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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092133 | Device and method for mounting objects on a vehicle wall The invention relates to a retaining device for retaining objects on a vehicle wall, comprising: a supporting element (4) for placing on a front side (2) of the wall (1) with devices (5) for retaining one or a plurality of objects (6 | 01/10/2012 |
| 7380826 | Industrial truck having an add-on unit The invention relates to an industrial truck having a mounting plate and an add-on unit, which is fixed to said mounting plate by means of at least one fixing means, a bearing surface, which points towards the mounting plate, of the add-on unit being in touching con... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338242 | Quick-connect fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a washer element and a nut element. The nut element is split and includes a screw thread that threadably engages the thread of a bolt or other such fastener element to lock the nut to the bolt. The nut element is adapted by the split to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331745 | Nut An outer body of a nut defines an axial port and carries initial guide means. An inner body, movably accepted in the port in the axial direction, is divided into at least two jaws in the axial direction, which carry respectively an internal thread segment on their i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329077 | Fastener apparatus for roofing and steel building construction A fastener apparatus includes a frusto-hemispherical head portion having a flat top surface, a curved outer surface, a base portion, and a peripheral edge, with the flat top surface bearing a tool fitting. A downwardly-depending lip portion extends from the head per... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7252471 | Swivel nut A swivel nut comprising a body (10) having a threaded bore (130), the body comprising a ridge (11) which circumferentially extends about an outer surface, the body further comprising a first surface (12) which extends normal to a body bor... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7198445 | Washer with crush zone A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annular projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annular wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179038 | Fastener for application to a threaded stud A fastener includes a sleeve-like clamping element having a cavity extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis which accommodates a threaded stud. At least one clamping region is deformable into the cavity forming at least one clamping ramp inclined toward t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6974291 | Quick coupling nut A quick coupling nut includes a body having a bore therethrough and adjacent side holes. A pair of threaded members are disposed in the bore and moveable in a radial direction of the bore and a cap having a bore therethrough, coaxial with the body bore, includes dep... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6961987 | Nut and plate washer assembly A nut and plate washer assembly formed from a separate nut body and a separate washer body. The washer body is press fit onto a shank of the nut body, with a head of the nut body embedded in a recess of the washer body. The washer body and nut body can be made from ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942440 | Quick-mountable nut A quick-mountable nut, which is capable of at least partially rotation-free axial displacement relative to a threaded bolt (22; 52), includes a nut housing (2; 45), and a springy holding member (4; 49) at least partially located in the nut housi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6729822 | Fastening having inner deformable hollow element and outer sleeve A plastic fastening element is configured to be fastened on a threaded bolt welded to a support member. The fastening element includes a first hollow element portion made of plastic material and having an axial through hole. The through hole has a polygonal cross se... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6712574 | Quick insertion and removal fastener A quick insertion fastener has an internally threaded first member (“nut”) adapted to be quickly attached and tightened on an externally threaded second member (“bolt”). The nut is formed with a casing with an internal frusto-conical front surface, a plurali... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6666637 | Segmented ring-nut for gasketed pressure vessel opening An internally threaded, segmented nut and conical bore for a pressure vessel are used to make removal of studs securing covers over openings through the pressure vessel wall. The segmented nut has a conical upper surface to mate with a corresponding surfa... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6406240 | Fast acting nut assembly or coupling A nut assembly (10) for engaging an externally threaded bolt (12). Nut assembly (10) includes a cylindrical casing (16) and a nut (20) secured to cylindrical casing (16) projects a substantial distance from cylindrical casing (16) to permit rotation of nu... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6361260 | Quick locking fastener A threaded fastener for use with bolt comprises a housing having a central bore that includes a bolt insertion aperture and a plurality of cylindrical and frustoconical steps. A plurality of insert segments are placed within the central bore. Each insert ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352397 | Reduced shock separation fastener A separable threaded fastener tightened to hold two objects together with an axial preload on the fastener. Fastener structure minimizes mechanical shock loads on contiguous structures when elements of the fastener are abruptly separated from one another ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6273646 | Method of pre-stressing a tendon A tendon 10 is installed in a hole 34 in a mine hanging wall 36 by making use of a barrel 14 and a wedge arrangement 16. One end of the tendon is anchored in the hole 34 such that the other end protrudes therefrom. The barrel 14 is positioned over the pro... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250524 | Spare-tire fastening structure A spare-tire fastening structure is for fastening a spare-tire 1 to a support member (bracket 2) in a spare-tire receiving section. The fastening structure comprises a nut member 5 and a bolt member 9. The nut member 5 comprises a plastic housing 10 inclu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244806 | Locking washer and locking apparatus using the same A locking apparatus includes an inner ring having a tapered outer shape and permitting a bolt of a fastener, with which construction elements are fastened, to pass therethrough, an outer plate formed with a tapered bore which receives the inner ring, a co... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6062784 | Spreading anchor A spreading anchor including a sleeve (2) having an expansion region (3) provided with longitudinal slots (4), and an axial bore (5) having a conical shape in the expansion region (3) conically tapering toward a rear, with respect to a setting direction (... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6050764 | Measuring device having a cylindrical connection piece and a fastening collar therearound A measuring device is provided, having a cylindrical connection piece (1), having a collar (2) which engages around at least one section of the connection piece (1) and is to be fastened at a measuring location, having a restraining means, by which the co... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6033169 | Axial-on threaded coupling device An improved axial-on threaded coupling device is provided for push-on mounting to a substantially seated position on a male threaded member. The device includes a plurality of threaded coupling segments collectively forming a female threaded bore within a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6007284 | Nut and connector A nut for slidable application to a bolt has a nut body with a first end, a second end, and a through hole. The nut body has an outer wall formed in the and an inner wall defining the through hole including at least a portion thereof being an inclined wal... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980176 | Nut structure having anchor pin blocking split sleeve against rotation in nut body A nut device which comprises a hollow body structure having a side wall, end walls, and a tapered bore, the body structure defining a longitudinal axis; a sleeve extending in the body substantially coaxially therewith, the sleeve having a longitudinally e... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5944467 | Press nut To provide a press nut being capable of easily attaching and detaching the nut to and from a bolt by linearly pressing the nut along the bolt and by linearly drawing the nut along the bolt a press nut 1 has a nut body 2 of plastic, tubular cap 3 of plasti... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5913940 | Adjustable preload anti-backlash nut An anti-backlash nut designed to translate along a lead screw in two longitudinal directions is disclosed. The nut has one or more longitudinal flexure members each having one end fixed to the nut and the other one free floating. Internal threads are form... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5902085 | Press type nut A press-nut is adapted to engage with the threads of a bolt by pressing the nut onto the bolt to receive the bolt in an insertion hole thereof. The press-nut comprises a plastic nut body, and a plastic tubular cap member adapted to be coupled to the nut b... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5865581 | Free running prevailing torque nut A threaded fastener including a nut and a bolt with the nut including a ring section and a nut section with the nut section having a main body portion and a neck portion with the neck portion adapted to be moved into the ring section and to be moved radia... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5749691 | Reaction nut with cam action quick fastening A reaction nut for location on a threaded bolt, particularly a bolt to be nsioned by a hydraulic tensioning device, includes a plurality of internally-threaded segments (22) movable between an outer-most inoperative position radially spaced from the bolt ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5733084 | Method and apparatus for rapidly engaging and disengaging threaded coupling members A coupling device including a first member provided with external threads and a second member having an opening therein into which the first member is inserted. The second member is provided with a plurality of movably mounted internally threaded elements... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5711645 | Connecting clip for toilet seat A connecting clip for a toilet seat, including a nut and an operating member mounted thereon. The nut includes a plurality of semicylinders that are connected to each other, and which have inner peripheral surfaces that together define a female screw port... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5613816 | Apparatus for rapidly engaging and disengaging threaded coupling members A coupling device including first and second members, threaded elements mounted within one of the elements to move between open and closed position, adjacent portions of the threaded elements being provided with sloping surfaces and pin assemblies associa... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5580200 | Method and apparatus for rapidly engaging and disengaging threaded coupling members A coupling device including a first member provided with external threads and a second member having an opening therein into which the first member is inserted. The second member is provided with a plurality of movably mounted internally threaded elements... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5466106 | Clamp nut A clamp nut 10 comprising a split threaded nut 12 for engaging a threaded spindle (not shown), a coiled spring 16 encircling the split nut 12, means 20 for holding the spring 16 tightly coiled around the split nut 12 and a cap 30, engaging the spring 16, ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5378100 | Method and apparatus for rapidly engaging and disengaging threaded coupling members A coupling device including a first member provided with external threads and a second member having an opening therein into which the first member is inserted. The second member is provided with a plurality of movably mounted internally threaded elements... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5369856 | Marine fastener A marine fastener is disclosed using a base plate, a retainer nut, the Jaw button, and a spring made of thermoplastic, with the inner back opening of the spring cooperating with a ridge on the outer opening of the jaw button in order to selectively bias t... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5282709 | Separation nut with a restraining wire The present invention is a separation nut for fastening and releasing a threaded bolt under remote or manual controls. The preferred embodiment of the present invention separation nut includes a housing, a base, a ramp which is fitted into the base, and a... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5161928 | Axially-adjustable attachment of a rod to a member A piston rod, having a threaded end, is threadedly received in a split collar which is (a) internally threaded and (b) externally tapered. The collar is received in a tapered bore formed in a cross-head. The crosshead has a plurality of threaded holes for... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5032048 | Quick-fastening nut A quick-fastening nut for location on an associated bolt comprises a plurality of internally-threaded, arcuate segments each including a part frusto-conical portion, and guide means reacting between the segments whereby the segments can be moved radially ... | 07/16/1991 |
