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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016535 | Spin lock A wheel lock device wherein a locking lug nut is threadably engaged on a vehicle wheel. A security sleeve is removably secured over the hex portion of the lug nut preventing unauthorized engagement and removal thereof. A retainment fastener secures the security slee... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7938610 | Lock nut A special shape inner peripheral surface connected to a base end side of a female thread and set to be rotatable only by a first special purpose tool is formed in a nut main body. A cap is constituted by a shaft portion which is inserted to the special shape inner p... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7905697 | Wheel locks with rotatable sleeves and methods of manufacturing wheel locks A wheel lock includes a key engaging member and a rotatable sleeve. The key engaging member has a threaded opening for receiving a bolt and a key shaped end for mating with a key. The rotatable sleeve surrounds at least a portion of the key engaging member. The rota... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7350836 | Door security system A security system for constraining the degree to which a door leaf (11) may be opened; the system being selectively activated from an inoperative position in which it does not block the opening and closing of the door leaf (11), into and out of an oper... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351020 | High security fastener constructions A series of high security fastener constructions feature rotatable anti-theft shrouds mounted on locking wheel nuts and wheel bolts designed for vehicular wheels. Each construction features (1) a fastener body having a first body end adapted to accommodate a key rec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7316374 | Fasteners for attaching pipes to a support A fastener for a pipe is able to prevent an end of a stud to which the fastener is attached from puncturing a fuel tank or breaking other parts of a car body and causing the fuel tank to rupture when a collision occurs. The fastener comprises a fastener main body an... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7272204 | Method and apparatus for clamping a riser brace assembly in nuclear reactor An apparatus and method are provided which are designed to structurally replace welds that attach a riser brace assembly to a jet pump riser pipe. The riser brace assembly may include an upper clamp assembly, a lower clamp assembly, and a plurality of mechanical fas... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7252471 | Swivel nut A swivel nut comprising a body (10) having a threaded bore (130), the body comprising a ridge (11) which circumferentially extends about an outer surface, the body further comprising a first surface (12) which extends normal to a body bor... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7195436 | Inset panel fastener An inset panel fastener anchors into honeycomb substrates employed in the aircraft industry. The inset panel fastener provides significantly increased load carrying capabilities with a simple inexpensive construction. The inset panel fastener includes a plastic casi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189163 | T-nut for hopper feeding having a projection The present invention is to avoid the flange portion of a T-nut of from overlapping the portion between the claws of another T-nut, while the T-nut is supplied on a supply track provided on a nut applying machine, and also to engage the projections formed between th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184520 | Component mounting system with stress compensation A component mounting system that includes a rotor stem, nut, and mechanical interface. The mechanical interface defines a shaped surface and is integral with the component. An axial opening in the component permits the component to be mounted on the rotor stem. The ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156670 | Electrical capped contact stud and method of fastening an electrical contact A device and method for creating an electrical contact region between an electrical contact shoe and a stud is provided. The stud includes a flange having a contact face facing a threaded shank. A welding portion extending from the flange faces opposite to the conta... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140694 | Wheel spoke adjuster guard A Wheel Spoke Adjuster Guard that comprises a visually pleasing outer shape with an internal cavity, where the internal cavity has a lower portion shaped complimentary to the wheel adjuster nuts on the wheel spokes of either motorcycles, bicycles, or other motor con... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128603 | Sealed coaxial cable connector and related method A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal. The connector includes a coupler having an annnular collar, a body member, one end of which includes a deformable lip inserted with elastic deformation through the collar opening, and a po... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108548 | Sealed coaxial cable connector A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, such as a cable terminal, a terminal for coupling to another connector, and the like The connector includes a coupler, such as a nut, having a receiving port for engaging the terminal. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090454 | Ratchet interlocking housing A fastener, such as a housing, for mounting to a structure, such as a panel, that has an aperture formed therethrough. The fastener includes a shank member and an annular nut member that is configured to align coaxially with the shank member. The shank member is ins... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065853 | Method of forming a hex nut from a planar material A hex nut formed from cutting and deforming a rigid planar material and having an integral attachment surface continuous with the deformable planar material allows attachment of the hex nut to any suitable surface. A rigid planar material such as a piece of flat met... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7025176 | Bolt greaser unit A bolt greaser unit for lubricating the exposed top ends of anchor bolts that secure the base tower of wind generators to the foundation that is formed in the ground. The bolt greaser unit has a vertically oriented tubular housing having a base member secured to its... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004701 | Tamper resistant rotably shrouded security cap and tool A tamper resistant rotably shrouded security cap and tool for preventing unauthorized access to a fluid handling system. The shroud and cap have cooperating engagement means that allows the shroud to rotate freely about the security cap, such that a grip on the shro... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991016 | Locking valve stem cap system, components thereof, and associated methods A locking valve stem cap system includes a sleeve, a valve stem cap, and a rotation tool. The sleeve is configured to threadingly engage a valve stem, with a portion of a threaded region of the valve stem protruding into a cap receptacle thereof. The valve stem cap ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979159 | Assembly of a circuit board with a nut A nut includes a bottom wall adapted to be connected fixedly to a printed circuit board, and an annular surrounding wall extending integrally from a periphery of the bottom wall away from the printed circuit board, having a threaded inner wall surface, and cooperati... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974291 | Quick coupling nut A quick coupling nut includes a body having a bore therethrough and adjacent side holes. A pair of threaded members are disposed in the bore and moveable in a radial direction of the bore and a cap having a bore therethrough, coaxial with the body bore, includes dep... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935825 | Wheel nut and fastening element The present invention relates to a wheel nut (10) having a nut body (11) with a widened radial collar (12) and a thrust washer (13) which is held rotatably and captively on the nut body (11) by a locking means (16), and havi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916200 | Sealed coaxial cable connector and related method A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, such as a cable terminal, a terminal for coupling to another connector, and the like The connector includes a coupler, such as a nut, having a receiving port for engaging the terminal. The... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910826 | Breakaway coupling A breakaway coupling for a light pole or the like is disclosed and is utilized on each of the anchor bolts of the foundation for the pole. Each of the couplings comprises a metal coupling nut which has a plurality of radially spaced-apart and vertically disposed sli... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6854943 | T-nut The present invention provides a T-nut having an improved structure capable of preventing a liquid, such as oil or paint, from entering into the inside of a shank of the T-nut. The T-nut has a tubular shank having a first end and a second end located on the other si... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827539 | Decorative fastener assembly A decorative fastener assembly including a nut insert and a decorative cap. The cap includes a flatted portion sleeved over a flatted portion of the nut insert and further includes a flange portion proximate its open lower end. An O-ring seal is compressed between t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802681 | Fastening element A fastening element is adapted to cooperate with a tie member to exert a compressive force on first and second components. The fastening element has an inner portion (50) resiliently joined to an outer portion (52), such that when a tensile reaction fo... | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6695557 | Wheel lug nut security seal A security seal assembly is designed to provide detection of tampering with or the removal of a wheel lug nut, particularly on a truck tire. The Security Seal is designed as an indicative seal rather than theft seal. When the seal is fitted onto the wheel... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6592314 | Steel washer integral with nut/cap assembly A wheel nut and washer assembly for securing a wheel to a motor vehicle axle. The wheel nut includes a body having a longitudinal axis, the nut body also having an axial threaded aperture and a pair of ends, one end being in the form of a smooth steel ext... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6322308 | Stern drive and outboard locks A locking device for securing outboard motors and stern drives mounted on a plurality of exposed studs on the stern of a boat, and construction equipment on a plurality of exposed studs inset in concrete or other media. The invention consists of a stainle... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318942 | Lug cap having retention detents A lug cap includes a detent along the inner wall. The detent has an engaging surface that begins shortly after a threaded portion of the lug cap ends. The engaging surface ramps up to a top surface that runs parallel to the inner wall. The lug nut engages... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6296429 | Mine roof tension nut having improved frangible qualities A nut for use with an elongated rod having one end anchored by a hardened resin grouting mix in a drill hole in a mine roof or other such rock formation. The nut has a body portion with a threaded bore through which the rod is advanced and a dome-shaped w... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6273657 | Anchoring device for securing a threaded member to a substrate An anchoring device for anchoring a threaded member in a substrate material. More particularly, an anchoring system for anchoring a threaded member in a substrate material, which anchoring system is designed to alleviate the stresses caused during use whe... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6224340 | Fan Retention system A fan retention system for a blower/vacuum securely retains the fan and creates an insulating barrier to prevent the operator from touching the functionally insulated armature shaft. A nut having interlocking ramps for interlocking with interconnecting po... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6186719 | Capped lock nut An improvement in the structure of a capped lock nut includes a nut body made of metal and formed with a shoulder extending upwardly from a top of the nut body and then inwardly to form a flange thereby providing an annular recess between the flange and a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183181 | Sealed end tee-nut A Tee-nut fastener device having a tubular threaded sleeve and a flange around one end of the sleeve and a through bore extending from one end of the sleeve to the other, and a closure sealing the flange end of the sleeve while leaving the opposite end of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164888 | Self-lubricating cap nut A lubricated wing nut device for attaching a cover plate to a container such as on a gravity tee of the type used for closing a discharge hopper of a tank transport vehicle. The lubricated wing nut inhibits corrosion and seizing of the bolt used in securi... | 12/26/2000 |
