction thereof. A washer has a first engagement member extended from a m... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7029218 | Locking fastener for threaded joint with sight gauge A locking fastener assembly having a threaded member with a slot, a threaded rotatable fastener having a flange, the flange having a periphery and including at least one aperture extending through the flange, wherein the threaded rotatable fastener is engageable wit... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6976816 | Combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly The present invention relates to a connection between a spindle and a bearing assembly to retain the bearing assembly on the spindle. A combination lock washer and spindle bearing assembly is provided to include a spindle, thrust washer, lock washer and nut in which... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6961987 | Nut and plate washer assembly A nut and plate washer assembly formed from a separate nut body and a separate washer body. The washer body is press fit onto a shank of the nut body, with a head of the nut body embedded in a recess of the washer body. The washer body and nut body can be made from ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6789990 | Fastener device A fastener device comprising a nut, a threaded member for receiving the nut, and visual indicator means for visually indicating if the nut has become loose on the threaded member during use of the fastener device. The visual indicator means may comprise an indicator... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6318340 | Fastening element A fastening element (1) such as a tensioning nut made of deep drawn steel sheet and having a threaded section (5) formed therein by rolling and on its outer peripheral surface (6), the fastening element comprises an integrally formed dog device (9) which ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6290442 | Locking fastener assembly for threaded joint A highly adjustable free spinning positively locking fastener assembly for threaded joints such as automotive or truck wheel assemblies includes a nut having a flange with a retainer washer captured on the nut flange via a locking bolt. The washer include... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6135873 | Positive locking system for retrofitting meat tenderizing machines This invention involves a locking mechanism that prevents the blade assembly of a mechanical meat tenderizer from becoming worn or non-functional. The locking mechanism is easily retrofitted into machines having blade assemblies and stripper frames and is... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6095735 | Locking nut assembly A locking nut assembly for use on a shaft having a longitudinally extending channel. The locking nut assembly includes a nut having an annular portion with a slot extending radially through the annular portion. The locking nut assembly also includes a loc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5521460 | Lamp base locking clip A lamp base locking clip comprises a first end having a given thickness; an intermediate portion having a thickness at least approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness. The intermediate portion is defined by op... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5362110 | Fluid coupling and fastener capture device A new capture device comprising a plurality of axially extending tangs on one of a pair of complementary fittings in a fluid coupling and a polygonal circumferential groove on the other fitting adapted to engage the tangs. Upon rotational engagement of th... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4971501 | Self-locking, releasable lock nut A self-locking lock nut to be applied to a shaft having an axial keyway. It can be applied and removed with or without special tooling by virtue of a camming relationship between the teeth of a rotationally restrained axially biased lock ring, and the tee... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4770846 | Replacement support pin for guide tubes in operating plants A support pin system (10) for fastening nuclear reactor guide tube flanges (14) to a nuclear reactor upper core plate (12) includes a support pin (16) having a lower portion (20) frictionally disposed within the upper core plate (12), while an upper secti... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4715757 | Attachment apparatus and method for attaching An apparatus which attaches a first device within a cavity of an anchor without using inserts, flanges, or adhesives is disclosed. Flexibility in positioning the device relative to the anchor is provided regardless of whether the anchor cavity or the devi... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4684284 | Anti-rotation lock assembly Anti-rotation lock asembly includes a male threaded member that may be releasably locked in any desired axially adjusted position relative to a mating female threaded member by means of one or more wedge keys that are forced axially into notches in an end... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4645394 | Fastener apparatus A fastening apparatus is adapted to be inserted and removed from one side of a work piece having an opposite side which is substantially inaccessible to a worker. A first, externally threaded member is threadingly engaged with a receiving structure, and a... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4501521 | Locking fastener assembly A locking fastener assembly has a fastener with a generally cylindrical body with external threads for assembly with a hollow outer member. Crenellations are provided at a first end of the body for engaging an inner member in the hollow member for prevent... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4423992 | Self-retaining locking assembly for threaded couplings A self-retaining locking assembly for threaded couplings. An externally threaded bolt rod end bearing is threadedly secured to a nut or internally threaded piston rod. The bearing includes an axially extending keyway along the threads, and the piston rod ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4383787 | Free spinning laminated nut with automatic lock A laminated nut composed of laminations of tapped conical spring washer segments in which at least one of the segments has a different load-deflection ratio than another segment, thereby to provide for more uniform loading of the threads on the laminated ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4377294 | Vehicle fender and support bar A fender and support bar is provided for automotive vehicle wheel sets. The fender comprises a panel having a support seat formed thereon intermediate its longitudinal ends and the support comprises an elongated tube which is rigidly connected to the pane... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4114250 | Method of fixing a threaded tube to a threaded shank or nipple There is disclosed an externally threaded shank, such as that of a bearing or clevis or eyebolt, or an externally threded nipple, such as that of a tubular insert, which is to be fixedly and nonrotatably secured to and disposed within the internally threa... | 09/19/1978 |
| 3957394 | Marine propeller mounting device A shaft coupled at one end to motive means is externally threaded in spaced proximate relation with the opposite free end thereof. A plurality of keyways supporting a plurality of keys are provided at the free end of the shaft. A propeller mount supportin... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3955647 | Adjustable control and lock means therefor, such as for use with an air-operated lubricator An airline lubricator is disclosed with a tamper-proof, oil-metering adjuster provided for adjusting the quantity of oil delivered by the lubricator, and for preventing tampering or accidental readjustment. The tamper-proof construction for a selectively ... | 05/11/1976 |
