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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7090454 | Ratchet interlocking housing A fastener, such as a housing, for mounting to a structure, such as a panel, that has an aperture formed therethrough. The fastener includes a shank member and an annular nut member that is configured to align coaxially with the shank member. The shank member is ins... | 08/15/2006 |
| 5607271 | Fastening device for a metal fitting part preferably for a hinge part, provided with a fastening borehole A fastening device for a fitting part, such as a hinge part, is provided with a fastening borehole. A bushing or a ring-shaped insertion part can be inserted in the previously drilled borehole and includes a continuous hole in an axial direction. A pin, p... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5158409 | Bolt lock device Means for preventing the common rotation of one of a bolt and a nut in the case where the other of said bolt and said nut is rotated by means of a tool, such as spanner, to screw up a plurality of members by the use of the bolt and the nut is provided.... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4763957 | Bicycle hub constructions and lubrication thereof The forks of a bicycle receive an axle having threaded ends. A tube surrounds the axle and carries ball bearings on which a wheel housing is rotatable with a space between the tube and the housing. Specially shaped seals engage the wheel housing and the t... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4444365 | Double cam mounting assembly for mounting an aircraft wing to a fuselage to provide an adjustable angle of attack Bracket members secured respectively to the end of the wing at a forward or aft location, and to the aircraft fuselage form with a clevis pin a clevis connection with the clevis pin projecting through the bracket members. The pin bears integrally a first ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4260005 | Self-locking fastener, fastener system, and process A collar threads onto a shear pin. When the collar engages a surface of a workpiece, resistance to further threading increases. When sufficient resistance to threading occurs, a setting driver upsets lobes of the collar and forces these lobes radially inw... | 04/07/1981 |
| 3973611 | Nut system for limiting tightening The invention concerns a nut system comprising a nut connected with a nut lock constituted by a washer having the same inside diameter as the nut. In such a system, the nut and the washer are tied together while remaining rotatable relative to each other ... | 08/10/1976 |
