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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959392 | U-nut fastener assembly A U-nut fastener assembly includes a U-nut fastener including a first arm member, a second arm member formed unitarily with the first arm member, a bite portion formed unitarily between the first and second arm portions such that the first arm member, the second arm... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7270509 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a threaded bolt and a locking nut assembly. The threaded bolt includes at least one longitudinal groove. The locking nut assembly includes a nut adapted to threadingly engage the bolt, a locking ring adapted to engage the bolt and the nu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261506 | Washer and threaded fastener assembly incorporating same A washer for a threaded fastener assembly and a threaded fastener assembly incorporating such a washer. The washer includes a body having a central axis including two opposed sides an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining a central aperture extending betwe... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6811349 | Retaining ring apparatus A retaining ring apparatus includes a C-ring and a groove within a shaft. The shaft groove has a tapered edge at one side thereof and the C-ring has at least one tapered surface, which is disposed in mating relationship with the tapered surface of the groove. The re... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6021532 | Sink mounting lock A device for securing a sink bowl in a counter top wherein a base unit has an annular inclined planar upper surface with a central stud extending therefrom. The stud engages a channel fixed to the underside of the sink flange such that when the base unit ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5203656 | Self-centering, self-tightening fastener A self-tightening, self-centering fastener device having a pair of washers having cam surfaces that generate a wedging force. One of the washers has a raised, annular crown for seating in an annular seat in the workpiece.... | 04/20/1993 |
| 4842463 | Vibration resistant fasteners A self-locking fastener having a bearing surface comprising a plurality of sets of serrations arranged to penetrate a workpiece such that while a resistance to the loosening of the fastener from the workpiece is created the marring of the workpiece surfac... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4811976 | Nut holding thrust bearing and highly hermetical sealing fluid joint with the same nut A nut adapter to be formed to hardly twist a pipe welded to a cap nut clamping fluid joint or eliminate the twist of the pipe when clamping the cap nut of the fluid joint, and a fluid joint having the nut. This nut holds a thrust bearing at a position of ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4657459 | Vibration resistant fasteners A self-locking fastener having a bearing surface comprising a plurality of sets of serrations arranged to penetrate a workpiece such that, while a resistance to the loosening of the fastener from the workpiece is created, the marring of the workpiece surf... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4490082 | Fastener having an axially and radially undulating flange A screw adapted for use with thin sheet metal. The screw has a threaded shank and a head with an integral flange. The flange has both radial and axial undulations which increase the amount of torque required to strip the screw. The undulations are formed ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4377361 | Reversible lock washer A reversible lock washer having oppositely disposed cam surfaces adapted for use in combination with a threaded fastener of the type wherein a screw head or nut includes at least one cam surface arranged to engage at least one cam-engaging surface of the ... | 03/22/1983 |
