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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186923 | Connecting arrangement and method of fastening a bolt A connecting arrangement is provided. The connecting arrangement includes a bolt with a fastening portion at one end thereof, which has one or more grooves; a cotter having a conical shape and one or more convex cuts on the inner side of the cotter adapted for fitti... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8142127 | Torque nut assembly A torque nut assembly includes a multiple-piece nut body and a ring-shaped compression assembly. The compression assembly circumferentially engages the nut body to capture its multiple pieces therein. The compression assembly can position the nut body to define a th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7934896 | Nut having at least two parts A nut includes an internal thread and at least two parts, each of the parts having a section of the internal thread which can be pushed onto an external thread in the radial direction. The parts may have connecting elements which interact and permit a relative displ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7862281 | Precise linear fastener system and method for use The present invention provides a linear fastening system capable of rapid engagement and disengagement. More specifically, the system utilizes a cooperating collet member and a compression ring member which are constructed and arranged to slip easily over a shank me... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7744322 | Nut A nut having a nut body, a spring case, a washer, and a nut body urging spring. The nut body has received in it at least three or more nut segments and a nut segment urging spring, where the nut segments are, when rotated in the tightening direction after a bolt is ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7658582 | Precise linear fastener system and method for use The present invention provides a linear fastening system capable of rapid engagement and disengagement. More specifically, the system utilizes a cooperating collet member and a compression ring member which are constructed and arranged to slip easily over a shank me... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7614835 | Simple fastening device A simple fastening device has a structure where a lock piece is forced by a spring to engage with an axial member in a case 1. When the axial member 6 is inserted into the case, the lock piece is moved away from the axial member by a releasing member. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7568873 | Wrenchless nut device A detachable fixing device for engaging a bolt comprises a nut and a lever pivotally attached to the nut. The lever is provided with two lugs, whereas the nut comprises two articulated, threaded and spring-biased bolt grips. In a home position of the lever, the grip... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7416375 | Threaded coupling mechanism having quick engaging and disengaging feature A bolt coupling device which has a body with a chamber, an inlet and an outlet. The coupling device includes a coupling mechanism. The coupling mechanism includes a threaded surface along a bolt receiving channel. The coupling device includes a spring member that ur... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7338247 | Quick release fastener A releasable fastener for releasably engaging a bolt body has a generally cylindrical sleeve member having an inner surface closely spaced from an outer surface of the bolt body. A latch member having a contact surface is mounted on the sleeve member for movement be... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338242 | Quick-connect fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a washer element and a nut element. The nut element is split and includes a screw thread that threadably engages the thread of a bolt or other such fastener element to lock the nut to the bolt. The nut element is adapted by the split to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334963 | Concrete slab joint stabilizing system and apparatus A joint stabilizing apparatus having an expandable cylindrical housing is inserted into a circular hole drilled at a “loose joint” of a concrete slab that is to be stabilized against relative vertical displacement between adjacent slab sections. The hole is dril... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331745 | Nut An outer body of a nut defines an axial port and carries initial guide means. An inner body, movably accepted in the port in the axial direction, is divided into at least two jaws in the axial direction, which carry respectively an internal thread segment on their i... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327564 | Engagement system for a module in an electronics cabinet An engagement assembly and associate method are provided for a multiple disc array (MDA) that is receivingly engageable in a data storage array cabinet. The engagement assembly comprises a locking device that is responsive to an MDA position indicator in automatical... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322784 | Female attachment and obturator including it The female attachment, which is made of plastics material, has a recess and at least two lugs projecting into the recess for clipping it to a stud. It includes connecting members extending between a first body and a second body and delimiting the recess, the connect... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320571 | Device for mounting a component such as a pipe on a stud A device for mounting a component, such as a pipe, on a threaded stud comprises a main body section with a bore for inserting a stud and a component mounting section. The device includes only a single pawl that extends from a first inner wall of the bore in a direct... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318621 | Structure for securing a protector to a vehicle body To easily attach a protector to a vehicle body panel and to prevent the protector from being shifted after securing the protector to a vehicle body by absorbing an error in position between clips provided on the protector and locking holes formed in the vehicle body... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303367 | Lock nut system A lock nut system includes a molded nut having a plurality of teeth and a molded keeper having a plurality of keeper teeth engageable with the plurality of teeth to inhibit movement of the keeper relative to the nut when the plurality of teeth engages the plurality ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7296947 | Arrangement having a first component, a second component and a connecting element An arrangement has a first component, a second component, and a connecting element for connecting the first component to the second component at a distance from one another, the first component, at least at an end that is to be connected to the second component, bei... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278809 | Telescopic captive fastener A telescopic captive fastener has a knob, a ferrule, a spring, and at least one sleeve. The sleeve extends telescopically between the ferrule and the knob. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278213 | Hand tool stop pin A hand tool such as a folding knife that incorporates a blade stop pin that stops rotation of the blade in the open position is described. The stop pin defines a multifaceted face having plural surfaces, each having a radial distance from an axial centerline that is... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258519 | Mounting body for attachment to bolt body and nut body A mounting body 100 in accordance with the invention is mounted to a bolt body from a side portion of the bolt body. The mounting body 100 is provided with a mounting portion 10 having an engagement portion 20 provided with an engagement ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7229239 | Channeled substrates for receiving threaded fasteners A fastener receiving member has a substrate which comprises channels for receiving one or more threaded fasteners. The channels permit positional adjustment of the threaded fasteners and positional adjustment of other components secured by the threaded fasteners rel... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227434 | Tuning screw assembly The present invention relates to a tuning screw assembly comprising a sleeve (100) with internal threads for engaging a tuning screw (200) having external threads. The sleeve comprises a first threaded portion (32) which is axially displaced in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222460 | Cover for a concrete construction A cover for a concrete construction has a pair of anchor-engaging members extending from a disk-shaped body. The anchor-engaging members include fins which are configured to engage an anchor formed into a recess of a concrete block or wall to cover the recess. The c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204667 | High strength bolted structure and method of securing nut and torque-shear type high strength bolt and joining method using same A join structure comprises a box section column and spit T-section joined by a high strength bolt and a method secures a nut to an inside of the box section column. A Torque-Shear type high strength bolt is tightly tightened by a controlled tension and a joining met... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198236 | Multi-sectional nut and adjustable length pole incorporating such nut A nut assembly for quick adjustment of axial position relative to a threaded shaft. The nut is formed in two, physically separate sections, each having a surface portion with threads for mating engagement with the shaft. Each nut section is pivotally mounted to a bu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195439 | Tightening member A hydraulic nut having a first part connected around the first end of a fixing member the first part having an annular recess which opens to receive a second part forming an annular member which fits within the annular recess, wherein a pressurized medium chamber is... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192233 | Looseness preventive nut The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and accordingly an object thereof is to provide a looseness preventive nut which does not loosen even if vibrations are applied, and can be used as a single nut. In at least a first embodiment, the inv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188558 | Pyromechanical separating element The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating element having a hermetically sealed pyrotechnic pressure element (2), which is installed in a housing (1) and has a gas-forming pyrotechnic charge, and a detachable latching pin (5) which is ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189043 | Tethered retainer assembly A retainer for holding nuts, bolts and other components includes a pocket configured for retaining a portion of the component and having an entrance opening for insertion of the component into the pocket. A deflectable blocking element is disposed in the opening and... | 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 |
| 7182564 | Threaded ring A threaded ring has a single-piece body provided with an internal screw thread and two parts (1 and 3). The first part forms an adjusting ring having an end face (11) located in a radial plane. The second part (3) forms a retaining ring c... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182563 | Fastener A fastener for fastening a component having a mounting hole has an essentially U-shaped clamping region that at least partially grips around the component and has two opposing legs that are connected together as a single piece by a connecting region. The legs are pr... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182409 | Quick fastening wheel weight system In one form, the present system includes a post mounted to a wheel, a weight directly supported by the post, and a quick release fastener connected to the post. The quick release fastener releaseably secures the weight on the post in a fixed position to the wheel. I... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178298 | Building construction system and method A building construction system and method which includes an attachment or fastener device and a tool element for applying the device to a lower reinforcing rod. The reinforcing rod is part of a building section which includes a wood or lumber section and a lower con... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179033 | Fastener nut for hydroformed parts A fastener nut for hydroformed parts comprises a nut body for receiving a threaded fastener and a locking ring with depending fingers that is received on the nut body. The nut body is adapted to pierce and then form a collar thereabout in a hydroformed part while th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179038 | Fastener for application to a threaded stud A fastener includes a sleeve-like clamping element having a cavity extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis which accommodates a threaded stud. At least one clamping region is deformable into the cavity forming at least one clamping ramp inclined toward t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176368 | Quick release nut assembly for percussion instrument An adjustable nut comprises a main body having an axial passageway and a locking insert. First and second wing members are pivotally mounted to the main body, whereby the wing members include respective cam surfaces that deflect the inner surface of the locking inse... | 02/13/2007 |
