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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325360 | Cable tensioner and window regulator equipped with a cable tensioner A cable tensioner includes two members, such as a pipe and a tube, that define a cable path. The members are helically mobile relative to each other. A retractable detent permits the relative movement of the members in one direction and prevents the relative movemen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7052334 | Locking clamp assembly A locking clamp assembly that permits movement in one direction and prevents movement in a second direction to eliminate unintentional locking clamp assembly loosening encountered during normal operation. The locking clamp assembly includes a clamp head with a threa... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6010289 | Locking nut, bolt and clip systems and assemblies The locking nut and bolt system utilizes a bolt with thread having a plurality of notches generally longitudinally spaced in a predetermined pattern. Each notch has a lock face and an opposing slope. The locking unit carries one or more tines. The tine ha... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5234259 | Resin wheel with more than two independently molded parts A resin wheel consisting of two or more molded parts coupled together. The parts are molded separately and have threaded portions. Then, the threaded portion of one molded part is screwed into the threaded portion of the other molded part so that the part... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5180265 | Self locking nut A lock nut to be threaded onto a threaded shank which has a keyway. The lock nut has a base, a key on the base to fit in the keyway, a peripheral wall with axial angularity spaced apart recesses, and a wave spring. The wave spring has ridges and radial ta... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5092725 | Locking fastener A two member threaded fastener includes integral ribs and/or locking fingers formed concentrically around threaded portions of the two members which make up each fastener. The ribs and/or locking fingers interferingly interengage one another as the two me... | 03/03/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4812098 | Device for joining together building units The present invention relates to a device for joining together building units, comprising a lock housing (2) positioned in one building unit; a peg (3) positioned in the other building unit and arranged to be inserted into the lock housing, the end of the... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4802700 | Locking seal Locking seal including a rod which is spring-locked within a lock body includes channel structure within the lock body and in the rod surface to preclude removal of the rod even during relative rotation between the rod and the lock body.... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4793754 | Process for locking two screwed elements and elements for carrying out this process A process for mutually locking two elements screwed on one another, wherein it is provided that a portion of one of the elements covers a housing provided in the other element and overlaps an edge limiting said housing; said portion or a part thereof is t... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4786224 | Wheel lug nut cover A lug nut cover is provided having a breakage shroud for restricting access to the lug nut and a retaining cap for securing the shroud to the lug. The shroud includes an internal ledge having ratchet teeth thereon. The cap includes an exterior flange havi... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4493597 | Nut lock assembly A removable reusable nut lock system (10) of the locking cap type for positively selectively removably retaining a standard nut (12) on the externally threaded end of a shaft (14) is provided. The lock nut assembly comprises an internally threaded bore (2... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4191236 | Captive panel fastener assembly A panel fastener including a stud assembly and a receptacle assembly for receiving the stud assembly therein. Both the stud assembly and the receptacle assembly include mating locking teeth and a movable pin permitting the teeth to be locked together with... | 03/04/1980 |
