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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7330355 | Fixed pillar with heat loss A fixed pillar with heat loss is a fixed pillar for losing heat. The fixed pillar with heat loss includes a metal body, a screw thread and a plurality of grooves. The metal body is a hollow body. The plurality of grooves is respectively set on two sides of the metal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7275612 | Fix structure of battery for vehicles A sealing member is composed of upper and lower holders which are molded members formed of rubber or resin. The upper holder has a stopper having a tubular shape with a flange inserted on its inner periphery. The lower holder has an inserted nut and outer threaded m... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223106 | Connector and electronic apparatus having the same A connector includes: a first connector body having a plurality of first lead terminals soldered onto a first wiring board; a second connector body having a plurality of second lead terminals soldered onto a second wiring board; a screw member; and a fastening membe... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204838 | Medical implant fastener with nested set screw and method A nested fastener and set screw combination for securing a spinal fixation rod to a bone screw includes a fastener base receivable into an open channel of a bone screw. The fastener base has a central threaded bore to receive a threaded set screw. The set screw is p... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198465 | Fastening arrangement for a split casing A casing of a hydraulic machine such as a gas turbine is formed as a horizontally split type flangeless casing. The flangeless casing consists of an upper casing and a lower casing joined together at joint faces and fastened by fastening bolts. The fastening bolt ha... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185863 | Mountings for temperature control unit for vending machines and methods for attaching and detaching such units Mountings for a temperature control unit for a vending machine are provided, wherein the interior of the vending machine is divided by a partition into a storage cabinet and a machinery compartment and in which the temperature control unit is inserted to and removed... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7048487 | Connector A connector comprising an adapter having a threaded bore and a bushing having an external thread and an internal thread. The adapter has a stop on an outer surface to prevent rotation. The bushing is threaded into the adapter bore. A bolt is threaded into a bushing ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025552 | Assembly for automatically compensating variations in the spacing between two structural members An assembly for automatically compensating variations of the spacing between first and second structural members due to manufacturing and/or mounting tolerances. The assembly comprises a mounting bolt, a base element, and an adjustment sleeve. The adjustment sleeve ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997660 | Plug and pencil for engine A first portion or plug and a second portion or pencil are provided, for use in a device, such as a marine engine. The first portion or plug may have an outer surface with external threads and a cavity with internal threads. The external threads of the first portion... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6974290 | Connecting assembly for joining two panels and mounting the joined panels on a support An assembly and method for mounting tow or more panels where a first member is mounted to, into or from a support, a second member is threaded to the mounted first member, and a third member is threaded to the second member when it is already threadingly engaged to ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951226 | Shear-resistant modular fluidic blocks A block for a modular fluid block assembly is disclosed. The block includes first and second opposed faces and first and second apertures from the first face to the second face for receiving a fastener. Each aperture includes a first end and a second end and a head ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6901969 | Plugs for use in conduits to reinforce air conditioning ducts, and methods of manufacture and use A method and apparatus for reinforcing duct work is provided. In one embodiment, a reinforcement comprises a conduit having a first end and a second end. A pair of plugs is insertable into the first and second ends of the conduit. Each of the plugs has a groove exte... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6779957 | Bolt, method of fastening members with the use of the bolt, and method of releasing fastening The invention relates to a bolt for integrally fastening a first member and a second member, which are spaced away to each other, the bolt comprising a cylindrical-shaped collar bolt provided on a portion of an outer peripheral surface thereof with an external threa... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6709213 | Adapter for hanger bolts An adapter for hanger bolts is disclosed that includes a hex head adapted for use in a receiving device, a socket head set screw having a thread, wherein the socket head set screw is set at least partially in a socket head set screw receptacle of the hex head, and a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688828 | Self-torquing fasteners A bolt made from shape memory alloy that exists in a first state and is capable of changing to a second state when heated and remains in that second state even when cooled is used to self torque itself and clamp a first fixture to a second fixture. Prefer... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6688058 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY SERVING AS A PRODUCT, OR COMBINED WITH OTHER COMPONENTS AS A PRODUCT, ALLOWS AUTOMATIC CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS IN ONE DIRECTION AND PREVENTS MOVEMENTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN FORCES ARE APPLIED A fastener assembly 10, in respect to forces which are subsequently applied, after the installation thereof, when forces is applied in one direction, this fastener assembly 10 is self adjusting incrementally, as needed in travel or actuation; yet when a f... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669422 | Device for assembling two parts having a positioning set A device for assembling two components (1,2) includes a lateral positioning set (3). The device includes a fixing screw (10), in particular threaded on the right, and capable of moving freely in a smooth through hole (13) provided in the first component (... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6662511 | Devices and methods for securing an object to a first structure through a hole in a second structure A device is provided which enables an object such as a window protection device to be secured to a structure, where the device passes through a hole in one or more structures located between the object, and the structure to which attachment is desired. Th... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6526789 | Lockable anti-wobble hitch pin A hitch pin used for releasably connecting a load carrier frame to a receiving hitch attached to a carrying vehicle for transporting objects such as bicycles on the load carrier. The hitch pin includes a bolt having a head portion opposite a threaded sect... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6491551 | Adjustable stud for through the wall connectors Through-the-wall hot and ground type improved stud connectors are disclosed for use being positioned through heavy duty motor vehicle battery box sidewalls, engine fire walls, dashboards and the like. The stud connector including a connector housing of co... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6415886 | In-wall speaker mounting apparatus An apparatus for mounting an audio speaker within a wall such that the apparatus and speaker are attached to and supported by one or more wall studs and so that a face of the audio speaker is substantially flush with the wall. The apparatus broadly compri... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6360842 | In-wall speaker mounting apparatus An in-wall speaker mounting apparatus adapted to attach to adjacent studs in a wall is provided. Such stud attachment permits the weight of the apparatus as well as any speakers attached to the apparatus to be supported by the studs and not the wall in wh... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6234735 | Spring-loaded compression and tension pin The present invention deals with a spring-loaded tension and compression pin comprising a bush containing a spring and plunger for locating mechanical components, in which the plunger has at least one guide surface and/or at least one edge on its generate... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196781 | Screw fastener with multiple threaded portions A screw fastener with a second, additional external thread section apart from the main, external or internal, thread section in a typical bolt or nut, respectively. The axes of the two threaded sections in the nut or bolt are arranged parallel, eccentric,... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6158177 | Clamping mounting for glass plates, and a kit to construct a clamping mounting to mount glass plates, and a method to utilize a kit to construct a clamping mounting to mount glass plates A clamping mounting for glass plates uses an attachment bolt which passes through a bore in the glass plate and comprises a head and a barrel. The head and the barrel are realized as separate components whose axes can be displaced relative to one another ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6116833 | Self-sealing reinforcement tie rod for ventilating ducts A tie rod for reinforcing heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts against excessive wall flexure in response to positive and/or negative static or dynamic pressure differentials between the interior and exterior of the duct includes a threa... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6095736 | Self-contained fastener device A small, compact, self-contained fastener. The fastener has a cylindrical housing of which one of the embodiments has threads located on its exterior for releasably securing the housing to a one of the two objects being fastened. Inside the housing is loc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5909863 | Support tube, support tube surface area assembly, and method for manufacture of the support tube A support tube for use with a support tube surface area assembly such as a shelf, a portion of a furniture article, or other structure, comprises a first end, a body section, and a second end. The first end and second end of the support tube are outwardly... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5697592 | Assembly for mounting to a recessed stud An assembly is disclosed for mounting articles such as soap dishes, towel hangers, handles, and the like, to a recessed stud that lies behind a non-structural wall, such as the side wall of a pre-fabricated fiberglass bathroom shower. A fascia plate has a... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5692864 | Self-threading anchor with spreadable leg portions joined by a frangible drill end portion The present invention discloses a self-tapping anchor and a method of installing the anchor into a wall. The anchor includes a flange portion, a drill end portion, and an intermediate shank portion. The intermediate shank portion has a central bore therei... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5690456 | Apparatus for securing structural members together Apparatus for securing together structural members includes a stud threaded at both ends and a stud sleeve threaded at both ends. The stud and stud sleeve are coaxial with the stud extending through the stud sleeve and beyond the ends of the stud sleeve. ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5624221 | Multiple speed fastener The presently preferred embodiment of the invention is a multiple speed fastener having a first pair of interengageable threaded members with a first pitch and a first thread direction, a second pair of interengageable threaded members with a second pitch... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5609454 | Driving assembly for driving opposed members to move toward and away from each other A driving assembly for driving opposed first and second driven members includes an elongated rod and a stop unit. The elongated rod extends through a through-hole of the second driven member. The elongated rod has an enlarged threaded first portion which ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5584625 | Bolt with shearable head The present invention is directed to a bolt with shearable head (1) with an external thread section (15), a head section (3) and a taper section (7) forming a predetermined breakage point (6), provided for between the external thread section and the head ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5577710 | Fence extension assembly An assembly for extending a vertical height of a fence. The inventive device includes a plurality of mourning posts securable to opposed sides of an existing fence. A plurality of panels extend between the posts and rest upon a top surface of the fence so... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5502982 | Cryogenic tie pin A cryogenic freezing tunnel having a conveyer belt, insulated panels, each panel comprised of an inner metal surface layer, a wooden layer, a foam insulation layer, an outer metal surface layer, and tie pins connecting the outer and inner metal surface la... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5415510 | Heat insulating support tool for concrete wall and concrete wall structure using same A heat insulating support tool is provided for a concrete wall structure. The support tool may include a pedestal member having a through-hole extending axially through the pedestal member, a fixing rod-like member extending through the through-hole of th... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5271713 | Adjustable inlet for a harvester fan A harvester fan includes a donut-shaped insert which is rotationally molded with button-head bolts spaced therearound. The rotor-end of the bolts are molded into the sidewall of the insert so the sealing area of the insert remains planar for maximizing se... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5265998 | Fastening element for the mounting of insulating strips and/or plates on a solid substructure Fastening element for mounting insulating strips or plates on a solid structure includes a large-surface washer, a tubular extension and a locking member which is mounted to an end portion of the fastener and protrudes into the extension so that the faste... | 11/30/1993 |
