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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316533 | Fastener for exerting tightening torque to fastening member screwed into mounting base An object of the present invention is to provide a fastener made compact on the whole and capable of producing a strong fastening strength. To attain the object according to the invention, there is provided a fastener for being fitted to a fastening member (B) while... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7147420 | Self-locking pin A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A tran... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6302633 | Multiple pitch threaded fastener apparatus A fastener apparatus having a bolt member with a fast lead threaded portion, a barrel member with a fine lead threaded portion, a collar member interposed between the bolt and the barrel and including both fast lead and fine lead threads to mesh with the ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 4725174 | Triple redundant shear bolt A bolt is provided with a radial, spring-loaded pawl, and an associated nut is provided with cooperating detents on its inner diameter that cooperate with the pawl so that the nut does not back off the bolt. The nut is also castellated for insertion of a ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4643460 | High pressure concrete line coupling clamp with limit adjust apparatus A concrete pumping pipe coupling operates at nominal pressures of 2,000 psi and momentary peaks in excess of 3,000 psi. A two-piece hinged coupling forms a cylindrical enclosure encircling adjacent pipe ends. A two-piece latch releasably interconnects the... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4553890 | Captive panel screw The captive screw has an enlarged head to prevent complete passage of the screw through a bore in a panel. The shank of the screw has a side opening incorporating a retractable latch radially extending from the shank. This latch has upper and lower slopin... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4285377 | Safety bolt A safety bolt having a headed end, a shank, and a second end with means near the second end to hold the bolt in a hole in a workpiece. An axial passage opening into the second end intersects a laterally-extending passage spaced therefrom, and a dog fits i... | 08/25/1981 |
