Class 411/446 - Including integral locking means

Subclass of Class 411 - Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
Definition: Subject matter wherein the fastener is provided with means
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 08/26/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7416376	Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide...	08/26/2008
7328535	Pivotable interlock block connector An interlock connector (10) for interlocking stackable building blocks (26). The blocks are provided with apertures (32), such as grooves, on their top and bottom surfaces. The connector comprises a main body which includes two separate and vert...	02/12/2008
7290377	Block connector A block connector for pre-cast building blocks comprising a top body portion to be fitted into the bottom surface groove of an upper block and a bottom body portion to be fitted into the top surface groove of a lower block. The top and bottom body portions define th...	11/06/2007
7273337	Partially coated fastener assembly and method for coating A fastener assembly includes a row of fasteners having a head, a tip, and a portion of a shank coated with a polymer composition. The polymer composition includes a polymer material such as polyurethane and metal particles. The polymer composition is used to provide...	09/25/2007
7207146	Multiple purpose wall block A block used to construct a wall. The block has a front and rear surfaces, top and bottom surfaces, and side surfaces. The bottom surface of the block has a projection that extends downwardly therefrom and which is configured to engage one or more blocks in an adjac...	04/24/2007
7040851	Fastening element A nail-shaped fastening element including a first, conical section (1, 11 21) tapering in a setting direction of the fastening element and having a shaped surface profile extending at least along a portion of the first section, and a second section (2, 12,...	05/09/2006
7014408	Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with self-locking nails A harpoon nail having two or more sets of teeth on opposite sides of fingers that deform while penetrating the framing members. The teeth engage with a bottom surface to fasten the framing members together. A piercing nail having sets of teeth on two edges penetrate...	03/21/2006
7011242	Coated staple and fastening tool for the same Insulated or coated staple and a fastening tool for driving the same into a substrate. The tool includes a housing and a driver reciprocally mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the housing, the driver having a driving surface for engaging a fastener ...	03/14/2006
6742976	Ribbed dowel A ribbed dowel for aligning workpieces is disclosed including a cylindrical body having an outer surface, a first end, and a second end, a plurality of ribs spaced over the outer surface, a round circular first face on the first end, a round circular second face on ...	06/01/2004
6604326	Universal brick-back holder A holder comprising a rigid base bar having a pin end and a stabilizing end; a rigid stabilizing bar having a base end and an opposite end, with the base end of the rigid stabilizing bar being rigidly attached to the stabilizing end of the rigid base bar,...	08/12/2003
6431430	Battery operated roofing nailer and nails therefor A fastening device for driving a fastener into a workpiece by effecting multiple blows upon the fastener comprises a housing and a striker assembly movably mounted within the housing. The striker assembly includes a driver assembly adapted to strike the f...	08/13/2002
6200330	Systems for securing sutures, grafts and soft tissue to bone and periosteum Devices for affixing sutures, grafts and tissues to bone, and soft tissue such as periosteum. In a first embodiment, the invention comprises a piton member implantable within bone having a post or eyelet formed thereon to which the suture or tissue may be...	03/13/2001
5893856	Apparatus and method for binding a first layer of material to a second layer of material A fastener for binding a layer of mammalian soft tissue to a mammalian bone includes a body portion for disposition in a bore in the bone, the body portion having means thereon for resisting movement of the body portion from the bore. The fastener further...	04/13/1999
5842319	Invisible decking connector An invisible decking connector for wood decking structures fastens elongate decking boards to each other in side-to-side adjacency and fastens the decking boards to underlying perpendicularly oriented joists for positional maintenance thereon. The connect...	12/01/1998
5562376	Nail-like fixing element with expansion wedge A nail-like fixing element has a shank having a rear end and a front end, and a retaining element provided at the rear end of the shank for clamping an article to a component. The shank has at least one expansion zone extending from the front end in a lon...	10/08/1996
5489178	Method and apparatus for improved masonry drive anchor An anchor bolt is provided having a shank which is retained within a recess via peak to peak reaction forces rather than a plurality of peak to base arrangements. This is accomplished through the use of one or more continuous "S" bends or undulations inte...	02/06/1996
5441373	Coated fastener A coated fastener includes a coating comprised of one-hundred percent dry solids which is virtually free of solvent emissions when applied and during curing, covers substantially the entire exterior of the fastener, provides a protective coating to the fa...	08/15/1995
5267386	Method of securing a member to a heat softenable material A method and apparatus for securing a member to a heat softenable material comprising the steps of heating the member to a temperature sufficient to soften the softenable material and driving the member into the material. The material softens from the hea...	12/07/1993
5252017	Setback retaining wall and concrete block and offset pin therefor A mortarless concrete block retaining wall is formed from special blocks arranged in set-back tiers and interlocked by special offset pins. Each block is trapezoidal in plan view with a pair of vertical holes behind a relatively wide front face. The holes...	10/12/1993
5178903	Coated metal fastener and method for making same A metal fastener, suitable for use in connection with wood construction and coated with a polymeric residue produced by removing water from an aqueous dispersion of a film-forming, thermoplastic, predominantly aliphatic polyurethane resin, so as to thereb...	01/12/1993
5149237	Coated metal fastener and coating composition therefor A coated metal fastener and a coating composition that has particular affinity for plaster materials and the like is disclosed. The composition that is applied to the fastener contains a copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride and a thermoplastic resin,...	09/22/1992
5125779	Sheet metal nails with coated heads Sheet metal fasteners and/or washers of the type which are used to fasten membranes to cementitious materials of a type such as utilized in roofing wherein the fasteners are treated to provide a corrosion resistant coating to the washers and those portion...	06/30/1992
5122022	Fastening element for securing insulating strips and/or insulating boards to a solid base structure A fastening assembly for securing insulating sheetings or boards to a solid base has a tubular extension secured to a large surface washer at the top end thereof, a nut securely held against rotation in the interior of the tubular extension and an elongat...	06/16/1992
4964772	Fixing peg for use in friable materials The present invention relates to fixing pegs suitable for being implanted in a friable material such as expanded polystyrene, for example. The peg comprises at least one tab (1-3) made from a thin plate and having a pointed first end (11-13). A head (15) ...	10/23/1990
4964774	Coated metal fastener A metal fastener, suitable for use in wood construction and coated with a polymeric residue produced by removing water from an aqueous dispersion of a film-forming, thermoplastic, predominately aliphatic polyurethane resin, thereby to reduce penetration f...	10/23/1990
4963062	Single-piece, pre-shaped anchor A one-piece, pre-shaped anchor adapted to be forcibly driven axially into a tightly-fitting hole so that the anchor makes a strong interference fit therein. The anchor is constituted by a drivable element and an elongated shank integral therewith. The sha...	10/16/1990
4892450	Fastening element consisting of a tie bolt and a clamping wedge A fastening element comprises a tie bolt (1) and a clamping wedge (2) which for the purpose of transporting and insertion into a bore hole (24) are clamped together via a flange (5), which at the same time is used for attachment of a load (25) to a ceilin...	01/09/1990
4832557	Ground-implantable plastic fastener for holding erosion cloth on the ground An implantable polycarbonate fastener for holding erosion cloth on the ground. The fastener has a long vertical leg, a shorter vertical leg extending parallel to the long leg, and a horizontal top leg extending between them. The long vertical leg has a ta...	05/23/1989
4828445	Single-piece pre-shaped wall anchor A one-piece wall anchor capable of being driven axially into a hole drilled in masonry to cause the inserted anchor to lodge securely therein to hold a fixture or other part against the masonry surface. The anchor is constituted by a shank formed of resil...	05/09/1989
4815910	Collated nail strip A plurality of fasteners each having an enlarged head with a slot or a passageway there through to accommodate and cage the shank of another like fastener so that the plurality of fasteners form a self-contained collated strip. Preferably the fastener has...	03/28/1989
4809849	Stack of asymmetric fasteners and combination thereof with cooperating magazine A stack of fasteners cooperatively define a lateral groove which cooperates with an elongate rib to orient the stack in a magazine of a driving machine....	03/07/1989
4770585	Device for connecting two parts A device is provided for connecting two parts, of which one forms a recess and the other a counterpiece which can be pushed into the recess, and, to obtain a simple firm connection without the direction of insertion being fixed, there is on at least one p...	09/13/1988
4768322	Stone slab mounting A mechanical mounting is disclosed to mount thin stone slabs as the facade of buildings in which a bolt hole and a pin hole are drilled into the rear surface of the slab to intersect and with the pin hole to pass through the bolt hole and end in the slab ...	09/06/1988
4762454	Permanent spike member for wooden objects A support spike securely held by and extending from a wooden object. The spike is oriented parallel to the grain of the wooden object and has an elongated shaft. A hollow longitudinal opening is formed in the point end of the spike. The spike is driven in...	08/09/1988
4711234	Bio-compatible retention pin, and a prosthesis including such a pin The invention relates to a retention pin for fixing a support plate or other prosthesis on bone tissue. The pin is made of a material which is bio-compatible with human tissue and comprises two half-pins each having a half-head for bearing against the pro...	12/08/1987
4670310	Method for treating nails A method for treating a nail in order to increase the withdrawal load required to withdraw the nail from a piece of timber into which it has been driven. In accordance with the invention the nail is coated with a suspension containing a chelating agent so...	06/02/1987
4667910	Devices for suspension of objects A fastening device for insertion into a hole in a support member has an axially straight shank having a width substantially in the range of 85-95% of the hole diameter, and an axially straight barb connected with the shank through a minor radius, such tha...	05/26/1987
3952399	Uniting two elements There is shown an actuating device comprising a piston and cylinder unit having a piston with a metal forming configuration on the side thereof from which a piston rod projects and a recess is provided in the rod adjacent the configuration. The arrangemen...	04/27/1976

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Class 411/446 - Including integral locking means