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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327531 | Two-plane balance for spindle motors In a spindle hub configured for rotation about an axis, through holes extend from a first end of the spindle hub to a second end of the spindle hub. The through holes are generally parallel to the axis. A method of achieving two-plane balance of a disc pack assembly... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7172380 | Wheel nut assembly A wheel nut assembly includes a stud (1), a main wheel nut (4) mountable on threads (3) provided on the stud, and a retaining nut (6) engageable with threads (5) provided on the stud to prevent accidental loosening of the wheel nut... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6910355 | Fastener lockout device A lockout device for restricting access to a nut through which a stud passes in threaded engagement with the nut comprises a cylindrical cap and a corresponding adapter. The cap includes first and second opposite ends and has a hollow portion opening through the fir... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6860688 | Lockable nut system A lockable nut system for use with threaded steel bar which includes a screw threaded nut for engagement with the threaded steel bar and a locking member which is slidably engageable with the bar. The locking member is adapted to resist rotation about the bar and is... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6053681 | Wheel nut locking assembly There is provided a new and improved wheel nut locking assembly for use on a wheel nut on a hub of a vehicle wheel, in which the wheel nut comprises a polygonal outer surface and a threaded inner surface which is constructed so as to engage a shaft. The s... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6006475 | Spring loaded swinging door system An spring apparatus for use with an automatic swinging door closure system wherein the system includes a motor linked to a door via a gear train and a drive arm, the train including a plurality of gears including a first gear adjacent the motor, the motor... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4604879 | Cylindrical lock A cylindrical lock on a door panel has an outside actuating lever and an outside nut. Torque from both the nut and the outside lever is transferred to a substantially planar torque plate engaging the door panel and having a central opening bounded by arcu... | 08/12/1986 |
| 3964530 | Locking cup washer A nut locking device in the form of a cup washer with a slotted base portion is secured over the end tang of an external threaded fastener so that the outer lip portion of the cup washer engages over and locks against the outer peripheral edges of a nut t... | 06/22/1976 |
