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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7708510 | Fastener system, fastener system article, and method A fastener system for retaining a loose elongate fastener in a counterbore, including an elongate fastener, such as a bolt, having a head for being received and retained in a counterbore in a structure and in generally flush relation to a surface of the structure su... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7364442 | Fixing structure of circuit board and display module comprising the same A fixing structure for a circuit board includes at least one board mounting hole in the circuit board, the board mounting hole having a guide hole and an insertion hole, and at least one board mounting member inserted through the board mounting hole, the board mount... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7308763 | Sealant cutting tool with quick release, repositionable blade A sealant cutting tool including a handle defining a blade slot. Also included is a clamping bolt having a clamp axis transverse the blade slot, which clamping bolt is threadably engaged with the handle. In addition, a âTâ pull is operatively associated with the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300237 | Self-locking bolted fastener A bolted fastener for joining components, such as a bracket fastened to a crosspiece, includes a bolt, a nut and an eccentric. A square neck of a bolt fits into an oblong hole in a component and prevents the bolt from turning. The diameter of the eccentric that serv... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7249982 | Obstruction assembly for use with disconnectable joints and methods of using the same An obstruction assembly for use in connecting a cable to a disconnectable joint is provided, wherein the connection is to be covered by a sleeve. The obstruction assembly includes a shear bolt having a torque head portion and a main bolt portion, the torque head por... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241152 | System for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece This system for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece provided with a nut designed to cooperate with a fastening screw of the conductor is characterized in that an annular spacer of electrically conduct... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7137768 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly including a stud and plate combination is disclosed for fastening a first member to a second member. The assembly comprises a stud which includes a shank having a first and a second end. A head extends from the first end of the shank, the head de... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127863 | Column/beam interconnect nut-and-bolt socket configuration Column/I-beam interconnect structure including an attaching plate joined to an I-beam end. This plate possesses, along its lateral margins, angularly oriented upper and lower through-passages, each characterized with a reception axis, and designed to receive, along ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101132 | Bolt fastener The present invention relates to a connecting arrangement, comprising a bolt element having a shank (4) and comprising at least one washer which can be pushed onto the shank (4), the shank (4) and the washer having such a code that the washer ca... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7056074 | Connecting element and joint A connecting element is adapted to be placed between two pieces of wood to be joined and includes a body with two opposite main surfaces and with an engaging device which protrude from each main surface. In addition, a joint comprises a connecting device which is ad... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6784597 | Self-locking nut for stud shaft and stacked wheel assembly for the rotor of a rotary machine Stacked wheels of the rotor of a rotary machine are axially coupled to one another by tie bolt assemblies. Each tie bolt assembly includes a stud having forward and aft ends. The aft end of the stud includes a self-locking nut to thereby lock the stud/nut assembly a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6637095 | Joining assembly for mounting a fastening element to an external surface of a structural member A joining assembly for mounting a fastening element to an external surface of a structural member of deformable material. The structural member is provided at its external surface with one or a plurality of joining projections engaging into respective rec... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6551008 | Cable harness assembly for bicycle A cable harness assembly is provided on a bicycle for guiding a disk brake control hose in accompaniment of the cable stoppers brazed on a bicycle frame. The cable harness assembly basically has a hose hanger, a hanger stopper, a stopper bushing and a han... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6238132 | Push rod and plate assembly for brake actuators and method of forming same A brake actuator having an improved push rod and end plate assembly which eliminates the requirement for thread adhesive and avoids deformation of the exterior surface of the push rod. The push rod includes an axial internally threaded bore through one en... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235073 | Fastener retention system A fastener retention system, including for a filter housing, applies an axial retention force in a plastic molded structure having a bore in a standing tower extending along an axis. A fastener extends axially in the bore and has a first axial end retaine... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5891115 | Securing element An inline skate having an inline skate wheel; an in line skate axle which extends through the inline skate wheel and has a female receiving element; an inline skate frame which supports the inline skate axle, wherein the inline skate axle has a first cont... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5827285 | Multipiece interfragmentary fixation assembly A multipiece interfragmentary fixation assembly for interconnecting bone fragments across a fracture therebetween. The fixation assembly comprises a first axially elongated fastener having external threading for anchoring the first fastener into the bone ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5534031 | Prosthesis for spanning a space formed upon removal of an intervertebral disk An artificial vertebra spacer is embedded in and bridges a space between two adjacent vertebrae which are positioned superiorly and inferiorly of a removed intervertebral disk, respectively. The artificial vertebra spacer includes a hollow cylindrical mem... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5516247 | Fastening device The invention is a fastening device for fastening a plurality of structures using a bolt and a nut. At least two bolts are provided each having a screw portion at one end. At least one nut is provided for each of the bolts. The nut has a flange having a d... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5483747 | Hand-held tool with hollow handle A lightweight renewable hand-held tool that may be easily renewed in the field including a tool head having a tapered shaft, an expandable sleeve, a hollow handle, and a movement assembly for moving the expandable sleeve back and forth along the tapered s... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5275135 | Fastener for a molded workpiece A fastener is provided which is adapted to be at least partially embedded within a intake manifold. The fastener comprises a first threaded section and a second section. The second section has a first end part defining a shoulder for making contact with a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5209620 | Fastener with differentially inclined axes A fastener, to be inserted into a receiving hole in a panel, has a cylindrical body with a longitudinal axis and a straight bore through the body with an axis that is inclined relative to the axis of the body. In another type of fastener, the fastener has... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5104271 | Bolt connection A rubber-metal bearing element 1 comprises two parallel washers 2, 3 interconnected by a rubber block 4, from which extend threaded bolts, 5, 6 for screwing the bearing elements to the parts 9, 10 to be joined. To prevent the threaded bolt from being entr... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5092723 | Engine clip bolt Bolt material is orbitally swaged into recesses in the clip while simultaneously swaging bolt material over the clip to develop a torsional interference lock and an axial interference lock, respectively between the clip and the bolt. The recesses are arc ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 4957402 | T-nut with furrows A T-nut is disclosed for accurately affixing work beds to the base of a machine. The preferred nut comprises a generally flat head; a shank that is integral with and extends upwardly from the head; and a pair of furrows --one on each side of the shank, at... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4931683 | Housing for a small motor The two bearing brackets (4, 5) of a small motor are clamped by means of stud screws (2, 3) against the respective end face of the motor casing (1). The stud screws (2, 3) extend axially by free bolt ends (21, 31) beyond one bearing bracket (5). Onto thes... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4826374 | Floating caged nut A floating caged nut having a cage, a plate mounted within the cage and including foldable tabs, and a nut with a base flange mounted onto the plate and movable in a horizontal plane between the tabs and in a vertical plane due to side lugs projecting fro... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4700437 | Lever lock clamp A clamp comprises a pair of pivotally connected jaws. A spring urges the jaws apart. A screw extends from the first jaw through the second jaw and projects above the second jaw. An operating lever for clamping and unclamping the jaws is screw threadedly r... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699343 | Support for workpieces An adjustable support for workpieces is provided with a tripod base in which each of the three legs includes an angle bar having a vertical top segment. The top segments of the legs are securely connected together by a polyhedron shaped junction member. T... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4657423 | Fastener and receptacle arrangement for perpendicularly connecting pieces of flat stock material A fastener and receptacle arrangement is utilized to perpendicularly connect two pieces of flat stock material together. One piece of flat stock material includes a hole for insertion of the fastener and the other piece includes an opening for mounting a ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4650385 | Daze fasteners A daze fastener system for connecting two or more structural elements wherein the structural elements and fastener parts have substantially different coefficient of thermal expansion physical property characteristics is employed in this invention. By prov... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4635583 | Tire skid detector A skid detector is mountable for rotation with a vehicle wheel to enable a driver of the vehicle, especially a tractor trailer, to observe a condition wherein the tire is skidding. The detector comprises a strip mountable to a hub of the vehicle and inclu... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4589809 | Stud fastener A fastener with a metal stud removably receivable in a plastic carrier member. A shank of the stud is inserted through a hole in the carrier member and an enlargement on the shank limits the extent to which the shank can be pushed through the hole. The st... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4587705 | Method of joining a molded first part to a mating part carrying a first thread member A method is disclosed for joining a molded part to a mating part by use of a self-retained, press-in-place nut that accepts transverse loading. The loaded part is defined to have ribs, each presenting pairs of planar locking surfaces and a side shoulder f... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4505479 | Weighted bat with weight securing means A shell forming the walls of a bat comprising a striking portion, an intermediate portion and a handle portion. The shell is filled with structural foam. The striking portion is closed by a weighted cap and the handle portion is closed by a knob. The cap ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4493456 | Temperature-responsive automatic ventilator An improved foundation ventilator assembly including a housing in which united shutter elements are mounted for pivotal movement between an open and closed position to control air flow through the ventilator. Preferably, a thermally responsive spring is s... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4493225 | Neck-strain alleviator for bicyclists Disclosed is a quickly-adjustable while-in-motion bicycle handlebar securing device which enables a bicyclist to quickly and easily change the bicycle handlebar position while-in-motion to one resulting in less strain upon his neck.... | 01/15/1985 |
