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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7118318 | Wire protector and retainer An apparatus for protecting and retaining a wire includes a molded body forming a passage adapted to receive and retain the wire between the molded body and a mounting structure. The apparatus also includes at least three apertures through the molded body where at l... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7021879 | Anchorage fixed at corner part of wood The anchorage used at a corner part of woods includes a first anchorage including a first anchorage body; nails, punching on a long side plate of the first anchorage body; and nail insertion holes formed at the short side plate of the first anchorage body; and a sec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008435 | Surgical stapling device and method A surgical stapling device is provided having an elongate housing and a surgical staple slidable longitudinally within the housing towards a free forward end thereof, the staple having a back and two forwardly pointing legs. The housing contains a staple-firing mech... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004703 | Push pin device A push pin device comprises a pin having a tip and an outer member coupled to and extending at least partially around the pin. The tip of the pin is located inside of the outer member in a retracted position when the outer member is uncompressed. The tip of the pin ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6899502 | Self-filling fastener and method of making A fastener, such as a nail or staple, includes a fastener body having an impact surface and a plug of filler material joined to the impact surface. The plug of filler material fills the hole made by the fastener body when the fastener is driven into a workpiece. Man... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854945 | Drift pin cap and method of using same In combination, an elongated tool having a striking end and a tapered insertion end and a drift pin cap. The drift pin cap includes a cap body having an upper end, a lower end and at least one side wall extending between and connecting the upper end and the lower en... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6669425 | Self-threading fastener for connecting an article to a surface upon movement of the article towards the fastener A fastener that cuts into or self-threads into an article upon movement of the article towards the fastener and a method of securing the article via the fastener. The fastener includes a connecting member having a first end which is adapted to be secured ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634537 | Detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device A detachable insulation wire-pressing element of a stapling device is disclosed. The wire-pressing element has a wire-pressing section at the center of the element and the bottom face of the wire-pressing section is provided with a wire slot having an ope... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6435792 | Tacking strip sleeve An improved sleeve for insulating a tacking strip from materials applied to furniture products. The sleeve covers and encompasses the entire tacking strip with the exception of a central corridor through which tacks from the strip extend. The sleeve slide... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6334749 | Locking nail holder to be used with connector elements A connector having apertures to be used to secure different pieces of construction material in relation to each other is provided with structure to hold a nail thereto. This structure permits the nail to be brought into selective alignment with the apertu... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6305891 | Fastening device and a spacer, and a method of using the same A fastening device comprises a "U" shaped spacer wherein the recess of the "U" shape is captured by the upper cross bar of a staple when the staple is used to fasten a protective sheeting to an item to be stored or transported. The spacer has a flat botto... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305479 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 21/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6174119 | Connector with integral nail holder An improved connector with integrally attached fasteners is disclosed. In the embodiments described, the fasteners are nails and they are held in a sleeve. A flexible member attaches this sleeve to the body of the connector. In a first shipping or storage... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6155352 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 2 1/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6039125 | Wall tie reinforcement and method A helical wedge tie, anywhere from 21/2 inches to 4 inches in length, (which is approximately the width of a standard brick), can be utilized to wedgingly engage the mortar in a wall after a helical main tie has been passed all the way through the mortar ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5927570 | Coat hanger with garment holder A hanger for hanging on a rod and holding clothes thereon. The hanger has a pair of spaced vertical downwardly extension portions forming a garment holder. The extension portions are secured to the hanger by angled ends fixed into the bottom of the hanger... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5826391 | Concrete joint and method A formwork comprising a metal panel 11 having an upper portion 12, a lower portion 13 and a intermediate portion 14 displaced laterally out of the line of the panel 11, the portions 12 and 13 have spaced holes 15 through which reinforcing rods 16 project ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5819494 | Truss connector structure A truss connector utilizing a first relatively flexible plate which has a first side and an opposite second side. A plurality of teeth extend from the second side of the first relatively flexible plate and are capable of penetrating the truss, which may b... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5743693 | Double-ended nail driving system A new Double-Ended Nail Driving System for securing two boards together without scarring a surface of the boards by securing a conventional fastener into the surface of the boards. The inventive device includes a double-ended nail having a center flange, ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5718548 | Staple assembly A staple assembly 10 for use in a stapling tool (not shown) for fixing an elongate member such as a cable C onto a substrate such as a wooden beam. The staple assembly 10 comprises a staple 12 having a back 14 and legs 16 depending from opposite ends of t... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5709059 | Fastener for cementitious substrate A circular thin metal or thermoplastic disc stress plate has an annular stiffening rim and groove and a central opening. Three equilateral and symmetrically oriented elongated nail-like members depend from the plate at the rib and groove inclined in diver... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5613817 | Plastic tack strip with interlock A tack strip assembly for use in securing upholstery fabric to furniture or the like includes an elongate metal tack strip and an elongate protective vinyl or other suitable plastic sleeve which generally surrounds the tack strip. The tack strip has a bas... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5429300 | Key-lock spike A two-piece locking spike which includes a first shaft having a longitudinal groove extending from the top of the shaft approximately one third of the way down along one side to a tapered bottom. A second shaft is also provided which fits into said longit... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5393184 | Self retained stapled construction A self-retaining staple construction is provided having a retainer bridge from which extend a pair of spaced, sharp pointed staple legs which are capable of penetrating a structure. The staple is provided with opposed inwardly directed retainer projection... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5314160 | Wall hanger assembly A hanger assembly particularly useful for hanging objects on a masonry wall includes a body for receiving case hardened nails and having attached thereto by a frangible connection one end of a handle which can be broken away from the body after the nail h... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5090858 | Holding device for fixing objects to motor vehicles interior parts Considerable difficulties are encountered in fixing holding devices for objects to or into motor vehicle interior parts made from foamed material, such as e.g. mirrors to sun visors. It is therefore proposed to provide on the holding devices, sinking pins... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4955813 | Multi-pronged thumbtack A multi-pronged thumbtack which includes a head and a plurality of tines projecting from the head in the same direction to assure that paper impaled upon the tines will not be able to rotate around the axis of any one of the tines. In general, the head ha... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4852324 | Variable angle refractory anchor for connecting surfaces A refractory support device comprising two elongated members pivotally connected at one end and adapted to be attached to shaped connecting surfaces, and an insulated structure comprising connecting surfaces having the support devices attached thereto and... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4801064 | Cable mounting apparatus and method Interlocking means are provided on the front and rear surfaces of adjacent clips to restrain relative movement between adjacent clips in one direction and to permit relative guided movement between adjacent clips in another direction and wherein the restr... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795294 | Fixing device for brittle board such as plasterboard The fixing device comprises a body adapted to be secured directly onto a brittle wall or secured to the brittle wall with a member to be attached to the wall interposed therebetween. The body is formed with at least two guide holes passing therethrough fr... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4793335 | Bone implant for fixing artificial tendons or ligaments with application and extraction means The agraffe is composed of a deformable metal plate having two projections, each of which is provided with a threaded eyelet. In addition, anchored pins are threaded into the respective eyelets and can be selected from a set of pins having different lengt... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4723540 | Apparatus and method for exerting and maintaining a force between two bone members A bone staple includes a body and a pair of angled arms oppositely threaded into opposite ends of the body. The body has at least one generally flat periphery striking surface and a corresponding relatively sharp outward protrusion at an opposite side of ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4627777 | Attachment means An attachment means for mounting decorative borders consisting of at least two identical nail-like parts, each part having an elongated section, one end of which gradually narrows and the other end of which forms a member having two trapezoidal-shaped hea... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4610250 | Two-part surgical fastener for fascia wound approximation A two-art surgical fastener is provided for joining and approximating the edges of a wound in body tissue such as fascia tissue. The fastener, which can be made of an absorbable resinous material, has a fastener member and a retainer member. The fastener ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4582288 | Cable routing device with cooperating pin and bore This invention relates to a block member adapted to secure a cable or wire to a support surface. The block member has a pair of cylindroconical bores with each being adapted to receive a pointed pin therethrough. Each pin has a frustoconical end with an i... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4573469 | Two-piece tissue fastener with coinable leg staple and retaining receiver and method and instrument for applying same A fastener is provided to hold together separated portions of mammalian tissue and includes an open loop fastening member and a receiver adapted to receive the legs of the fastening member. The legs of the fastening member are then deformed to effect enga... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4312611 | Fastening element assembly with a spreading wedge A fastening element assembly consists of an anchoring bolt and a spreading wedge. After the assembly is inserted into a prepared borehole, by driving the spreading wedge inwardly relative to the anchoring bolt, the bolt is secured in the borehole. To ensu... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4278091 | Soft tissue retainer for use with bone implants, especially bone staples A novel combination of a bone implant, e.g. a bone staple, and a tissue retention element in sliding relation therewith is disclosed. The tissue retention element is provided with a multiplicity of teeth capable of piercing and holding in place adjacent s... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4265160 | Composite staple-type fastener having relatively movable locking portions Presented is a fastener device of the staple-type which includes depending legs for penetration of an article to be fastened, and overlapping relatively movable interlockable web portions which assist in preventing inadvertent withdrawal of the fastener.... | 05/05/1981 |