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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766594 | Slot nut for securement of channel A slot nut is provided for securing a threaded rod to a section of channel where the channel defines a slot and the slot nut is affixed to the threaded rod prior to receipt within the slot. A method of securing threaded rod to channel defining a slot using a slot nu... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7568874 | Nut for attaching two devices and method for providing the same A nut that includes a body having an aperture disposed within the body, threads located within the aperture of the body, and a plurality of gripping areas disposed along a circumference of the body. The plurality of gripping areas provides visual and tactile directi... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7350832 | Self-aligning, rain-tight conduit coupling/connector assembly By providing two mating components to which any desired threaded conduits are easily, securely affixed, with the mating components being constructed for interengagement with each other in a telescoping self aligning construction, an easily used, inexpensively produc... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7178880 | Wheel centering pin, kit and method A wheel centering pin disclosed for vehicle wheels having apertures of uniform diameter. The wheel centering pin is provided as a set of three that are threaded on three circumferentially spaced hub bolts on which a wheel is mounted to center the wheel. Nuts are thr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7055792 | Clamp device for side wall beams A clamp unit is for interconnecting side wall beams of a concrete casting mold. The side wall beams incorporate protruding upper and lower edges. The clamp unit (1) includes at least two end portions (2,3) connected to each other and members (4,5,6 | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052224 | Fastener assembly with molded internal helical flutes A fastener assembly for securing a first molded component to a second molded component is provided. The fastener assembly includes a stud that is a molded part of the first component and extends outward from the first component and a cylindrical wall that is a molde... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6832882 | Fastener A ratcheting fastener system such as for point of purchase displays. A bolt has a shank with a head end and a distal end, and a plurality of bolt threads on the shank, each thread having a thread start at the distal end. A nut has a bore with a plurality of thread s... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6796907 | One-piece flag nut A one-piece flag nut having a flag portion protruding perpendicularly to the axis of a nut portion thereof such that during installation, as the flag nut rotates, the flag portion catches on any nearby structure and acts as a wrench during the installation process. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6595734 | Non-removable structural threaded fastener with threads of lesser outer diameter than the shank and method of forming same (div. 3) Apparatus and method for forming a pin and nut fastener assembly for temporarily or permanently securing two panels having conventional drilled generally aligned holes into which the assembly is inserted. Weight of the pin and nut is reduced while retaini... | 07/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6162000 | Engine air filter self-sealing nut An engine air filter housing nut (1) which has an o-ring (2) disposed in a circumferential groove in the side that meets the engine air filter housing.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6126355 | Fastener for adjustable support device A fastener, for releasably securing movable panels or other components of a support device, includes a clamping member having a cap and an externally threaded shank, a clamping knob internally threaded for movement along the shank, and a retaining member ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6089807 | Bolt-and-nut joint A bolt-and-nut joint wherein the nut can be quickly relocated to an operative position on the bolt without deteriorating the locking function of the nut. In one aspect of the invention, a nut is provided with an axial slot extending through a wall of the ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5851096 | Racheted nut assembly A ratcheted nut assembly is provided to enable a nut to be tightened onto a bolt in a limited area. The ratcheted nut assembly includes an internally threaded nut that has radially extending teeth on its outer surface. The nut is held rotatably captive wi... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5332347 | Mat fastener A mat fastener comprises a cylindrical main body having a central insertion hole and engagement claws projecting from the inner surface of the insertion hole, a retainer provided around the lower periphery of the cylindrical body defining the main body an... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5319691 | Self locking nut for fuel assembly tie rods A method and an apparatus for locking the tie rods to block rotation relative to either the upper or lower tie plates utilizing the required fuel bundle channel. A conventional lock nut is provided for threading to the upper threaded end of the tie rods. ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5257855 | Quick release apparatus having a lock mechanism A quick release apparatus for a bicycle includes a first clamp (6) mounted on one end of a drawbar (5) for acting on a bicycle frame (10), and a second clamp (9) mounted on the other end of the drawbar (5) for cooperating with the first clamp (6) to hold ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5188492 | Split ring clamping arrangement A router having a depth of cut adjustment mechanism including an adjustment ring which engages a screw thread on the motor housing and rotationally engages the router base. There is further provided an arrangement for preventing relative rotation between ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5184698 | Expandable plug An expandable plug particularly adapted to plug an engine's oil pan drain hole. The expandable plug includes a threaded bolt, a compression plate assembled with the bolt, and a compression nut assembled with the bolt and adapted to bear against the compre... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5064325 | Thumbnut construction A thumbnut for use with a convex surface is provided with a plastic sheath in which the bottom face thereof has a series of projections arranged in a circumferential manner like the numerals on a clock face. Once the thumbnut is threadedly engaged with a ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5054163 | Bottom pivot assembly for folding doors A four piece bottom pivot assembly for undersupporting the lower end of a pivotally mounted door panel in a bi-fold door assembly in which a bottom pivot pin is non-rotatably locked into a tubular sleeve extending into a socket formed in the bottom end of... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4990044 | Threaded push-on fastener A push on fastener 10, 48, 70, 78 comprised of a supporting base 12, 54, 80, a body with threaded nut portions 20, 58, 86 and a split annular web 16, 56, which extends inwardly from one side of the supporting base to the threaded nut portions. The split a... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4926953 | Battery hold-down structure Universal battery hold-down structure particularly including an elongated bolt having a J-shaped lower end for securing the bolt to a battery tray and means to facilitate shortening of the bolt, a chrome plated non-corrosive elongated wing nut having a th... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4820096 | Nut apparatus The nut apparatus is formed by a body member having two ends with a threaded aperture extending therethrough between the two ends for receiving the threaded shank of a bolt or the like. The body member has a tapered portion at one end for partial insertio... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4813109 | Clip for fastening the ends of an elongate flexible band A clip comprising a body portion and securing means; said body portion being provided with at least one protrusion extending outwardly therefrom, and including at least one slot in at least one side thereof, at or adjacent said at least one protrusion, sa... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4799842 | Weld stud A weld stud having a cylindrical section permitting engagement by a stud welding gun, joined by a shoulder on to a threaded shank covered up to the shoulder by a cap nut made of plastics, wherein the cylinder section changes through a chamfer into a shoul... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4796942 | Anchoring of truck bed liners A fastener especially adapted for securing a liner in a pickup truck cargo box and having a bolster at the upper ends of its walls provided with flanges at its inner edge. The fastener comprises a rotatable bolt having a head at one end and an anchor memb... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4764069 | Anchor for masonry veneer walls The anchor includes a stud holder having one end which threadably receives a threaded stud. A flat tongue-like driving head projects axially from the other end of the stud holder and is formed with an eye for receiving one end portion of a wire tie for es... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4636125 | Mounting device and method of use The mounting device has an elongated body having a wood screw on one end and a (machine screw) threaded hole at its other end. The drift pin mounted in the cross bore provides a handle for screwing the body into a tree or post. The body at said other end ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4618300 | Quick-clamping nut for use with a threaded member A quick-clamping nut for permitting rapid engagement with an externally threaded member, such as a bolt, with a minimum of turning to lock a first member to a second member, the second member carrying the threaded bolt. The nut includes a tubular housing ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4600344 | Push-on plastic wing-nut fastener A one-piece plastic wing-nut fastener is constructed to push onto a threaded stud and be held in threaded engagement therewith through the use of a pair of opposing arcuate thin wall sections which are formed with internal threads and which flex radially ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4493225 | Neck-strain alleviator for bicyclists Disclosed is a quickly-adjustable while-in-motion bicycle handlebar securing device which enables a bicyclist to quickly and easily change the bicycle handlebar position while-in-motion to one resulting in less strain upon his neck.... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4482368 | Air cleaning assembly including a fastening assembly having a novel wing nut construction An improved fastening assembly having application for securing a filter element within an air cleaner and incorporating a novel wing nut construction. As used with an air cleaner, the wing nut is engaged with a large diameter threaded portion of a connect... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4472097 | Torque limiting elastomeric fastener and seal Torque limiting clamping and sealing means comprise a cylindrical unthreaded screw-thread engaging clamping member of elastomeric material screwed on a rigid screw threaded member at an interference fit. An annular abutment around the clamping member enga... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4472098 | Torque limiting elastomeric fastener for screw threaded member Torque limiting clamping means comprises a cylindrical unthreaded screw-thread engaging clamping member of elastomeric material screwed on a rigid screw threaded member at an interference fit. The interference fit, the pitch and dimensions of the screw th... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4434736 | Strain controlled sewing machine mount A sewing machine is secured to the platform of a sewing cabinet with a machine connected stud and a wing nut which is threaded on the stud and is permitted to turn only a limited amount so as to prevent excessive force from being applied to the machine.... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4433578 | Wheel clamping nut with freely rotating insert A wing nut with a threaded axial passage is adapted to engage the threads on the horizontal balancing shaft of a wheel balancer having an abutment thereon. A wheel to be balanced is placed on the shaft and is arranged to be held in tight engagement with t... | 02/28/1984 |
