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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7308763 | Sealant cutting tool with quick release, repositionable blade A sealant cutting tool including a handle defining a blade slot. Also included is a clamping bolt having a clamp axis transverse the blade slot, which clamping bolt is threadably engaged with the handle. In addition, a âTâ pull is operatively associated with the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7172380 | Wheel nut assembly A wheel nut assembly includes a stud (1), a main wheel nut (4) mountable on threads (3) provided on the stud, and a retaining nut (6) engageable with threads (5) provided on the stud to prevent accidental loosening of the wheel nut... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6682281 | Locking fastener apparatus A locking fastener apparatus for coupling objects together. The locking fastener apparatus includes a bolt having a head portion and a shaft portion with a plurality of shaft slots along the shaft. A nut has a threaded hole for threadably receiving the sh... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6247884 | Self-locking threaded plug A new plug is formed with a diametrical slot in the interior threaded end and an axial through hole. A spring unit is positioned in the through hole and slot. The spring unit is formed with a diametral slot that extends from the interior end of the plug w... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5897277 | Self-locking obturating device An obturating device including a body (11) with a recess (8) at one end engageable by a spanner, and a screw thread (2) at the other end for engaging a complementary screw thread (7) in an opening (6) of a housing (3). A locking ring (31) biased by a spri... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5728445 | Fastening member A fastening member is formed from a fiber-reinforced ceramic composite material, in which a ceramic material is reinforced with a plurality of inorganic long fibers. The inorganic long fibers are located in the ceramic material such that first orientated ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 4617118 | Assemblies of conjoined parts In a screw mounting arrangement for a plastics moulded filter or a coalescer element end cap to a base the base is provided with a serrated track which a locating member is engageable with when the filter or coalescer element is screwed onto the base such... | 10/14/1986 |