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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128329 | Wall anchor A wall anchor attachable to a wall, the wall defining a wall aperture. The wall anchor includes a body; a retention element operatively coupled to the body so as to be reversibly movable between a retracted configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein, when ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7736108 | Structural blind anchor bolt An anchor assembly having a nut which is pivotably connected to a sleeve which is slideable along a rod housing. The nut is pivotable to and from a position in vertical alignment with rod housing and a position perpendicular to the rod housing in which a threaded nu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7611316 | Heavy duty toggle bolt fastener for accommodating long screws and having properly positioned toggle nut component A toggle-bolt type fastener has pocket structure incorporated therein for accommodating extra-long threaded bolt fasteners in a coaxial manner within the toggle-bolt type fastener. Alternatively, structure has been incorporated within the toggle-bolt type fastener w... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7226261 | Toggle assembly A toggle assembly is provided for use with a fastener to engage a supportive structure. One or more teeth are positioned adjacent a lower peripheral edge of one or both of the toggle wing members. The teeth are oriented to engage a rearward surface of the supportive... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7048294 | Locking bolt for a towing device A securing bolt device is inserted into a bore of a subassembly body. The device has a bolt and a spring element. The bolt has a shank which is insertable into the bore. A radial transverse bore extends through an end portion of the shank opposite to the insertable ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021507 | Folding and expanding top wear hanger A hanger folding and expanding in a direction parallel to the hook, for narrow neck top wears is comprised of, including but not limited to, a spring, two solid wings, a pivot pin, a hook, and a member connecting the hook and a pivot pin. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6913430 | Board anchor A board anchor comprising a screw shaft, freely rotating anchor section attached to the screw shaft via a spring and stop attachment for re-positioning the anchor section in a crosswise position against the screw shaft from a position parallel with the screw shaft, ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6679664 | Plate nut assembly A plate nut assembly is provided in which a protrusion provided on a nut has a centering guide function relative to a circular hole so that the protrusion reliably fits in the circular hole to prevent displacement of the nut assembly, even if an external ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6287065 | Simplified, high-strength fastening device for use in blind hole, inaccessible applications A simplified, high-strength fastening device for securing fixtures, other objects, structural components, or members for use in "blind hole," inaccessible applications, particularly overhead or ceiling installations or wall portions having at least one co... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6226952 | Device for anchorage to a grating floor A device for anchorage to a grating floor. The device includes a lower element the cross-section of which is larger than the width of the openings in the grating in one direction and is narrower in the other direction so that it can pass through the grating ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6161999 | Toggle bolt device An improved fixed positionable toggle bolt device for fastening objects to a substrate comprising a metal anchor member having a nut portion and a selectively frangible positioning and holding assembly engaged with the metal member. The assembly comprises... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6062785 | Anchoring fastener The fastening element uses a sleeve with a flanged end to insert in a hole drilled through an object, such as, a sign, and a structural element to which the object is to be attached. This allows the user to place the object in the position to be mounted a... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5054981 | Screw and toggle fastening means A screw and toggle fastener in which the toggle member is formed from spring steel so as to be flexible but non-expandable. The toggle member is provided with a centrally located aperture to permit the threaded insertion of a screw member. The toggle memb... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4971283 | Wedge device for use in mounting lights A wedge device particularly suitable for use in mounting a swimming pool light in a niche formed in a wall of the pool has a wedge member and a drive member for use in driving the wedge member between the side of the light and the wall of the niche. The d... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4878693 | Sheet material carrier An apparatus for transporting sheet material of the type having perforated marginal edge portions comprises a base adapted to receive and support the sheet material with the base having upstanding ratchet toothed stanchions positioned about its periphery.... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4822226 | Wing nut retainer and extractor A wing nut retainer and extractor comprises an elongated open box frame having an apertured face plate with a pair of spaced apart guide rails extending from the face plate for insertion into a blind bore for holding and extracting a wing nut with the out... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4810146 | Toggle bolt unit with locking mechanism A toggle bolt assembly that includes a flexible elongated strip that is hung upon the bolt so that the strip loops over the winged trunnion nut. One end of the strip is hung between the nut and the wings while the opposite end of the strip is hung between... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4732520 | Non-rotating toggle bolt assembly A non-rotating toggle bolt assembly which includes a collapsible toggle threadably received on the shank end of a bolt whose length is greater than the thickness of the wall for which the assembly is intended. When the toggle is collapsed, it assumes redu... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4714366 | Loose-leaf document binder Individual fasteners are provided for each of several pre-determined holes along a margin of pages of a document for securing the pages together at the holes, each fastener including: a relatively rigid cylindrical insert having a head at one end, the dia... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4650386 | Fully articulable positioning device A fully articulable positioning device for positioning an elongated member comprising a pair of legs hingeably attached to the elongated member at one end of the legs and a slideable connection at the opposite end of the legs. The slideable connection is ... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4623182 | Bumper for vehicle, especially motor vehicles, and method of manufacture Bumper for motor vehicles consisting of two half-shell-shaped profile members made of synthetic material, which are connected at their end flanges by welding to form a closed hollow profile, and with fastening elements for attaching the bumper to the vehi... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4570891 | Flip toggle anchoring device An anchoring device for securing a member to a wall, particularly where there is access to only one surface of the wall. The anchoring device employs a toggle plate having a threaded opening therein, with the toggle plate dimensioned to fit into a hole th... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4500238 | Hollow wall anchor A fastener useful for securing articles on a hollow wall, made of a thin sheet of metal, shaped as to provide two spreadable pointed thin blades for easy insertion into a wall where after the blades are spread apart by the insertion of a screw to form an ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4449873 | Fastener for attaching articles to a penetrable surface A fastener assembly for attaching articles to a penetrable surface such as drywall material found in the interiors of buildings. The assembly is comprised of a fastener, which fastener has a threaded shank with a pointed end and either a head or a second ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4406108 | Method for installing a suspended ceiling A suspended ceiling is installed in position by the use of a special nail construction. The nail has a pivotally mounted end which will maintain its straight configuration when it is being driven into a solid ceiling material. Should the nail be driven in... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4406569 | Toggle nut A toggle nut which is to be used in fastening objects to a blind partition, door, or wall. The toggle nut is a short, U-shaped channel with neither the inner width nor the depth being of greater dimension than the diameter of a threaded member which the c... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4298298 | Reusable wall fastener A reusable wall fastener such as a toggle bolt, which can attach articles to an apertured wall, including a bolt portion with a head and a retaining end thereon, and a captured nut threadingly engaging the bolt between the head and the end. The captured n... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4285264 | General purpose hollow wall toggle fastener A hollow wall fastener using a conventional toggle bolt and a toggle anchor which is pointed and which has an open groove for receiving the toggle bolt. An end cap within the anchor has an internally threaded head portion and a frangible portion which all... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4283986 | Self-penetrating wallboard anchor A self-penetrating fastener assembly for anchoring in wallboard has a pointed anchor member and a threaded fastener. The anchor member has a longitudinal recess formed by semicylindrical segments which intersects an aperture that extends through the ancho... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4236439 | Lockable pin A lockable pin comprises a ring-like locking element which is cut at a place on the circumference to provide free ends at which it is pivotally attached to the pin body. In use, the pin is inserted in a throughgoing hole formed in a shaft end and the lock... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4047462 | Toggle bolt A toggle bolt capable without disassembly or reassembly of cutting a mounting hole through a wall and being easily installed therein. The toggle bolt includes a generally tubular sleeve having an internally threaded collar pivotally mounted at a position ... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4043245 | Anchoring device An anchoring device is disclosed providing engaging means for an attaching member which it is desired to secure with respect to a wall, particularly when there is access to only one surface of the wall. The anchoring device may be formed to provide either... | 08/23/1977 |
| 3946636 | Toggle bolt A toggle bolt to be used, for example, to fasten components to a ceiling. The toggle bolt includes a bolt portion and a sleeve portion. The bolt portion is of standard construction and includes an elongated threaded shank and a head portion. The sleeve po... | 03/30/1976 |
