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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152428 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a bolt having first and second ends and comprising a bolt head at the first end and a shank, at least a part of which is screw threaded, a nut for screw threaded engagement with the shank of the bolt, and a template alignment pin, wherei... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7370868 | Cam bolt assembly A cam bolt assembly for use in a vehicle's suspension system. The cam bolt assembly is used to adjust the vehicle's wheel alignment. The assembly has a threaded fastener defining a pair of longitudinal channels, a first cam plate is coupled to the threaded bolt, a s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7330355 | Fixed pillar with heat loss A fixed pillar with heat loss is a fixed pillar for losing heat. The fixed pillar with heat loss includes a metal body, a screw thread and a plurality of grooves. The metal body is a hollow body. The plurality of grooves is respectively set on two sides of the metal... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318783 | Adjustable weight broadhead adapter bolt and arrow A broadhead adapter is comprised of a collar and at least one broadhead blade. The collar is adapted to receive the stud of an adjustable weight broadhead adapter bolt through an opening. The collar is adapted to securely fit between an end of an arrow shaft and the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125026 | Cam-bolt assembly A cam bolt assembly for using in a vehicle's suspension system to adjust the vehicle's wheel alignment having a threaded fastener defining a pair of longitudinal channels, a first cam plate is coupled to the threaded bolt, a second cam plate defining an aperture is ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7033117 | Rock anchor A self-drilling rock anchor includes an anchor tube (2), a drill head (6) provided at the first end (5), an outer thread (8) provided at least in a region of the second, free end (7) of the anchor tube and an adapter (11) re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6981974 | Cannulated internally threaded bone screw with aperatured insert A bone screw assembly comprising: a bone screw with an externally threaded shank having a head integrally formed at the proximal end and defining a cannula extending through the head and shank. An internal thread formed on the surface defining the inner cannula to r... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6902503 | Bicycle derailleur A bicycle front derailleur has a fixed member, a movable member, linkage assembly and cable attachment assembly. The cable attachment assembly has a cable fixing bolt, cable fixing washer and a first resilient member. The first resilient member is arranged to retain... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6789776 | Cast-in anchor attachment apparatus An anchor having an internally threaded first opening, a body, a first end on the body threaded to fit the first opening, a second end on the body, configured to fit an opening in the wall of the mold for extending a first length of the body into the wall, a second ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6709213 | Adapter for hanger bolts An adapter for hanger bolts is disclosed that includes a hex head adapted for use in a receiving device, a socket head set screw having a thread, wherein the socket head set screw is set at least partially in a socket head set screw receptacle of the hex head, and a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662511 | Devices and methods for securing an object to a first structure through a hole in a second structure A device is provided which enables an object such as a window protection device to be secured to a structure, where the device passes through a hole in one or more structures located between the object, and the structure to which attachment is desired. Th... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6526789 | Lockable anti-wobble hitch pin A hitch pin used for releasably connecting a load carrier frame to a receiving hitch attached to a carrying vehicle for transporting objects such as bicycles on the load carrier. The hitch pin includes a bolt having a head portion opposite a threaded sect... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6367764 | Versatile threaded construction stake usable to anchor and/or support construction forms, including concrete slab foundation forming devices A stake suitable for use in construction is formed from an elongate threaded metal member, typically of length between 0.45 meter and 1.8 meter, having two ends. A first end region, tapered to a sharp point over typically 3 centimeters, is suitable to be ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361258 | Permanently placeable fasteners, inserter head for fastener placement and related methods Fasteners and devices and methods for placing fasteners in a workpiece are disclosed. More particularly, non-removable permanently-placeable fasteners for placement in a workpiece to hold elements thereof together, permanently-placeable but removable fast... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6254323 | Bolt for connecting two parts with one another, and fastening device provided with the bolt A bolt for connecting two parts with one another has a bolt member having an axis, a threaded portion provided with a thread, and another portion having a polygonal circumference, a friction washer non-rotatably connected to the polygonal circumference of... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254322 | Bolt with a bolt member, a washer and a sleeve for applying forces to the bolt member and the sleeve A bolt for connection two parts with one another has a bolt member having an axis, a threaded portion provided with a thread, and another portion having a polygonal circumference, a friction member connected to the polygonal circumference of the other por... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6196781 | Screw fastener with multiple threaded portions A screw fastener with a second, additional external thread section apart from the main, external or internal, thread section in a typical bolt or nut, respectively. The axes of the two threaded sections in the nut or bolt are arranged parallel, eccentric,... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6162038 | Retractable die clamp for a pellet mill The retractable die clamp for a pellet mill includes a clamp segment having a generally C-shaped cross-section with radial extending flanges for wedging the die ring flange and mounting or quill flange of the pellet mill frame against one another, securin... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6033170 | Screw head nail An improved screw head nail includes a cylindrical machine screw and a nail having an upper end defining a nail head, a lower end defining a nail point, and a nail shank disposed therebetween. The nail shank has a centrally disposed threaded cylindrical b... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5755542 | Self-drilling/self-tapping fastener A self-drilling/self-tapping fastener which is suitable for attaching a sprinkler system to a metal supporting structure has a driving head and an integral shank with a threaded portion. Process-hardening and threading of the shank harden the shank to a d... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5690456 | Apparatus for securing structural members together Apparatus for securing together structural members includes a stud threaded at both ends and a stud sleeve threaded at both ends. The stud and stud sleeve are coaxial with the stud extending through the stud sleeve and beyond the ends of the stud sleeve. ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5681135 | Threaded fastener with multi-stage torque limiting applicator A fastener system includes an applicator for engagement by a tool, and a fastener such as a screw having a first surface with first screw threads in a one hand direction for engaging a workpiece. An attachment mechanism is provided to transfer rotational ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5669592 | Camera support A camera support (10) for supporting a camera (12) having a threaded opening in an exterior wall thereof. The support (10) comprises a shaft (15) having first (16) and second (18) ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. Course self tapping an... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5647710 | Bolt with removable head A kit comprised of an elongated threaded bolt having two end portions and an intermediate threaded portion therebetween. The two end portions have Allen wrench drives formed therein. The device includes a pair of removable cap heads each having an inner s... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5580201 | Cam bolt system A cam bolt system comprising a bolt with a threaded shaft and a head on one end thereof, wherein a cross section of the shaft is trilobal in shape and wherein the trilobal shaped shaft is threaded from one end opposite the head substantially the length of... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5549677 | Implant with pressing surface An implant has an implant member which is implantable in a bone material and has an axial threaded bore at one end which receives a threaded element which may be an implant post, an implant extension or a post for attachment by means of a screw connection... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5542838 | System providing rapid die change capability to a pellet mill A quick die change capability is provided to a pellet mill by means of a fixture spider which can be attached to the pelleting die and to the rollers for a unitized roller/die cartridge. By employment of quick acting captive die clamps, as well as push-pu... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5536127 | Headed screw construction for use in fixing the position of an intramedullary nail The invention relates to a headed screw for fixing an intramedullary nail in position. An external thread on the screw shank is provided over all, or a part of spaced parts, of the length of the shank. The screw head is provided with an external thread ha... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5409486 | Double threaded arthrodesis screw A straight, double-threaded arthrodesis screw that comprises a threaded compression nut mounted thereon. The screw consists of a shank containing distal right-handed threads for screwable connection with a threaded hole in the bone, proximal left-handed t... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5375956 | Head screw construction for use in fixing the position of an intramedullary nail The invention relates to a screw for fixing an intramedullary nail in position. An external thread on the screw shank is provided over only a part of the length of the shank. The screw head is provided with an external thread having a direction of helical... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5358367 | Screw or nut packing micro-adjustment An improved, elongated threaded fastener is disclosed having a first portion with first threads and an adjacent second portion having second threads. The diameter of the second portion is greater than the diameter of the second portion, while the pitch of... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5312005 | Rack release mounting assembly A modular unit having a slot or prepared hole on a face plate is mounted to a rack by a threaded fastener having at least a first and a second threaded portions along its length. A nut for fastening to the second portion of the threaded fastener is design... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5226770 | Pipe hanger nut assembly A hanger nut assembly for attachment to a concrete wall form so as to embed a hanger nut of the assembly in a wall being constructed. A headless screw attaches the nut in abutment with the wall form and is readily removable to facilitate form stripping. A... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5222851 | Closet bolt assembly A bolt head assembly comprises a circular bottom and a longitudinal straight walled section extending upwardly therefrom. Only the longitudinal section is threaded. A separate shank is threaded into an internal threaded portion of the bolt head. A washer ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5183360 | Lifting eyebolt assembly A lifting eyebolt assembly for engagement between a workpiece to be lifted and a lifting device includes a load-bearing ring that is connected to the workpiece by a threaded fastener. The load-bearing ring includes a base portion having a threaded central... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5147093 | Puzzle bolt A puzzle is disclosed which includes an elongated left-hand threaded bolt carrying a split lock washer and having a nut at one end. The other end of the bolt is partially threaded into a second nut which has a short length of another bolt threaded at its ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5125861 | Lifting eyebolt assembly A lifting eyebolt assembly for engagement between a workpiece to be lifted and a lifting device includes cylindrical collar that is held in place against the workpiece by a threaded fastener. A load-bearing ring is threadedly engaged to the collar to encl... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5059077 | Fixing element for low strength materials A screw-in plug provided with a pointed conical thread section (4) and an insertion point (5) has a stop collar (6) adjoining the thread section (4). A head (7) moulded onto the stop collar (6) serves as a bearer of a screwing-in slot (13) and of a moulde... | 10/22/1991 |
