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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334505 | Hanging clamp wrench A hand tool consisting of an outer grip having an elongate inner housing formed therein engages with wing knobs used to tighten and loosen hanging file clamps. The outer grip is provided with a plurality of planar elongate gripping surfaces to enable a user to apply... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7237997 | Fixing tool A fixing tool for fixing an object to be fixed against an opponent member upon pinioning includes a male screw member screwed into a female screw portion formed on the opponent member side and a pinion member for pinioning the object to be fixed in the opponent dire... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7186067 | Fastener with attached pivotable handle The fastener includes a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shaft includes a threaded portion. A head is connected to the second end of the shaft and a flange extends radially outward from the head. A handle is connected to the head and t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6997661 | Attachment for decorative objects for vehicles An attachment means allows for easy attachment of a decorative item or attachment to a vehicle. The attachment means includes a mounting member comprising a flexible strip, which supports the decorative attachment. A plug is attached to each end of the mounting memb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6905051 | Protective case for use with a belt A protective case that may be used with or without a belt clip. A recess is formed in the inside surface of rear panel of the case, with a corresponding slight, smooth bubble formed on the outside surface of the rear panel. The bubble of the recess has a through-bor... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6746194 | Low profile fastener having a repositionable handle clip A fastener having a head integral with an elongated shank projecting rigidly from the underside of the head. The shank has a threaded portion extending a predetermined length outwardly from the head, and which has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the head. Th... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6607340 | Removable ice screw securing device equipped with a quickdraw The invention relates to a securing device to be screwed in having an attachment lug equipped with a movable fixing means designed to prevent any twisting effect of the quickdraw when rotation of the ice peg takes place. The fixing means is formed by a cy... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6338599 | Abrasion tool for improved electrical conduction of connections Conductive devices and tools to provide electrical conduction with a generally planar conductor which is covered with an insulation substance such as paint, rust or dust, by scraping a portion of the conductor and removing the insulation substance. A cond... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6223634 | Recessed head fastener and driver systems Recessed head fasteners are provided with a configuration by which the force applied by the blades of the driver to the recessed wings is applied at the radially outer regions of the wings. The wings of the fastener recess may be provided with torque pads... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6164887 | Screw for joining thin workpieces A screw comprises a shank (2) and a head provided with a tool drive (6). The shank is provided with a thread (4), and at its free end has a boring part (5). The head (3), measured in axial direction of the screw (1), has a height (LK), which is smaller th... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5947671 | Hand actuable clamping device with circumferentially extending tightening members A clamping mechanism is configured for receipt on a threaded drive spindle to hold a working tool relative to the drive spindle. The mechanism includes a flange surface disposed to abut against a working tool in an operational mode of the device, and a ro... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5529428 | Metallic structural element for connecting workpieces consisting of wood, woodworking material or plastic A metallic structural element for connecting workpieces consisting of wood, woodworking material or plastic, consisting of a lamellar part, which provides the non-positive connection with the first workpiece provided with a groove and a transverse hole, a... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5480273 | Bolt assembly A bolt assembly includes a knob having an aperture formed in a hub. The hub includes three ears extended radially outward. A bolt is engaged in the aperture and includes a head engaged in the hub. A cap includes three flanges extended radially inward for ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5371994 | Ceiling sheet installation apparatus A new and improved ceiling sheet installation apparatus includes a set of four ceiling-mounted sheet material support assemblies. Each sheet material support assembly includes a ceiling mounting portion and a sheet retaining portion. The ceiling mounting ... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5269208 | Tamper-proof fastener and a driver tool therefor A tamper-proof fastener provided with a threaded shank and a low-profile drive head integral therewith. The drive head has a generally frusto-conical shape defining a circular flat top and a circular base of larger diameter, three short noses separated 12... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5265503 | Lug nut and socket A lug nut and socket wherein the socket and nut engage only selected point surfaces. In one aspect of the invention the socket has a decreased number of point surfaces. In another aspect of the invention, the lug nut has a decreased number of point surfac... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5251996 | Element for connecting two parts A connecting element for connecting two parts (1, 2) generally in a connection plane has a first portion (4) for connecting the element (3) relative to a first (1) of the parts and second portion (5) for connecting the element relative to the second part ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5067750 | Coaxial cable screw connector attachment A one-piece plastic body has a central cavity of hexagonal cross section for receiving the hexagonal rotatable end portion of a standard screw connector of a coaxial cable. When inserted into the central cavity, the connector is snugly retained between a ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5064171 | Drive head for a scissors jack A drive head for the screw of a scissors jack which is formed in the shape of a wing nut which has a hexagonal socket formed between opposed walls so that a conventional folding lug wrench can be used by inserting its hex tube into the hexagonal socket to... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5002446 | Tool for overhead sheet installation The present invention involves a construction sheet material installation tool used to assist a worker to install sheets of material that would ordinarily require more than one worker. The tool includes a screw that has its non-threaded end embedded into ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5000640 | Split nut A split nut is made of elastic material that deflects under manual pressure. Each nut half has a projecting bead and a keyhole recess. The beads removably fit into the keyhole recesses to hold the nut halves together. Radial fins permit rotation by air je... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4983086 | Fastener for battery connector A manually manipulatable nut and bolt fastener for a battery terminal clamp provides an nut configured to engage one of the fingers of a typical bifurcated battery terminal clamp and a bolt engaging the other finger to move the fingers relatively responsi... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4897007 | Steady push pin A steady pin, which is renovated from a push pin, contains a threaded stem and an elliptical cylinder head with a vertical concave periphery surface. The threaded stem can provide the steady pin with a better horizontal load holding capability and a bette... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4892331 | Motorized height adjuster for adjusting the height of the pillar loop in vehicle safety belts A motorized height adjuster for adjusting the height of the pillar loop in vehicle safety belts comprises an elongate bar (10) having a substantially U-shaped cross-section; a threaded spindle (14) rotatably mounted in the bar; a motor (18) for driving th... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4889459 | Further improved overhead sheet-installation support tool There is provided an overhead sheet-installation support tool inclusive of a forwardly-directed tapered threaded screw with a tapered threaded forward distal end and having rearward-extending handle structure with opposite flattened sides spaced-apart by ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4824304 | Rotary welding member made of resin A rotary welding member made of resin comprising a post portion, and a disk-shaped flange portion integrally mounted on one end of the post portion and having a plurality of ribs formed thereon in the radial direction.... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4430035 | Fastener driver head and tool and coupling therebetween A coupling arrangement includes a fastener driver head and a mating tool drive socket. The fastener driver head comprises a substantially circular disc-shaped base portion, a plurality of frustoconical portions integrally formed with the base portion and ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4419029 | Threaded fastener A threaded fastener having a self tool movable from an operable position to an out-of-the-way position which includes a threaded shaft, a laterally expanded head having a cavity beneath it surrounding the shaft, holes in either side of the expanded head, ... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4372718 | Tail lamp attachment The invention provides a new and improved fastener for attaching a tail lamp assembly to an apertured vehicle body panel. According to the invention, a stud member has a first shank portion which is externally threaded for threaded attachment within a thr... | 02/08/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4239139 | Sliding tie down vehicle luggage carrier A tie down assembly for use in a luggage carrier system having two or more slats which are fixedly secured to an exterior horizontal surface of a vehicle and which are permanently attached thereto and adapted to have ancillary article constraining members... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4109691 | Combination torque release screw and screw driver A threaded fastener adapted to be threaded into a workpiece only to a predetermined torque is provided which includes a pair of frangible lugs mounted on the fastener head and engageable by a specialized driving tool. The tool is used to initially engage ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4058242 | Connector for camera harnesses A connector having a thumb screw adapted for connection to a camera and to a flexible body harness carrying a snap connector. The connector includes a washer with an opening for receiving therethrough and retaining the shaft of the thumb screw. The unders... | 11/15/1977 |