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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367766 | Screw and nut fastening device A device for fastening two parts to each other includes fastening screws extending in aligned passages in the two parts and receiving nuts, and a removable element for preventing the screw heads from moving during tightening or loosening of the nuts on the screws, t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328489 | Fastener for fixing a panel to a support and provided with a head comprising a deformable member A fastener for fixing a panel to a support is provided with a snapping-in foot adapted to contract elastically to enter a fixing orifice of the support. The fastener is further provided with a head having a plate, a hub, a shank and a deformable member, the plate an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325851 | Power seat slide apparatus for a vehicle A power seat slide apparatus includes: a housing fixedly mounted on the first rail and possessing a reverse U-shaped cross section projecting upwardly with an upper wall, which forms an upper surface of the reverse U-shaped cross section, and first and second sidewa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284728 | Pipe hanger assembly The pipe hanger assembly is a pipe hanger and a holding assembly for retaining the pipe hanger against a pipe support. The pipe hanger has an inverted, generally U-shaped yoke having a slot defined in the bight of the yoke, a U-shaped saddle for supporting the pipe,... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281301 | Fixing structure for a door handle A fixing structure for a door handle includes a grip portion, a first fixing portion connected to a first end of the grip portion and fixed to a side of a door, and a second fixing portion connected to a second end of the grip portion and fixed to the side of a door... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7227434 | Tuning screw assembly The present invention relates to a tuning screw assembly comprising a sleeve (100) with internal threads for engaging a tuning screw (200) having external threads. The sleeve comprises a first threaded portion (32) which is axially displaced in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201529 | Retaining device for a connection device, decoupling system equipped with such a device A retaining device is designed to retain a portion of an assembly device. The portion of the assembly device is released during failure of the assembly device. The retaining device includes a fixed part, a mobile part capable of sliding with respect to the fixed par... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192233 | Looseness preventive nut The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and accordingly an object thereof is to provide a looseness preventive nut which does not loosen even if vibrations are applied, and can be used as a single nut. In at least a first embodiment, the inv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188904 | Lead screw and gear box for use with a motorized adjustable seat back and exhibiting a nut and nylon spacer bushing in abutting engagement with a slotted catcher bracket for preventing end-play of the lead screw as well as buzz, squeak and rattle in tensile and compressive loading situations A powered seat assembly for reducing end-play of an associated lead screw interconnecting a pivotally secured seat back to a motor gear box. A motor actuates the lead screw through an input to the motor gear box and in order to pivotally readjust the seat back. The ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7073230 | Plastic clip for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece The invention relates to a plastic clip, for the detachable connection of a trim plate to a support piece, in particular, to the door frame of a motor vehicle. The clip comprises a head piece (1) and an anchoring foot (2), which may be inserted in an o... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7047700 | Panel forming system and components A pre-cast panel forming system. The system includes one or more bulkheads to constrain the flow of uncured panel-forming material. The bulkhead is made up of an upstanding form and a base clip to secure the upstanding form to a panel-forming surface. The base clip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6974275 | Locking member for bicycle component A bicycle component assembly is provided that includes a mounting member and a component attachment member coupled together via at least one locking member and at least a pair of fasteners. The locking member is mounted between the component attachment member and th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959421 | Quick click icons for workspace flow between views for major subsystems and views within a design tool A method and system for helping a user perform tasks in software. Graphic elements (e.g., icons) are rendered and displayed regardless of which task is being performed. An element can be either active or inactive; user selection of an element with the element active... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6939073 | Releasable locking mechanisms In the aerospace field spacecraft components are held together by separation systems until a specific time when they must be separated or deployed. Customarily a threaded joining bolt engages one of the components to be joined, and a threaded nut is placed on that b... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935823 | Anchor nut device for attachment to a structure An anchor nut device for attachment to a structure, the device defining a threaded bore for the reception therein of a corresponding member. The device includes an anchor nut which is fabricated from a first material, the nut defining the bore and a plurality of rad... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910826 | Breakaway coupling A breakaway coupling for a light pole or the like is disclosed and is utilized on each of the anchor bolts of the foundation for the pole. Each of the couplings comprises a metal coupling nut which has a plurality of radially spaced-apart and vertically disposed sli... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6853697 | Hermetically sealable transfer cask An apparatus, transfer cask, system, and method for defueling a nuclear reactor and transferring spent nuclear fuel from a spent nuclear fuel to a storage cask for long terms storage. In one aspect, the invention is an apparatus for use in transferring a canister of... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6776424 | Sled with strap anchor A sled includes a hull having walls defining an inboard hole. A lip extending outward from the hall forms an outboard hole opposed to the inboard hold. A support member extends through the inboard hold and the outboard hole, as well as through the hole of a strap, t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6773200 | Hitch-mountable recreational equipment rack A recreational equipment rack system, which includes an equipment rack configured for exterior engagement on a vehicle. The equipment rack including a rack tongue configured to be inserted into and secured within a hitch receiver provided on the vehicle. A fastening... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6692180 | Connecting element of a lamp tube A connecting element of a lamp tube comprises a retaining block, a joint, a resisting block and a buffer pad. The distal end of the joint is installed with a threaded section. The middle section of the joint has an embedding portion. Thereby, the resistin... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679480 | Wire fastening device and wire extending structure using wire fastening devices A wire fastening device and a wire extending structure capable of extending a wire with an appropriate tension between support. The wire fastening device includes a case, a cap bolt and a pulling cylinder. The case has a wire engaging portion at one end t... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6595083 | Steering wheel A steering wheel includes a boss for fastening the steering wheel to a steering shaft. Among other features, the steering wheel has a pair of lower spokes that are deformable to absorb energy in a collision. The boss conserves space and has relatively lon... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6575658 | Assembling a steering column bracket with a steering gear of an automobile vehicle A device for assembling a steering column bracket with a steering gear shaft, comprising a clamping bolt cooperating with a clamping nut disposed in one of two branches of the bracket, the clamping nut being held in place against rotation and translation ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564420 | Wiper arm with integral nut The invention is a wiper arm (20) for securement to a drive shaft (10,12). The wiper arm (20) has a securing part (18), which on one end has a bearing point (16) by way of which the wiper arm can be connected, in a manner fixed against relative rotation, ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6511247 | Robot with a retaining strip which can be placed on a gearbox for fixing control cams The invention relates to a multiaxis robot with at least one gear associated with a robot axis and having a gearbox with positional retaining strips for fixing control cams for monitoring the swivel angle of the robot axis, the retaining strips having a s... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6464421 | Jack extension tube for a power seat adjuster mechanism for a vehicle A jack extension tube preferably for vehicles is provided which comprises a tube having a first section with an open end and a second section spaced from the first section, the elongated tube made from a first material. A nut made from a second material l... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6336580 | Vehicle load carrier and fastening mechanism A vehicle load carrier configured to carry recreational equipment on the exterior of a vehicle, including a recreational equipment rack configured for exterior engagement with a vehicle and a coupling mechanism configured to secure an article to the recre... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334561 | Vehicle load carrier and clamping mechanism A vehicle load carrier including a recreational equipment rack adapted for exterior engagement on a vehicle. The recreational equipment rack includes a torque-operated clamping mechanism, including a rotatable clamp member, where the torque-operated clamp... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6293723 | Jack extension tube for a power seat adjuster mechanism for a vehicle A jack extension tube preferably for vehicles is provided which comprises an elongated tube with a threaded nut securely mounted therein, and a jack screw received in an open end of the tube and threadably received in the threaded nut. The tube has a firs... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6074122 | Cone drive power train connection A cone drive apparatus includes a conical drive assembly which aligns and drivingly engages between an engine and a transmission. The conical drive assembly is fastened to a flex plate which is connected to an output member of an engine. The conical drive... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5988483 | Anti-lubricant compositions There is described a method of securing against lateral motion two bodies held in face to face asperity contact to make a joint between the two bodies. Inserted into the interface between the two bodes is a material known as a galling agent, gall promoter... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5898974 | Adjustable handle assembly An adjustable handle assembly includes a pedestal with an axial bore for mounting on a threaded shaft, a handle extending radially and upwardly away from the pedestal and a shaft release plunger radially removable in the pedestal. The shaft release plunge... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5894628 | Wiper arm for a windshield wiper mechanism, particularly for motor vehicles A wiper arm mounting system for mounting a wiper arm rigidly and removably to a drive shaft includes a mounting part and a threaded fastening element that is realized in the form of a fastening nut or fastening screw with the fastening element acting upon... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5807008 | Fastening device The discovery concerns a fastening device for hinge parts and wall elements on frames of equipment enclosures in the electronic industry, whose sectional side rails show a longitudinal groove. A sprung u-clip 13 showing two thread carriers 16,23, is attac... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5730540 | Hole filling receptacle assembly A fastener assembly having a receptacle attached to the underside of a first panel aligned with a first hole adapted to receive therein a threaded bolt extending through a second hole in a second panel. The holes are aligned and a spring-biased expandable... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5729860 | Screen wiper arm, especially for a motor vehicle A screen wiper for a motor vehicle comprises a casing articulated on a head, which is secured by means of a prefitted nut on to the threaded terminal shank of the wiper drive spindle. The head has an aperture through which the threaded shank passes, and a... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5375923 | Drawer front attachment system A drawer front attachment system for securing the drawer face panel to the drawer body in proper orientation. The attachment system includes a tightening fastener rotatably mounted in a perpendicular bore of the drawer body and a connector assembly secure... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5348210 | Joints The invention relates to a method of making what may for convenience be regarded as friction joints--that is to say, joints between the touching surfaces of two parts that are held in contact (by a force as experienced in a light interference, not one suf... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5336028 | Captive screw assembly A captive screw assembly for mounting in flat panels of widely varying thicknesses. The assembly includes an inverted hollow cup with an outwardly extending flange on its lower edge to engage a back surface of the panel and is temporarily held in place by... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5323869 | Front fender mounting structure A vehicle assembly having a front fender mounting structure, a rear fender mounting structure, a cowling and fuel tank assembly structure and an engine intake structure. The front fender mounting mechanism includes sides plates associated with the front f... | 06/28/1994 |
