Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303366 | Three part blind fastener The current invention is directed to a three piece blind fastener comprising a mandrel 40, a tubular body portion of 10 and a radially extending flange 14, wherein the cylindrical body 10 is mounted on an elongate stem 42 of the ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7201529 | Retaining device for a connection device, decoupling system equipped with such a device A retaining device is designed to retain a portion of an assembly device. The portion of the assembly device is released during failure of the assembly device. The retaining device includes a fixed part, a mobile part capable of sliding with respect to the fixed par... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7156596 | Blind rivet and fastening method A blind rivet (1) includes a rivet body (3) having a rivet body flange (2) integrally formed therewith, and a mandrel (5) passing through the rivet body and protrudes from the rivet body flange. The mandrel (5) has a large diameter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7086705 | Zinc stud insert In the trucking industry, a wheel stud having a recess at either end to accommodate a sacrificial insert of metal higher in the electromotive series of metals than the metals of the wheel stud assembly, the lug and the components joined thereby and being of sufficie... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083443 | Connector assembly screw and anchor security device The connector assembly security device refers to a device used for verifying the proper position of a connector in an assembly, said connector provided with a number of connection terminals connected to conductor cables, and which is intended for being housed on a b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7018152 | Clip A clip includes a grommet, a pin, and a thin connection portion integrally connecting the grommet and the pin. The grommet includes a pair of expandable leg pieces and has a V-shape. The pin can relatively move inside the grommet. A through hole for guiding a top po... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001124 | Anchor A self-drilling anchor for use in a friable material comprises a body having an axis, a flanged rear end, a drilling front end and a generally cylindrical portion therebetween having an outer surface with a thread disposed thereon, wherein the body forks, beginning ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945728 | Mechanical fastener A mechanical fastener assembly having a first member and an insert. The first member includes a cavity into which the insert is forced. The insert includes a body portion having a non-circular cross section defined by a plurality of arcuate sections. Forcing the ins... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942439 | Expansion dowel bushing with a compressible section The dowel's expansion bushing (2) is placed around a threaded rod (9) inserted in the bushing's (2) expansion core (3), between the strut (8) and the core (3). The bushing (2) includes a section (16) compressib... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6898918 | Honeycomb rivet The invention provides a rivet and method of installing the rivet to attach honeycomb material to other materials. The rivet is installed by drilling a hole through the materials. A back side sleeve of the rivet is inserted through one end of the hole while a front ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6837658 | Plug for fixing to hollow and to solid building materials A plug for fixing to hollow and to solid building materials has a plug body having a plurality of longitudinally extending expansible limbs that are expansible by screwing in of an expansion screw, the expansible limbs having a rear end and a leading end, a sleeve-s... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6558094 | Plug to be fastened to hollow and solid building materials The invention relates to a plug (10) for fastening to hollow or panel-type building materials and to solid building materials. The invention proposes providing the plug (10) with expansion limbs (18) that extend longitudinally and that are connected to on... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6537005 | Blind fastener A blind fastener which can be installed by access to one side only of a workpiece comprises a pin, a sleeve, and an abutment member. The pin extends inside the sleeve and engages the sleeve at one end. The other end of the sleeve has a radially enlarged h... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6524045 | Anchor with an expansible sleeve having a compressible portion An expanding sleeve of an anchor is arranged around a threaded shank engaged in a plug for expanding the sleeve. The sleeve includes an axially compressible portion which includes portions that can be sheared and which are arranged so that after they have... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6406234 | Blind rivet with fastener The present invention relates to an orthopedic fastener for fixing an implant, suture, or tissue to a bone. The fastener comprises a blind rivet and a closing element. The blind rivet includes a head at a proximal end, a shank connected to the head, and a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6299398 | Blind rivet A peel type blind rivet (1) has a rivet body (2) composed of a cylindrical part (3) and a flange-shaped head (4) formed integral with one end of the part, and a mandrel (5) composed of a body (6) for insertion in the part and an enlarged head (7) formed a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6234734 | Blind fastener and blind fixing method A blind fastening method and device for use in clamping a component to a support plate, in which the fastener device is taken through aligned openings in the component and in the support plate, and comprises: a slotted sleeve; an apertured sleeve head at ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6196778 | Screw fixing plug and combination of the same with a screw There is a provided screw fixing plug wherein a head portion pritruding outwardly from an outer circumference of a trunk is integrally formed at one end pf the trunk. An opening into which a screw can be inserted is formed in the head, wherein the trunk i... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6186716 | Anchor bolt An anchor bolt is provided which includes a head, a drill portion, and an intermediate shank portion. The intermediate shank portion has a longitudinal cavity formed therein for receiving a mounting set screw. An external thread is formed on the shank por... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6052274 | Fastener for bracket alignment and temporary support A fastener temporarily attaches articles through aligned apertures in the articles including a nut plate allowing the articles to be assembled by one assembler. The fastener has a flange, a cylindrical sleeve, and a solid pin. The flange ensures that the ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5931492 | Airbag apparatus The invention relates to an airbag apparatus including a container (11) which can be broken open, the container having a base (12) to which there is secured a gas generator (13) and a gas bag (14) which is folded together and accommodated in the container... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5813808 | Expansion screw having overlapping expanding elements A forward and reverse expanding type expansion screw has a bolt, a nut, a forward expanding plug, a retaining tapered ring, and a backward expanding plug. By inserting the bolt through the forward expanding plug, the retaining tapered ring and the reverse... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791845 | Screw anchor for drywall and blind holes A device for anchoring a threaded fastener in a drywall or blind hole is molded in one flat piece having two half cylinders joined by a thin frangible hinge. Each half-cylinder carries half of a threaded bore divided axially. When folded together the two ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5749688 | Screw fixing plug A screw fixing plug which makes it possible for a screw to be fastened in position with its threads biting into the trunk of the plug over the entire length thereof, irrespective of the material of the member to which a screw is fastened is made. The plug... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746556 | Anchor unit with expansive anchor member expanded by utilizing turning force of bolt Anchor unit of this invention is provided with a plug which is driven into an anchor socket or sleeve to expand its split end portion by rotating a bolt which is engaged with the anchor socket or the plug by threads, in a predetermined direction. In one e... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5716177 | Expansible plug for anchoring to a building component An expansible plug for anchoring in a building component has a expansible sleeve having a front insertion-side end and provided with a plurality of slots which start from the front end and extend along a portion of a length of the expansible sleeve to for... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5443343 | Metal dowel for anchorage in thin wall panels A metal dowel for anchorage in a wall panel, said dowel being made from a folded blank of sheet metal and comprising a pair of flat leg members folded over at one end to lie flat against each other, the legs tapering toward the folded end to form a pointe... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5332153 | Sleeve for increasing retention value of a screw The retention value of a screw previously inserted into a wooden railroad tie is increased by an axially extending sleeve ( 20 ) having an external thread ( 24 ) and an internal thread (25). The thread revolutions of the internal thread (25) are offset ax... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5288189 | Fixing device for a cavity wall A fixing device includes a sleeve portion and an engagement portion which are spaced apart but which are interconnected by two flexible strut members, each of which includes short and long arms. A screw can be inserted through a central bore in the sleeve... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5275519 | Anchor bolt An anchor bolt for anchoring in a hole of an arbitrary component includes a tension bolt having a threaded portion and an adjoining frustoconical head portion. An expanding sleeve has a polygonal cross section, a female-threaded portion and an adjoining a... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5213460 | High strength blind bolt with uniform high clamp over an extended grip range A high strength, high clamp blind bolt for fastening structural workpieces, which blind bolt has a core pin with a blind side head and a plurality of locking grooves or threads, a high stand-off collar adapted to be swaged into the locking grooves or a nu... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5199149 | Method of joining two superimposed flat thin objects together using a frangible joining pin A washer is positioned beneath a superimposed assembly of two or more flat thin objects (e.g. resin sheets) which is horizontally supported. A hollow joining pin is fitted about a metal pin supported vertically and coaxially with the washer. The joining p... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5087160 | Anchor bolt and expansion shell assembly An expansion anchor assembly comprising a shell having three elongated vertical leaves of generally transverse arcuate configuration arranged to form a 360° surface, the exterior of each leaf being provided with a gripping surface, each leaf being attach... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5052861 | Roof bolt with plastic sleeve and mechanical anchor A mine roof anchor assembly usable with a quick-setting resin cartridge inserted into a mine roof opening is disclosed and includes a partially threaded elongated bolt having a first end, a mechanical anchor, such as a bail-type or mechanical expansion ty... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5033163 | Mechanism for attaching an automobile door A hinge pin is temporarily held on a first hinge member on the automobile body by means of a hinge pin support mechanism. A door to be attached to the automobile body is held in position, and a second hinge member on the door is brought into engagement wi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4900205 | Blind fastener forming a blind head with a large effective area A blind fastener for fastening workpieces of a crushable or composite material and which provides a blind head having a large bearing area against the adjacent blind side of the workpieces and having a main sleeve and an expandable sleeve with the expanda... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4869630 | Expansion peg having first and second expansion members frangibly connected together An expansion peg is provided including a tubular socket threaded at one end, and having a split and expandable portion at the other end thereof which is disposed inside the socket. A first wedge intended to come into abutment against the bottom of an anch... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4862556 | Adjustable base plate for hinges An adjustable base plate for fastening a hinge to a furniture part embodies a base plate having at least one fastening hole therein for receiving an insert which is displaceable in the lengthwise direction of the fastening hole. The insert has a center ho... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4835822 | Frustoconic anchoring jaws for cables and their methods of manufacture To prepare a split frustoconic jaw intended for the anchoring of a cable, a part is first taken bounded externally by a frustoconic surface and hollowed by a cylindrical axial channel whose inner surface is advantageously striated. This part is sawed into... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4832547 | Breaking type expansion fastener An expansion fastener comprises a female member including a cylindrical portion, a flange portion and a plurality of elastic leg portions, and a male member including a shaft portion to be fitted in the cylindrical portion, a head portion provided at the ... | 05/23/1989 |
