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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4400417 | Mounting of tiltable ornaments on motor vehicles An aluminum die-cast base of the type having a sleeve-like extension is provided with anchor posts on which clips are fitted. The clips are adapted to resiliently deform for insertion into the attaching holes in a panel and then expand to grip the panel f... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4372593 | Tamper indicator A tamper indicator includes a collar which can be positioned to be circumambient a connection nut on a gas meter. The collar includes two portions which are interlocked by snap-catches which are located inside a locked collar. The collar portions are form... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4349591 | Yieldable type ornament assembly A yieldable type ornament assembly has an ornament body member which includes a base section fixedly attached to a section of a vehicle body by fastening means and an ornamented section projecting from said base section outwardly of the vehicle body. The ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4295766 | Self-aligning dome nut A self-aligning dome nut having a base member for connection into a hole or aperture of a mounting plate by a pressing operation. The base member has a neck portion on one side for connection into the hole and a cavity on its other side into which a nut m... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4223799 | Releasable locking means for closure caps The present invention pertains to releasable locking mechanism for a hollow circular member such as a fill pipe for an oil tank and cup-shaped closure cap of non-magnetic material which is connectable to the hollow circular member, in combination with a l... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4211283 | Soil cultivating implements A soil working member is journalled in the bottom of an elongated implement frame portion and driven to rotate about an upwardly extending axis. The member includes a horizontal support, that normally is rotated adjacent the frame portion bottom, and tine... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4211128 | Vehicle wheel lug nut apparatus The combination of a vehicle wheel lug nut and a wrench engagable with the nut to apply and remove the nut from a lug stud. The lug nut is formed with a hexagonal recess that receives a complimentary hexagonal wrench. A plurality of splines and grooves ar... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4201110 | Hub nut with washer A hub nut with a washer, characterized in that an annular band of alternating ridges and grooves is formed by knurling circumferentially a part of the outer surface of a cylindrical part projectingly provided on the nut base and a washer with at least par... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4123961 | Wheel nut with welded cap A wheel nut having wrench flats extending parallel to a central threaded aperture is sheathed by a sheet metal cap which extends down the sides and covers one end of the nut. The end of the cap may extend straight across the end of the nut or may alternat... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4018133 | Capped wheel nut A wheel nut has a tapered end adapted to seat in the conical depression in a wheel surrounding a stud hole and sides formed with polygonal wrench flats. The flats at the nut end opposite to the taper are depressed or recessed with respect to the remaining... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4015503 | Capped wheel nut A nut for attaching an automobile wheel to a hub, having a decorative and protective cap. The nut has a first conical section engageable with the wheel and a second conical section against which the inner end of the cap is crimped. The second section is s... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4008642 | Fastening device A fastening device comprises an electrically conductive sheet metal nut element which may function to complete electrical connections and a plastic, electrically insulating cap member which covers the nut element. Even though plastic material such as that... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4000539 | Hollow knob A hollow knob is provided for use on control shafts and the like. The knob comprises two hollow sections of plastic material and a metal insert threaded for receipt of a control rod or the like. The two hollow knob sections are provided with reinforcing r... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3960047 | Dual size lug nut A dual size lug nut for securing an automobile wheel to a hub. From a central head portion of the nut, threaded shanks extend in opposite direction. The two shanks have different threads. Thus the nut may be screwed onto either of two sizes of stud bolts,... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3955231 | Cup nut mass production process The present process is especially suitable for economically producing cup nuts in large quantities by conventionally manufacturing the nuts and by deep drawing the cups separately from sheet metal in a single step to provide the cup with an outwardly faci... | 05/11/1976 |
