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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334976 | Countersunk screw The invention relates to a countersunk screw having a threaded shank and a countersunk head, which latter has a conical surface tapering at a countersinking angle in the direction of the threaded shank. The conical surface has a plurality of ribbed protrusions distr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322783 | Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof A river body (40) is formed with cutting teeth (68) in a forward edge (66) of the rivet body. A mandrel (96) is formed at a forward end with an enlarged head (104) having a drill point (60) thereon. A plurality of the rivet ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290972 | Screw anchor for friable material A screw anchor includes a roughly cylindrical body (1) with a drilling portion (3) provided, at its free end, with drilling teeth (14-16), at the other end of the body, a bearing flange (5) and an external screw thread (7). ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266874 | Method of installing a self-drilling anchor A method of installing a self drilling anchor for use in a friable material mounted on a member comprising an elongated body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive an elongated fastener, a flared end having torque transmitting surfaces therein, a proximal ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237994 | Wall plug A wall plug for enabling fixings to be attached to a wall, the wall plug comprising an elongate body having an inner insertion end and an outer end, a through bore extending from the outer end toward the inner end, the through bore being adapted to axially receive a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7214019 | Self-tapping screw A self-tapping screw having a boring part and a threaded shaft for fixing a panel-type object to a preferably metallic substructure is provided. The screw is configured in such a way that it produces a through hole in the panel type object, said hole accommodating t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7160074 | Garage hook In one aspect, a holder mountable to a friable substrate may include a self-drilling anchor, a wall engaging flange having an opening for receiving a fastener, and at least one leg extending from the flange for holding an object. In another aspect, a holder may incl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150595 | Undercut anchor element that can be mounted with positive engagement An undercut anchor element comprising a shank of an anchor bolt. The shank passes through a base part, which is provided for effecting an anchoring, passes through a spacer sleeve, and at the end thereof is provided with a tightening head. The tightening head can be... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140825 | Self tapping bolt A self tapping bolt which fastens a mounting member and a receiving member while the bolt cuts internal threads on an inner surface of a tap drill hole prepared in the receiving member. The bolt includes at least one groove formed near an end of a threaded portion o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7059432 | Cup-shaped rock drill head A cup-shaped drill head with an inner conical surface (2) for force-locking connection with an exterior conical surface (3) of a driving drill shaft (4), which at the leading end changes over into a cup base (5) with a center point (P), w... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6969220 | Wall anchor for a screw, and assembly constituted by such a wall anchor and a screw A wall anchor (1) has a head shaft (5) and a screw nut shaft (6) on the same longitudinal axis (4), connected to each other by a plurality of approximately longitudinal small bars (7). The bars (7) are plastically flexible i... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6884012 | Heavy duty toggle bolt fastener assembly, and method of installing and removing the same A toggle bolt fastener assembly comprises a tubular toggle housing body within which a coaxially disposed nut member is guidably moved in a translational manner. The nut member includes lug structure for preventing relative rotation or pivotal movement of the nut me... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6648557 | Drilling apparatus and method for single pass bolting A drilling apparatus for single pass bolting, the drilling apparatus comprising a drill steel assembly and a disposable drill bit, wherein the drill steel assembly comprises at least a drill steel having first and second ends, the first end of the drill s... | 11/18/2003 |
| 5921733 | Self-cutting undercutting dowel A self-cutting, undercutting dowel (1) is formed of an axially extending anchor rod (2) with a head part (3) leading in a setting direction (S) of the dowel and an axially extending sleeve (5) laterally enclosing the anchor rod (2). At its end facing in t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5899647 | Securing component and method of anchoring it An attachment member (31) includes a tubular metallic shank (2) with an axial through-bore (3) and a slot (8) formed in the jacket of the shank (2) and extending along the entire length of the shank (2), and load application means (14) at the trailing, in... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5833415 | Anchor insert improvement A self-centering wall anchor 10, 100 having an outwardly threaded hollow cylindrical body 101, 111 with a flanged proximal end and a cutting distal end. The hollow cylindrical body diminishes in diameter toward the distal cutting end 20, 110 in the form o... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5816760 | Under cutting anchor A spreading anchor (1) including an anchor rod (2) provided at its front end, when viewed in a setting direction, with a head (3, 30) having at least several regions, which taper outwardly in the setting direction, and extending through an axial through-b... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807049 | Spreading anchor with undercut-forming cutting means A spreading anchor including an anchor rod having a stem (2) provided at its front end with a cone (3) which widens toward its free end, and a sleeve (5) which surrounds the stem (2), is axially displaceable along the anchor rod, and has a plurality of cu... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5752792 | Anchor insert A self centering and drilling wall anchor having an outwardly threaded cylindrical body with a flanged proximal end and a cutting distal end. The distal end has a pointed tip at the long axis of said anchor and is formed with a flute extending from the po... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5630688 | Self-tapping sleeve A self-tapping sleeve for providing a ceiling junction for a suspended lighting fixture has a cylindrical body, a center passageway for containing the junction, a thread structure on the perimeter surface of the cylindrical body, and two perimeter cutting... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5536121 | Anchor insert An anchor, for inserting into a wall structure, having a cylindrical body, a flanged end, a cutting end and a through bore adapted to receive a support fastener. The outer surface of the body is threaded. The cutting end comprising a single cutter extendi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5529449 | Saw tipped anchor insert An anchor for insertion in wall board and having a cylindrical body with an outer thread and an axial passage and a flanged proximal end and a saw-tipped distal end. The flange at the proximal end may be formed as a hook and the saw-tipped end is provided... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5449257 | Self drilling anchor A self-drilling anchor installable in a wall by means of a screwdriver, the anchor being adapted to receive a fastener serving to hold a fixture adjacent the wall. The anchor includes an externally-threaded shank section having a head engageable by the sc... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5332346 | Concrete anchor A concrete anchor has an anchor body 21, which is a rod-shaped member 22 having a male thread 23 and a striking head 24, both formed at one end of the member. This rod-shaped member 22 further has at its another end a cylindrical portion 25 so that slots ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5308203 | Saw tipped anchor insert A wall anchor for insertion in wall board and having a cylindrical body with an outer thread and an axial through passage extending from a flanged proximal end to a saw-tipped distal end. The cylindrical body comprises a proximal extension and a distal ex... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5263803 | Anchor bolt Sleeve anchor comprising a tapered stem increasing in section to form a head at one end, at least the end portion of the stem remote from the head being threaded, a tubular sleeve placed over said stem being retained between the head and a threaded retain... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5234299 | Self-drilling anchor A self-drilling anchor installable in a wall by means of a screwdriver, the anchor being adapted to receive a threaded fastener serving to hold a fixture against the wall. The anchor includes an externally-threaded shank section having a head engageable b... | 08/10/1993 |
| 4702654 | Spreading anchor A spreading anchor comprising an anchor rod (1) including a spreading cone (5) on its front end (4) in the direction of insertion of said anchor (1), the spreading cone (5) flaring in the insertion direction and adapted to cooperate with a spreading sleev... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4538947 | Set screw A set screw having a cutting element provided on the outer end thereof for a "biting" engagement with the outer periphery of a pipe, or the like, the cutting element comprising a cutting edge adapted for a penetration of the pipe in a manner requiring min... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4402637 | Self-drilling dowel A self-drilling dowel is formed by a tubular member defining an axially extending bore. The tubular member has a leading end and a trailing end with a cutting head at the leading end. A spreader member is insertable into the bore for expanding the tubular... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4223587 | Self-drilling dowel assembly with an annular drill bit A self-drilling dowel assembly is made up of an expansion sleeve with an annular drill bit formed on one end and a spreader axially displaceable through the sleeve after it has formed a borehole for expanding and anchoring the sleeve in the borehole. The ... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4177867 | Self-drilling dowel with an inclined rolling head A self-drilling dowel consists of a tubular-shaped member with a drilling head at one end. The drilling head is formed of a plurality of teeth each having a tip. The tip of the teeth are all disposed in a single plane inclined at an angle to the axis of t... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4138779 | Process and device for mounting a fastening element to a composite panel A process and device are described by which means fastening elements are mounted onto one side of a composite panel. The rigid fastening element has an expandable claw at its head which is placed in a recess in the composite panel by using a conventional ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4050345 | Self drilling anchoring dowel A self drilling anchoring dowel for drilling a hole into a hard support structure and anchoring in this hole to be available as a fixture by means of which an object may be attached to the support structure. The dowel is formed as an elongated dowel body ... | 09/27/1977 |
