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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7011481 | Securing nut including a nut body and straining ring The present invention concerns a securing nut (1) with a nut body (5) and a straining ring (4) that is arranged on the nut body (5) and able to turn, the straining ring (4) being shoved onto a neck (2) of the nut body (5 | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994587 | Coaxial cable connector installable with common tools A coaxial connector may be configured with multiple interleaved concentric threads that reduce connector assembly threading requirements. A cable sheath stripping feature may be incorporated into the connector, eliminating the need for a separate sheath stripping to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6386808 | Structure of internal thread portion for preventing looseness and method of producing the same It is an object of the invention to provide a structure of an internal thread portion for preventing looseness which structure allows a reduction in the torque required for the threaded engagement with an external-thread member and prevents a seizure. An ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6058660 | Portable garage A portable garage assembly includes a floor member formed of three foldable sections having a plurality of peripherally disposed indentions on its upper surface. Received within its indentions are vertical support members that are secured thereto with qui... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5692419 | Deformable locking fastener system and method of use An improved deformable locking fastener system comprises a fastener, a deformable collar and a dedicated installation tool. The fastener has a threaded exterior defining a plurality of axial flutes which are configured to prevent the collar from premature... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5302067 | Prevailing torque fastener A prevailing torque fastener has a portion of the internal thread deformed from a circular cross-section to an approximately elliptical cross-section by a pair of die impressions on diametrically opposed sides of the exterior of the body. Each die impress... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5148727 | Installation tool for locking fasteners and method of use An installation tool for use with locking fasteners which reduces cam off during use. The tool comprises a cylindrical socket wrench having a central axial bore which defines a recess on one end for attachment to a socket driver and an elliptical cavity o... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4981642 | Apparatus for form-locking torsion prevention in screw connections An apparatus for form-locking torsion prevention in screw connections includes a bolt with a standard bolt thread and a special nut having a free end and nut threads. A thin-walled sheath is disposed on the free end of the special nut. An integral cross-s... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4784549 | Torque-limited collar Axially-extending troughs in a bark of an internally-threaded collar receive setting balls of a driver that apply a torque to the collar through the balls bearing on the walls of the troughs. At a predetermined pre-load, the balls fail the bark and plow t... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4759237 | Self-locking nut and tightening tool A self-locking nut is provided having, at its periphery, a number of longitudinal channels (3) with semi-circular section intended to cooperate with drive balls carried by an appropriate tightening tool, said balls causing, at the end of tightening, the f... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4544312 | Pin and process for its manufacture A threaded pin has flutes along the threads formed by roll-forming threads over a preformed section having either flat sides or dished sides. The major diameter of the threads lies along ridge crests bordering the flutes, and the minor diameter of the thr... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4408936 | Torque-limited threaded locking fastener, and method for setting the same A torque limited threaded locking fastener and a method for setting it to form an assembly. The fastener comprises an externally threaded shank and an internally threaded collar. At least one convolution of the threads on the shank is non-circular. The co... | 10/11/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4207938 | Locknut An improved locknut has an axially extending central opening with standard thread convolutions which freely engage an externally threaded member and lock thread convolutions which interfere with the threads on the externally threaded member to provide a l... | 06/17/1980 |
