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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896594 | Self-drilling masonry bolt A self-drilling masonry bolt including a body portion having a bolt member and an outer sleeve portion, a head portion and a drilling tip whereby, the self-drilling masonry bolt provides a simple and effective means for securing an item to cement, wood or any other ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7713010 | Self-drilling wall anchor device A wall anchor device includes an anchor sleeve having an outer peripheral lip, one or more peripheral flanges extended outwardly from the middle portion for engaging with a wall member. The anchor sleeve includes a middle portion having one or more arms. A threaded ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7494310 | Mushrooming expandable anchor A self-anchoring fastening device for installation in supports for hanging pipes wires or other articles in ceilings is shaped for a socket to drive the device for an easy installation process. The device comprises a collapsible anchoring portion having radially exp... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7401766 | Change of direction device for hazardous items The invention provides a “change of direction” device for use by a law enforcement technician. The device can be readily and easily attached to a building element and will allow the technician to pass a rope, wire or cable therethrough so that the rope, wire or ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7341413 | Self-piercing blind fastener A self-piercing blind fastener comprising a mandrel having an elongate cylindrical shell mounted on a stem of such mandrel and which extends co-axially about a central elongate axis of the blind fastener, the shell having a radially extending flange at one end and a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334976 | Countersunk screw The invention relates to a countersunk screw having a threaded shank and a countersunk head, which latter has a conical surface tapering at a countersinking angle in the direction of the threaded shank. The conical surface has a plurality of ribbed protrusions distr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322783 | Self-drilling pull-through blind rivet and methods of and apparatus for the assembly and setting thereof A river body (40) is formed with cutting teeth (68) in a forward edge (66) of the rivet body. A mandrel (96) is formed at a forward end with an enlarged head (104) having a drill point (60) thereon. A plurality of the rivet ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320569 | Self-drilling hollow wall anchor A high strength failure-resistant hollow wall anchor having a self drilling threaded installation structure adapted to be broken, after positioning, by an inserted screw, into expandable anchoring elements. The anchoring elements engage internally formed cams and th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7266874 | Method of installing a self-drilling anchor A method of installing a self drilling anchor for use in a friable material mounted on a member comprising an elongated body having an axis, an axial bore adapted to receive an elongated fastener, a flared end having torque transmitting surfaces therein, a proximal ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261505 | Self-drilling anchor In one aspect, an anchor may include a threaded body, and a coaxial nut, wherein the anchor has a driving mode and an anchoring mode with the nut drawn rearwardly into the body by a threaded fastener to open the body radially outwardly. In another aspect, a one-piec... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247164 | Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchor An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing connective tissue, such as tendons, to bone are disclosed which permit a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and wherein the suturing material between the connective tissue and t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237994 | Wall plug A wall plug for enabling fixings to be attached to a wall, the wall plug comprising an elongate body having an inner insertion end and an outer end, a through bore extending from the outer end toward the inner end, the through bore being adapted to axially receive a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207535 | Mounting device A device for mounting taxidermy mounts, especially waterfowl and other birds. The mounting device prevents the mounted object from twisting or slipping on the mount and the mounted object can be prevented from sagging. The mounting device allows for the mounting of ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7182561 | Blind rivet with steal An open-end blind rivet (210) comprises a headed mandrel (218) with a substantially tubular rivet mounted thereon with a flowable sealant (250) disposed between the mandrel and the rivet whereby setting of the blind rivet compresses the sealant ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179033 | Fastener nut for hydroformed parts A fastener nut for hydroformed parts comprises a nut body for receiving a threaded fastener and a locking ring with depending fingers that is received on the nut body. The nut body is adapted to pierce and then form a collar thereabout in a hydroformed part while th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7150594 | Hybrid fastener apparatus and method for fastening A composite fastener and method for fastening structural members are provided. The fastener is formed at least partially of a composite material. For example, at least one component of the fastener can be formed of a composite material and the remaining components o... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144348 | Web unit A web unit for planet gear sets for the mounting of planet gears including a first web element and a second web element, which are tightly connected and can be tensioned in axial direction by transmission or connecting elements progressing in axial direction and des... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131809 | Body bolt absorber assembly The body bolt absorber assembly includes a lower body absorber made from rubber or a similar material with an undersized aperture, formed either during manufacture or by subsequent piercing, to slideably engage and capture a bolt. The lower body absorber further inc... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7120979 | Light bulb socket burnishing tool The light bulb socket burnishing tool is a device used to remove surface corrosion from the interior of common light bulb sockets without their removal from a base, restoring to operation and extending the life of the socket. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090452 | Tapping screw A tapping screw includes a head, a shank and a cutting member, Said the shank has male threads, and the cutting member extends down from the shank and has a plurality of cutting grooves lengthwise formed and/or a plurality of wings also lengthwise formed; an annular... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083638 | Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone, which permit a suture attachment that lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface. Advantageously, the suturing material between the soft tissue and the bone anchor is secu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077609 | Blind rivet, rivet pin, holding device, method for producing a blind rivet and method for creating a riveted joint The invention relates to a blind rivet, a rivet pin, a holding device, a method for producing a blind rivet and a method for creating a riveted joint which enables a permanent joint to be produced between several workpieces in one working cycle. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7040006 | Self-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereof A fastening element (1), in particular for blind riveting, has a setting head (4), a deformation segment (2) and a shank end (3). The deformation segment (2) is arranged between the setting head (4) and the shank end (3 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017255 | Adhesive encapsulated blind rivet system A blind rivet system including a number of parts to be joined that have aligned holes. A tubular rivet body is disposed in the aligned holes and includes a rivet head portion and a sleeve portion. The head portion and sleeve portion include a longitudinal bore. A ma... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6969220 | Wall anchor for a screw, and assembly constituted by such a wall anchor and a screw A wall anchor (1) has a head shaft (5) and a screw nut shaft (6) on the same longitudinal axis (4), connected to each other by a plurality of approximately longitudinal small bars (7). The bars (7) are plastically flexible i... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6935821 | Mushrooming expandable anchor A self-anchoring fastening device for installation in supports for hanging pipes wires or other articles in ceilings is shaped for a socket to drive the device for an easy installation process. The device comprises a collapsible anchoring portion having radially exp... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6884012 | Heavy duty toggle bolt fastener assembly, and method of installing and removing the same A toggle bolt fastener assembly comprises a tubular toggle housing body within which a coaxially disposed nut member is guidably moved in a translational manner. The nut member includes lug structure for preventing relative rotation or pivotal movement of the nut me... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6834420 | Device for producing a riveted joint and corresponding rivet A device for producing a riveted joint includes a mechanism (21, 25) to fire a rivet (14) having a jacket (14a) and a pin (14b) guided through the jacket (14a). The rivet is fired through the workpieces to be j... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6796759 | Self-polishing and tapping rivet assembly A blind setting rivet assembly capable of permanently fastening one or more sheet metal work pieces or the like together is disclosed. The rivet assembly may be self polishing and self tapping and may also provide a hollow cylindrical threaded bolt head onto which a... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6679661 | Fastener for fragile boards An improved fastener for boarding, particularly to a fastener adopted for use on fragile boards and panels such as gypsum boards mainly comprises a shank, a flange formed on one end of the shank, a drill bit formed on another end of the shank, a screw thr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6658969 | Tool for securing threaded inserts A device and method for inserting rivets. The device and method allows for accurate, consistent installation of threaded blind rivets. The device comprises a rivet insert tool, a rivet insert shaft, and a sleeve through which the shaft passes. This provid... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6435789 | Self drilling swivel toggle anchor A self drilling toggle anchor including an anchor member having a head portion at a proximal end, a locking portion at a distal end and a central portion for securely anchoring hardware to a wall, where the central portion defines and borders a channel be... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6250865 | Screw tipped anchor assembly A wall anchor assembly has a pair of posts extending from a collar. The collar has an opening for passing a part of a bolt. Distal from the collar, the posts are connected by a connector. An anchor member is captive between the posts and between the colla... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6120225 | Lamina-shaped borepiece for self-boring fastening elements A lamina-shaped borepiece (4) for a self-boring fastening element (1) is provided at its front side with cutting edges (5,6) flanked by grooves (7,8) that extend approximately parallel thereto. Indents (9,10) with set-back cutting edges (11,12) are provid... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6065918 | Self-drilling blind setting rivet A self-drilling rivet for joining two substrate layers has a hollow sleeve member having a circular cylindrical outer surface, a divergently tapered bore, and an outwardly expandable portion. An internal member has a head portion, a threaded shaft centere... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5921733 | Self-cutting undercutting dowel A self-cutting, undercutting dowel (1) is formed of an axially extending anchor rod (2) with a head part (3) leading in a setting direction (S) of the dowel and an axially extending sleeve (5) laterally enclosing the anchor rod (2). At its end facing in t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5915901 | Blind setting rivet assembly A blind setting rivet assembly capable of permanently fastening one or more sheet metal work pieces or the like together is disclosed. The rivet assembly may be self tapping and may also provide a hollow cylindrical threaded bolt head onto which a nut may... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5899647 | Securing component and method of anchoring it An attachment member (31) includes a tubular metallic shank (2) with an axial through-bore (3) and a slot (8) formed in the jacket of the shank (2) and extending along the entire length of the shank (2), and load application means (14) at the trailing, in... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5876169 | Threaded anchor An anchor for fixing a first member (35) to a second member (8), such as a plasterboard or similar sheet material wall. The anchor is formed from a plastics material and includes an elongate shank (2) for passage through the second member (8) from a front... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5836405 | Fastening apparatus for and method of setting fastening elements Fastening apparatus is formed of a drilling tool (3) for drilling an axially extending borehole in a receiving material. The drilling tool (3) has a cutting member (4) at its leading end and its trailing end (5) is arranged to be inserted into a chuck in ... | 11/17/1998 |
