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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7607876 | Locking mechanism for a high-pressure, high-temperature press A locking mechanism to prevent rotation between a press frame and a hydraulic cartridge threaded into the press frame is disclosed in one aspect of the invention as including a locking mechanism body; one or more fasteners to attach the body to the frame of an HPHT ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7396198 | Threaded insert for fasteners A threaded insert for providing stronger threads to a parent material. The threaded insert includes a bushing portion having male threads on the external surface and female threads within an internal bore. The threaded insert also includes keys which lock the thread... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7290972 | Screw anchor for friable material A screw anchor includes a roughly cylindrical body (1) with a drilling portion (3) provided, at its free end, with drilling teeth (14-16), at the other end of the body, a bearing flange (5) and an external screw thread (7). ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7234906 | Threaded insert for fasteners A threaded insert for providing stronger threads to a parent material. The threaded insert includes a bushing portion having male threads on the external surface and female threads within an internal bore. The threaded insert also includes keys which lock the thread... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7163366 | Screw with two types of threads A screw includes a first thread on the shank and located close to the point of the shank, and a second thread which is connected to the first thread and extends toward the head of the screw. Each of the first and second threads includes an upper flank and a lower fl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156599 | Cage nut assembly having stand-offs A cage nut assembly includes a nut and a cage wrapped therearound. The nut and/or the cage are provided with a number of stand-offs. The stand-offs reduce the amount of bearing surface interface between the cage and the nut thus reducing the possibility that the two... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7073996 | Two-piece crank hanger set for bicycles A two-piece crank hanger set including a left crank arm having a tubular crank spindle attached thereto and a right crank arm having at least one chain sprocket wheel attached thereto. The crank spindle extends through a bicycle crank tube. Bearing cups are removabl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7014387 | Shaft drive coupling A single piece coupling device for connecting a load component to a rotatable shaft. The device comprises a sleeve having a bore for containing a rotatable shaft, an externally threaded portion and a tapered engagement face on the outer surface of the sleeve. Radial... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969221 | Threaded insert for fasteners A threaded insert for providing stronger threads to a parent material. The threaded insert includes a bushing portion having male threads on the external surface and female threads within an internal bore. The threaded insert also includes keys which lock the thread... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6672811 | Threaded insert for fasteners A threaded insert for providing stronger threads to a parent material. The threaded insert includes a bushing portion having male threads on the external surface and female threads within an internal bore. The threaded insert also includes keys which lock... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6439817 | Insert retention mechanism An insert for use in allowing spark plugs, fasteners, couplings for hydraulic fittings and pipe threads of a given dimension to be used in a material.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6119546 | Apparatus for a steering wheel assembly An apparatus is provided for use in a vehicle having a rotatable steering shaft (32) and a locking mechanism (56) for preventing rotation of the steering shaft. The locking mechanism (56) is deactivated by an ignition key (58) in the vehicle's ignition. T... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6079921 | Anchor bolt for friable material The anchor bolt comprises a generally hollow body (1) with a drilling end (4), a supporting collar (5) at the other end and an external screw thread (6). The collar (5) forms two openings (10, 11), diametrically opposed, for receiving an anti-rotation pin... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5746558 | Locking apparatus for fastening system A locking apparatus for limiting displacement of a fastener relative to first and second members interconnected thereby is disclosed. The locking apparatus may include a locking member which is insertable within a first bore of the first member. In partic... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5411357 | Screw thread locking insert A device for locking a threaded insert into a prepared hole in a parent material. The device includes a locating portion, a locking portion and a gripping portion which is removed upon installation. The locating portion comprises a finger which is positio... | 05/02/1995 |
| 4971352 | Suspension alignment device An alignment adjusting device for an independently suspended vehicle wheel particularly useful for Macphearson strut type suspensions which consists of a one piece pivoting nut-washer combination or nut-pin combination that allows a quick and easy method ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4895485 | Locking key for threaded insert A key for locking a threaded insert in a carrier material is provided with an improved tang portion. The improved tang portion includes spring retention means for reducing the friction required to position and hold the key within an insert slot prior to f... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4767249 | Self-broaching key The present invention is a self-broaching key for locking a fastener assembly in a relatively hard carrier material and a method for making such a key. A unique cutting surface (40) is provided with a particular angular orientation relative to the thread ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4645394 | Fastener apparatus A fastening apparatus is adapted to be inserted and removed from one side of a work piece having an opposite side which is substantially inaccessible to a worker. A first, externally threaded member is threadingly engaged with a receiving structure, and a... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4498798 | Locating pin A locating pin having a generally cylindrical, threaded lower portion and an axially aligned, nonthreaded upper portion is provided. The threaded lower portion has at least one vertical slot in which is located a locking bar. The locking bar has a flat lo... | 02/12/1985 |
