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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7293948 | Flexible threaded fastener A fastener includes a head, a threaded member, and a resilient shank portion interconnecting the head portion and the threaded portion. The shank portion includes a first end adjacent the head and a second end adjacent the threaded member. The shank includes a tubul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7160303 | Medical implant with a secured bone screw A medical implant has a secured bone screw which is guided through a bore of the implant. The bore has a thread matching the thread of the bone screw. Between the head of the bone screw and the thread thereon, there is an unthreaded portion whose diameter is not gre... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7014386 | Screw connection of components to sheet material and method of effecting connection A secure connection (10) of a component to a sheet material including, an extent of thin sheet metal (20) having an attaching surface (36), a component (30) having a mating surface (37) abutting the attaching surface, an aperture (... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6176665 | Threaded fastener and assembly A threaded fastener having a threaded shaft with a head disposed on a portion thereof and a deflectable flange protruding outwardly from the shaft at or near the head. The deflectable flange has a generally concave surface facing toward a leading end of t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5803687 | Self-tightening compression clip A compression clip of the present invention comprises a bolt and a self-tightening member having two side sections and a grooved intermediate section therebetween. The intermediate section has a hole for receiving the bolt. Preferably, the intermediate se... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5131690 | Self-locking connector A self-locking connector comprising first and second tubular fittings, the first fitting having an annular ramp and a threaded end adjacent to the ramp, and the second fitting having an annular shoulder adjacent to one of its ends. A nut is rotatably moun... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5067846 | Mounting device A mounting device can mount a machine element having a bore coaxially on a shaft. The mounting device has a first member having internal threads. Also, included is a split sleeve having external threads adapted to be mounted around the shaft and inside th... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4820076 | Staked stud torque retention ribs A stud (24) and shell (10) arrangement wherein the shell (10) has openings (16 and 18) with a reinforcing ring (22) that is offset from a planar surface (20) and the stud (24) has a head (36) with a groove (38) located between the shank (30) and an arcuat... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4790208 | Knob and shaft assembly A knob and shaft assembly for operating, for example, a vehicle air brake control valve includes a knob member having a front face and a barrel projecting the face, and a shaft member which is threadedly engaged with the threads carried on the circumferen... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4764340 | Fuel assembly stress relieving fastener A device for relieving thermally induced stresses developed in a nuclear fuel assembly during reactor heatup is disclosed herein. The device generally comprises a stress relieving fastener capable of connecting a fuel assembly top nozzle, which may be sta... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4735535 | Locknut having a single-turn thread A locknut having a single-turn thread for securing electrical fittings, threaded conduit and the like to electrical junction boxes and the like is disclosed. The locknut comprises a generally cylindrical portion, a flange portion attached to the cylindric... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4262038 | Coated internal threads and method of producing same A nut having a threaded opening in which the sides of the threads are substantially uniformly coated from root to crest thereof with a thermoplastic material; also the method of producing the article in which an excess of powdered thermoplastic material i... | 04/14/1981 |
