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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338247 | Quick release fastener A releasable fastener for releasably engaging a bolt body has a generally cylindrical sleeve member having an inner surface closely spaced from an outer surface of the bolt body. A latch member having a contact surface is mounted on the sleeve member for movement be... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6945566 | High-pressure connection device A high-pressure connection device with a housing having a receiving opening into which an inlet conduit discharges. A pressure tube connector stub discharges on one end into an end face of the connector stub and has a male thread, which engages a female thread in th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6925926 | Pump cylinder lock A device that eliminates the need for torque, usually applied by large tools, in the assembly or maintenance of pumps. This device connects the cylinder (7) and upper housing (5) of a pump using a simple locking pin (9) that inserts through the ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6546766 | Lock nut A lock nut designed for securing a nut on bolt, specifically for those situations in which the bolt cannot be rotated and the bolt is located proximate to an object that can obstruct the ability to rotate the lock nut on the bolt. The lock nut can change ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 5713708 | Fastener assembly including a self-locking ratchet nut A self-locking nut designed to work with a male thread's that have a slot, keyway or hole along their threads. A novel locking ring (13) placed in a cavity (23)in one end of the nut. One or more fingers (24) on the locking ring lock into a slot, recess, h... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5538378 | Self-locking threaded connecting device A self-locking threaded connecting device comprising a male component (11) with a recess locking thread type (31) and a female component (12) with a flexible thread segment (21). Tension from the alignment of the internal flexible thread segment urges pro... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5494462 | Ground rod clamp A ground rod clamp for clamping a ground rod and at least one ground wire employs a clamp body and a bolt. A transverse orifice in a first portion of the clamp body receives the ground rod and ground wire. A threaded portion of the bolt is received by a t... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5165832 | Removable B-nut retaining wire A unitary retaining device is removably insertable into a connector. The retaining device includes a unitary wire having a first end integrally formed as a handle of any suitable geometric shape and a second end of which is radiused, wire shaped and annea... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5120170 | Apparatus for retaining a nut on a spindle The present invention provides an improved system (30) for maintaining the position of a castellated nut (34) on a spindle (31) having an axial bore (33) therethrough. The improved system (30) utilizes chordal bore (36) passing through the spindle (31). A... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4462638 | Mining bit with improved split ring retainer In a mining machine or the like which incorporates cutting bits having conically shaped heads and located in sockets of bit holders having respective wear sleeves located on the shanks of the bits with the bit free to rotate with the sleeve interposed bet... | 07/31/1984 |
