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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802952 | Nut plate fastener assembly for hard metal materials A rivetless nut plate assembly, which is fully preassembled, which can be installed into an aperture of a hard metal material workpiece having a hardness of at least 25 Rc, such as Titanium and Steel Alloys. The rivetless nut plate assembly includes a nut, a holding... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7575404 | Nut plate fastener assembly for composite materials A rivetless nut plate assembly, which is fully preassembled, which can be installed into an aperture of a composite material workpiece, such as a carbon fiber structure, without risking delamination of the workpiece. The rivetless nut plate assembly includes a nut, ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7338241 | Fastener receptacle A receptacle for a fastener which is inserted into a receptacle receiving member. The receptacle is insertable and rotatable in a hole in the receptacle receiving member and includes at least one arm extending from a fastener receiving member. The arm is arranged to... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7296957 | Methods and apparatus for coupling gas turbine engine components A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine assembly including at least a first member and a second member. The method comprises inserting a threaded fastener through an opening formed in a flange, and providing at least one shank nut including a flanged ma... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7207762 | Push-on screw-off attachment device An attachment device for attaching a substrate to a support structure includes a housing having a space defined by facing wall portions. The space captures a rotatable push nut with flexible teeth. The housing is attached to the substrate using a flange positioned o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204666 | Fixing clamp for anchoring a component in the hole of a support plate A fixing clamp for anchoring a component within a hole in a support plate includes an anchoring part having two side walls and a transverse wall, a generally planar locating strip projecting outwardly, an expanding tab projecting upwardly that defines a window in th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192231 | Cage nut with non-cross threading angled cage A cage nut assembly is disclosed having a body defining a through bore. The cage is disposed about at least a portion of the body. The body is hexagonal in shape, while the cage defines a seam configured to be placed adjacent the coupling surface of the cage and bas... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7147418 | Cage nut assembly having a flexible cage A cage nut assembly has a nut and a cage. The cage has a base having an aperture therethrough and a pair of flexible arm portions which are capable of supporting the nut off of the base. The cage nut assembly is welded to a workpiece. The workpiece is sent through a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7101135 | Self-aligning nut plate A nut assembly includes a base plate and a nut. The base plate includes a bearing surface with bore for the passage of a bolt or the like therethrough. The nut includes a bearing surface engaged with the bearing surface of the base plate. The said nut includes a bor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089748 | Combustion chamber, in particular of a gas turbine The invention relates to a combustion chamber, in particular of a gas turbine, comprising an external wall structure that surrounds an internal area and an internal wall, which is formed by the surface of a housing that is located in the internal area. Said combusti... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086817 | Collapsible nut A cage nut assembly includes a nut having a cylindrical portion extending from a plate portion. The nut is encaged in a cage such that the cylindrical portion extends through an aperture in the cage. The cylindrical portion of the nut is collapsible such that the nu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7056053 | Bolting arrangement including a two-piece washer for minimizing bolt bending A two-piece washer to allow tilting movement of the washer elements. One annular washer element includes a convex annular surface that engages with a concave annular surface of a second annular washer element. When the convex and concave surfaces of the respective w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040587 | Adjustable bimini bracket An adjustable bimini bracket is for use in connection with a boat having a railing tubular member on either side of the boat, and a bimini having strut tubular members. Left and right side plates are generally parallel and spaced apart. A transverse plate extends be... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6979158 | Cage nut assembly having a stand-off nut A cage nut assembly includes a nut and a cage wrapped therearound. The nut has a number of stand-offs or protrusions provided on a lower surface thereof such that the stand-offs are the only part of the nut which are in contact with the cage. The stand-offs reduce t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6938276 | Shroud plate attachment A shroud plate for headgear is provided that may comprise a shell, an insert, a lock, a release mechanism wherein the shell extends around at least a portion of the insert has a smooth surface with rounded edges and corners and is shaped to match the contour of the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935825 | Wheel nut and fastening element The present invention relates to a wheel nut (10) having a nut body (11) with a widened radial collar (12) and a thrust washer (13) which is held rotatably and captively on the nut body (11) by a locking means (16), and havi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6779232 | Protector sleeve for wires and pipes in wood frame construction The “Protector Sleeve For Wires And Pipes In Wood Frame Construction” is a cylindrical grommet/bushing, that looks like a short length of pipe, that fits snugly in any hole drilled through a stud or joist in wood frame construction and which has anchors on both ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6761520 | Clinch-type blind nut A threaded blind insert includes a shank with an axial bore therethrough having a head at one end and a threaded region of the bore at the opposite end. The wall of the shank between its outer surface and the bore includes a weakened deformable portion created by a ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6183180 | Wall nut and bolt assemblies A tubular stem (14) at one end of a nut mount (10) is inserted into an opening (O) in a wall (W) and is expanded to connect it to the wall (W). An annular collar or space (16) contacts the wall (W) where it immediately surrounds the opening (O). A clip-on... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6161998 | Blind rivet connector An internally threaded blind rivet nut is provided. The nut includes adjacent a clinchable region 14 thereof a resilient collar 18 or peripheral region dimensioned such that in use, when the rivet nut is clinched, it is capable of limited axial and/or rad... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6109849 | Tee nut A tee nut includes a shaft portion and a flange portion outwardly extending from a first end of the shaft portion. The shaft portion includes a step around the periphery thereof at on an intermediate position of its axial length, a forward end side cylind... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6077010 | Wall bolt assembly A tubular stem (16) of a bolt mount (12) is coldexpanded into an opening (70) in a wall (72). A second wall (76) is placed against the first wall (72), with an opening (70) in it in alignment with the center opening (32) in the tubular stem (16). An elong... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6024523 | Thread insert with floating nut A thread insert comprises an externally threaded housing with an internally threaded floating nut therein. Diametrically spaced ears on the nut are engaged in diametrically spaced grooves in the housing, respectively, to limit relative rotation between th... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5971686 | Retained fastener A fastener assembly and a method for making the same wherein a non-fanged fastener is affixed to a retainer by the interaction of a tab and a stake. The fastener assembly preferably includes a retainer having a face with an opening and a tab positioned ad... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934851 | Staked fastener having wrenchable flats A fastener assembly having improved push-out resistance and bearing engagement characteristics while maintaining serviceability by having stakes located in the sidewall flats. The fastener is mounted in the opening of a retainer and a stake is located in ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5888012 | Large shear tolerant fastening system A fastening system for substantially inhibiting slippage between first and second members interconnected thereby is disclosed. The fastening system is particularly useful in instances where at least one of the first and second members is subject to shear ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5797581 | Apparatus for positioning and mounting fixtures An apparatus for positioning and mounting fixtures is described. At least one ring for fitted insertion into a fixture to be mounted is provided. A disc having an opening for receiving a fastening device is provided for each ring. The fastening device is ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5746561 | Alignment tolerant fastening system An alignment tolerant fastening system for interconnecting first and second members having first and second bores therethrough, respectively, is disclosed. The fastening system may include a fastening member having a shank portion which is receivable with... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5704747 | Adhesive bonded nutplate assembly with integral liner sleeve An adhesive bonded nutplate assembly is provided for mounting onto a substrate, particularly such as a composite substrate having an opening therein for passage of a fastener such as a bolt or screw. The nutplate assembly includes an integral liner sleeve... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5630686 | Support device with nut assembly A support device includes a nut having a neck-like retainer for a screw, wherein the neck-like retainer is provided with a radial projection. A support member having a stirrup-shaped cross section engages over the radial projection of the neck-like retain... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5624319 | Process for production of a two-part cage nut A process for production of a two-part cage nut from a single metal plate. The cage nut includes a nut slidably carried on a holding part. The nut includes a base plate having a threaded sleeve. The holding part includes a holding plate having an aperture... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5577301 | Retainer and locking clip for attaching an accessory to a vehicle A clip fastener includes a retainer member having a spring clip cooperating with a post projecting from the underlying sheet metal of the vehicle such that the retainer can be slid over the post and locked into position by the clip. An accessory, such as ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5468104 | Wall nut assembly A tubular stem (S) at one end of a nut cage (NC) is inserted into an opening in a wall and is expanded to connect it to the wall and to coldwork the wall material surrounding the opening for fatigue life enhancement. The nut cage (NC) includes a cage floo... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5423645 | Fastener and panel assembly A fastener and panel assembly, such as a stud or nut fastener and sheet metal panel assembly, wherein the fastener is permanently attached to the panel in a panel opening. The fastener includes a body portion having an annular bearing surface, preferably ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5405228 | Nut cage and mount A circular opening (54) is formed in a wall (12). A tubular shank (42) of a nut mounting unit (40) is inserted into the opening (54). The unit (40) is moved endwise to place a nut cage base (46) against the wall (12). A split sleeve (82) is installed on a... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5380136 | Anchor nut mount An anchor nut mount (10) including a mount base (13) and a snap ring (14), the mount base (13) including a base plate (15) having base sidewall portions (16) and radial slots (18) defined in the outer side regions (20) of the base sidewall portions (16). ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5326206 | Method for compensating for bolt hole misalignment and bolt assemblies therefor Method and assembly for producing shear-resistant attachment between a prefabricated top plate having a plurality of preformed bolt passage holes and a support member having a corresponding plurality of bolt-receiving holes which may be slightly out of al... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5294223 | Self-clinching fastener for electrical components A fastener particularly suited to affixing metal to plastic parts, such as fastening electrical connectors to plastic circuit board mounting housings, includes a head and an elongate shank with an internally threaded through-bore. Located directly beneath... | 03/15/1994 |
