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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7246978 | Nut retaining apparatus and nut holder A body comprising a nut retaining apparatus mounted thereon for fastening a bolt to the body. The bolt is inserted into a bolt insertion hole at an end surface of the body from a direction inclined with respect to a direction tangent to the body. The nut retaining a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241094 | Restraint clip A restraint clip for suspending a load-bearing object includes an engaging member having a body defining an engaging member hole, two abutting surfaces, and two non-abutting surfaces; a lock having a lock body with a base defining a lock hole spatially aligned with ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128512 | Panel fastener system A fastener system for mounting to a panel includes a twist-in fastener that rotatably engages an opening in the panel. The fastener includes a fastener body defining an opening extending through the fastener body for receiving a mating fastener, a plurality of facet... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108101 | Manhole insert for manufacture of a cast member and to provide a step insert having increased structural and holding strength Method and apparatus for forming cast members. Steps are provided in the cast member by sliding mounting flanges of hollow plastic step inserts into slots provided in the inner mold shell. The cast material is then poured into the mold. Once the cast material has se... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090451 | Method for producing hollow bodies, profile for use in said method, hollow body, assembly unit and mold The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies such as nut elements to be fastened to components that usually consist of sheet metal. The invention especially relates to a method for producing hollow bodies with an at least substantially square or rec... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7056162 | Anti-loosening device for screw or nut An anti-loosening device for locking the head of a locking screw or nut, in particular for connection of an electrical terminal to a contact lug, wherein the device essentially comprises a plate having at least one catch element rotationally stationary in relation t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051643 | Retainer for mounting a brake booster A brake booster assembly is temporarily mounted on a vehicle dash panel by use of a clip. The brake booster assembly includes a housing and at least one mounting bolt extending outwardly from an outer wall of the housing. The mounting bolt extends through an apertur... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7013550 | Method of making self-piercing nuts A raw parallelepiped metal piece is pressed into a closed mold to provide a nut blank that has a generally square pilot portion (14) for piercing a metal panel, the nut blank having a pair of flanges (16) that continue from opposite side walls (15 | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979159 | Assembly of a circuit board with a nut A nut includes a bottom wall adapted to be connected fixedly to a printed circuit board, and an annular surrounding wall extending integrally from a periphery of the bottom wall away from the printed circuit board, having a threaded inner wall surface, and cooperati... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6918725 | Clip nuts with plastic clips A metal nut (N) is held by a plastic clip-body (12). The clip-body (12) has first and second arms (16, 18) and an end wall (20) that form a closed end and an open end (6). The open end (60) includes cam surfaces for camming ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6751851 | Fastening structure using a taper implant A fastener structure for fastening a first member and a second member using a taper implant having a threaded hole therein. The taper implant has a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a threaded hole passing ther... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6591475 | Method for fixing a taper implant to a receiving member A method of fixing a taper implant to a receiving member includes providing a taper implant having a frusto-conical outer surface, a projecting portion connected to a larger diameter end and a smaller diameter end. A receiving member is provided which has... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6499923 | Fastener with panel mounting system A fastener is configured for engagement upon a panel having a panel opening, and for engaging a mating fastener through the panel opening. The fastener includes a body having an axis of rotation, a peripheral edge, a main portion and a panel end. At least... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6488458 | Taper implant and a screw-fastening structure using a taper implant with female threads A taper implant includes a taper portion having an outer surface frust-conical in shape. A flange portion is formed at an outermost end of the taper portion on the larger-diameter side to project outwardly with respect to the taper portion and having a fl... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6394722 | Anti-distortion insert for mounting optical elements on a honeycomb panel An insert according to the present invention has a very low transverse Coefficient of Thermal Expansion. This is the result of an isolation and compensation structure formed by a sleeve surrounding a post. The sleeve isolates the post from the thermal exp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6357718 | Method and apparatus for jackscrew insertion A jackscrew insert and a method for jackscrew insertion into existing mounting openings in a machine base are described. A jacking shoulder is provided by a modification of the existing mounting openings utilizing a jackscrew machining tool. The jackscrew... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350092 | Dowel fastener and method for securely attaching items to an edge of a composite board A fastener for securely attaching a board perpendicularly to an edge of a composite board that includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a dowel that fixedly engages in a blindbore in the edge of the composite board, a wash... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6254141 | Adjustable length closet fastener and method An adjustable-length closet fastener (1) has a fastener shank (2, 32) with an anchor-ridge head (3, 33) which is sized and shaped for positioning side walls of the anchor-ridge head against walls (5) of a predetermined retainer cavity (6) to arrest rotati... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6213578 | Mounting assembly for an enclosure A mounting assembly includes a metallic base member, such as a wall of an enclosure. A threaded stud is fused to the base member. A threaded collar engages the threaded stud and provides a threaded recess for receiving a mounting fastener. The mounting as... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5944486 | Interchangeable fan blade system An interchangeable fan blade system for a ceiling fan, made up of a set of adapters having a plurality of elongated attachment apertures that allow the adapter to be threadably fitted to virtually any type of fan support arm, and a complimentary set of in... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5176482 | Mounting assembly for motor vehicles In a component mounting in motor vehicle bodies with a sheet metal nut and a screw bolt, wherein the sheet metal nut has in its base plate a funnel-shaped relief preceding the tubular projection comprising the thread and a holding arm preceding the base p... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4657296 | License plate mounting device in front bumper A bumper main body has a pair of recesses into each of which a blank cap is disposed and fixedly and releasably held at its clipping portions by a first arm of a U-shaped leaf nut mounted on each of projections. The blank caps each have an outer surface f... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4573328 | Apparatus for mounting a packaged terminal air controller to a plastic well sleeve A plastic sleeve assembly and an air conditioning unit are disclosed for mounting the air conditioning unit in a through-the-wall application. The sleeve assembly includes flange members with transverse ribs therebetween. The flanges have screw holes ther... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4555983 | Apparatus for securing and sealing a packaged terminal air conditioner to a plastic wall sleeve A plastic sleeve assembly and an air conditioning unit are disclosed for mounting the air conditioning unit in a through-the-wall application. The sleeve assembly includes flange members with screw holes therethrough and standoffs about the screw holes, s... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4045076 | System for removably securing sound-proofing material to a construction vehicle The system includes a flexible button top which has a sleeve appurtenance which is force-fitted over an externally helically grooved stud assembly having an integral self-adhesive back mounting plate. The button top is flexible enough so that it can be ap... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4027711 | Means for mounting concrete structural members Adjustable means for fastening heavy precast concrete panels for walls or floors, structural concrete beams, girders, and machinery to foundations vertically, horizontally, or in any plane. An internally threaded hollow member is anchored to a panel membe... | 06/07/1977 |
