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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140156 | System for installation of decking tiles Materials for use in installing a deck include a plurality of decking tiles, each of the tiles having an outside corner angle with a hole at a predetermined location with respect to the corner and a plurality of decking tile connectors. Each of the connectors includ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104741 | Fastening means and process for its manufacture The present invention is directed to a fastener device that includes a base portion. At least one shank is coupled to the base portion. The at least one shank includes an end configured to be driven into a material. The at least one shank also includes a weakened sh... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6895720 | High strength composite wall connectors having tapered or pointed ends Connectors configured for providing composite wall structures with high composite action. In one embodiment, the connectors comprise a body having two spaced-apart sidewalls and a web portion extending therebetween, having a thickness that is less than the diameter ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6708461 | Pinch clamp A pinch clamp for clamping or drawing together building materials is disclosed having an elongated connecting bar having first and second ends, and first and second pyramidal prongs. Each prong has a triangular base, a distal tip, an inner flat tapered side and two ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6126372 | Article-fixing device and method for removing the article-fixing device According to the present invention, it is possible to produce an article-fixing device at low cost and in large quantity and also to drive a pin unit in accurate and assured manner, and to firmly mount an object to be fixed. The article-fixing device comp... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6112491 | Insulating connector rods and methods for their manufacture Methods for manufacturing highly insulating connector rods and highly insulating composite wall structures using such connector rods. The connector rods are highly insulating and are injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113332 | Multi-purpose fastening system An extractable fastener system is disclosed using a staple configured to secure various pliant, planar and three-dimensional materials to a substrate, which staple has a retention base including a retention arch for positioning and securing three-dimensio... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5865586 | Removable log coupling device An apparatus for securing one log to another during a log machining process. The apparatus has a main body which is shaped in the form of an essentially flat disk. Each side of the disk has at least two protrusions or prongs which are oriented perpendicul... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5809723 | Multi-prong connectors used in making highly insulated composite wall structures Multi-pronged insulating connectors used in manufacturing insulative composite wall structures. At least a substantial portion of the connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. One or more pro... | 09/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5393186 | Staple with parallel legs and two parallel cross pieces therebetween A staple with parallel legs and two parallel cross pieces therebetween comprising a pair of parallel legs, the legs being formed with upper ends and lower ends, the lower edges being bevelled to facilitate movement into the surface to which the staple is ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4588152 | Stucco wall fastener A wire clamping clip for mounting on a stucco wall is constructed as a block member having a workpiece engaging surface and an exposed top surface. A recess is formed in the workpiece engaging surface for receiving a wire. A throughbore is formed in the b... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4337287 | Corrugated toothed web strip with penetration stoppers for construction elements A web strip with penetration stoppers are placed transversely along one or both longitudinal edges. The stoppers are designed to abut the flange surface when the strip has been pressed into the desired depth to inhibit further penetration.... | 06/29/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4129059 | Staple-type fastener A staple-type fastener includes a separate receiving member that is wider than the diameter of the staple prongs. In use, the prongs are inserted through sheets of material to be fastened together and then into the receiving member, which may be fitted wi... | 12/12/1978 |
