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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726926 | Self-drilling and slotting fastener system A flat nut is provided with a threadlike retainer cord and structure for self-drilling and slotting a wall to provide a suitable hole for insertion of the nut, and a screw to be threaded into the nut. The retainer cord provides for positioning the nut on the back si... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7384073 | Disposable nonremovable tube fitting Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a nonremovable tube fitting or member for insertion into a container to access the interior of the container. In one embodiment, the fitting includes a hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end. The hollo... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360746 | Asymmetric drive pin The present invention relates to a drive pin having a shank and a head asymmetrically disposed relatively to said shank. It also relates to a wall anchor assembly comprising a wall anchor adapted to be inserted in a wall for firmly maintaining the wall anchor assemb... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316534 | Integrated pin and clip An integrated pin and clip for securing vehicle trailer components. The integrated pin and clip includes a shaft member and a clip member. The clip member is movable between a locked and an unlocked position. The unlocked position allows for the integrated pin and c... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7252469 | Rivet nut with machinable head and method of making a vehicle body A method of securing body panels to a space frame of a vehicle is disclosed. Body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or machi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246411 | Methods and systems for sliding windows and doors An adjustable mechanism for sliding panels, such as sliding windows and doors is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjustable buttons that extend from a housing positioned in the sliding panel. The adjustable threaded buttons of the present invention provide a sur... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247164 | Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchor An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing connective tissue, such as tendons, to bone are disclosed which permit a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and wherein the suturing material between the connective tissue and t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247059 | Electrical connector with adaptor for converting one or more openings to mountable openings A method for converting an electrical connector to provide an insulated opening, including the steps of providing an electrical connector including a conductive block having at least one cavity having an upwardly oriented opening and a closed bottom, and an insulati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240464 | Connector for concrete poles A concrete pole includes an attachment mechanism which provides a structurally sound means of attaching to the pole and permits the use of short, inexpensive bolts. The attachment mechanism includes reinforcing bars, a base plate, an internally threaded fastener ins... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241094 | Restraint clip A restraint clip for suspending a load-bearing object includes an engaging member having a body defining an engaging member hole, two abutting surfaces, and two non-abutting surfaces; a lock having a lock body with a base defining a lock hole spatially aligned with ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226261 | Toggle assembly A toggle assembly is provided for use with a fastener to engage a supportive structure. One or more teeth are positioned adjacent a lower peripheral edge of one or both of the toggle wing members. The teeth are oriented to engage a rearward surface of the supportive... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204667 | High strength bolted structure and method of securing nut and torque-shear type high strength bolt and joining method using same A join structure comprises a box section column and spit T-section joined by a high strength bolt and a method secures a nut to an inside of the box section column. A Torque-Shear type high strength bolt is tightly tightened by a controlled tension and a joining met... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7179033 | Fastener nut for hydroformed parts A fastener nut for hydroformed parts comprises a nut body for receiving a threaded fastener and a locking ring with depending fingers that is received on the nut body. The nut body is adapted to pierce and then form a collar thereabout in a hydroformed part while th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175209 | Clip for holding a release lever of a vehicle latch during shipping A clip and a vehicle latch is provided for properly positioning an operational lever of the latch. The latch has a housing with an aperture. The clip is mounted on the lever. The clip has a base portion hingedly connected to a top portion and pivots between a closed... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143485 | Clip for attachment to a sheet member A spacer clip is attached to a sheet member via a through-hole from one side of the sheet member. The clip has a shank with a flange at one end and arms hinged to the opposite end for insertion in the through-hole in advance of the shank. The arms have levers that e... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137768 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly including a stud and plate combination is disclosed for fastening a first member to a second member. The assembly comprises a stud which includes a shank having a first and a second end. A head extends from the first end of the shank, the head de... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131808 | Retaining wedge for concrete forms A retaining wedge for concrete forms has a tapered body of generally trapezoidal or triangular configuration. Oppositely diverging side edges of the body are provided with alternating peaks and valleys so as to present a number of detent-like depressions that encour... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7101131 | Attachment system An attachment system for securing a rod member in a mounting opening of a constructional component (44; 74; 97) includes a receiving sleeve (5; 37; 64; 73; 93) for receiving the rod member (23; 40), and an actuation member (4; 35; 62; 72; 81;... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093855 | Steering column assembly having clamping mechanism A steering column assembly includes a compression bracket for attachment to a vehicle body, and an adjustable steering column assembly movably supported by the compression bracket along a longitudinal axis between adjusted positions. A pair of locking elements are o... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083638 | Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone, which permit a suture attachment that lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface. Advantageously, the suturing material between the soft tissue and the bone anchor is secu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077610 | Toggle bolt device A toggle bolt type connector has projecting locking members that extend and retract when a central drive shaft is rotated. The exterior of the connector has a body that is partially threaded to receive a nut so that two structures (eg. flanges, panels, plates, beams... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048294 | Locking bolt for a towing device A securing bolt device is inserted into a bore of a subassembly body. The device has a bolt and a spring element. The bolt has a shank which is insertable into the bore. A radial transverse bore extends through an end portion of the shank opposite to the insertable ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001126 | Rivet provided with elastic feet A rivet (1) includes a bearing head (2), a pulling stem (3) and an insertion body (4). The insertion body (4) includes at least two longitudinal flat surfaces (13) interrupting a notched portion (14); and at least two... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955514 | Connector with male part for final fixing A connector for fastening a member having an attaching hole includes a female part and a male part. The female part has a head portion, a leg portion, an inner space formed in the leg portion side and opened at the head portion, and an engaging projection formed on ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6913430 | Board anchor A board anchor comprising a screw shaft, freely rotating anchor section attached to the screw shaft via a spring and stop attachment for re-positioning the anchor section in a crosswise position against the screw shaft from a position parallel with the screw shaft, ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6893199 | Sheer resistant fastener assembly A shear resistant fastener assembly for supporting structures from a wall behind which there are no supporting framework, the wall defining therethrough an opening having a predetermined size and configuration and bordered by an interior peripheral surface having th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6868647 | Roof anchor method and apparatus A method is provided for mounting a roof anchor (10) on a roof support structure (30) having an underside surface (32), the roof fully or partially covered with roof covering material (39), the roof anchor (10) including an attachm... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6821069 | Anchor device An anchor device is provided which makes it possible to fasten various members or instruments to a wall to the back of which hands cannot reach with a bolt. The anchor device includes an inserting member molded of a synthetic resin, a nut mounted to the tip of the i... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6779316 | Safety anchor The present invention generally provides an anchor for providing an attachment point on a surface. In one embodiment, the anchor includes a center shaft having a first member and a second member pivotally coupled thereto. The center shaft has an attachment end and a... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764261 | Locking device and method for catch basin and manhole covers, and the like A locking device and method for securing a cover as for a catch basin or manhole in position including two elongate members pivotally connected together end to end so as to be able to articulate. The members are held aligned while being inserted through a cover open... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6721993 | Hinge assembly for air handling system A high strength easily assembled hinge assembly for supporting an access door upon a modular section of an air handling system. The assembly includes a pair of spaced apart mounting flanges that are connected by an arm. One end of the arm is pivotably mounted in a f... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6685408 | Bolt with swivel catch A fastener comprises a shank 10 for extending through an opening 60 from a near side 56 to a far side 58 of a wall and a catch 20 retained In the shank of the fastener, in which the catch has first and second orientations in which, respectively, it projec... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6669420 | Nut assembly including frame having a flange portion and opposed arms supporting a pivotable nut A nut assembly is proposed in which deformation will not occur at the end of a threaded hole formed in the nut and it is not necessary to give special consideration to the formation of female threads. A nut is pivotally and slidably mounted between oppose... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6602035 | Fastener with hinged-clamping element A fastener for receiving a sink unit in a worktop has a plastics clip for attaching to a tab or rail and a hinged clamping member (11) which is tightened up against the underside of the worktop by a screw. The screw can be pressed through a bore in the hi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6579050 | Nut assembly for fastening an element to a member having an inaccessible back part A nut assembly is proposed for fastening an instrument or the like to a member, the back of which is not accessible. A nut assembly comprises a pivotable nut having a threaded through-hole and a pin on each side thereof, and a frame having a flange portio... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6562206 | Anode assembly A propeller attachment is disclosed including a body, the body including an anodic material, at least one projection projecting from the body, and a fastener coupled to the body. An anode is also disclosed including an annular body constructed from an ano... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6494653 | Wall anchor The present invention is a wall anchor having a novel finger configuration. This wall anchor has a head and barrel portion with a bore extending therethrough and laterally expandable fingers in general alignment with the bore. Instead of a straight channe... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6435789 | Self drilling swivel toggle anchor A self drilling toggle anchor including an anchor member having a head portion at a proximal end, a locking portion at a distal end and a central portion for securely anchoring hardware to a wall, where the central portion defines and borders a channel be... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6386809 | Nut assembly with pivotable nut A nut assembly is provided which has a pivotable nut having both sides thereof increased in wall thickness to impart strength and thereby to prevent breakage of the nut upon tightening of a bolt. The nut assembly includes a nut having pivot pins about whi... | 05/14/2002 |
