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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100619 | Corner-cut corrugated fastener A corner-cut corrugated fastener in accordance with the principles of the invention includes one or more features to facilitate fastening corner joints. The corrugated fastener includes a corrugated body member having a leading edge and a trailing edge opposite the ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7320157 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318256 | Resilient clip fastener A resilient clip with a plurality of twisted wings for engaging a first structure. The twisted wings provide the clip with a low ratio of insertion force to pull-out force, rendering the clip relatively easy to install yet difficult to pull out. In one embodiment, t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7187097 | Pump actuation motor A rotor is provided so that a rotor-side end part of a rotation shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing accommodated in a bearing accommodating part provided in a bottom part of a yoke in such a way as to project to a rotor side, and a part of an armature winding ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7097405 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with staggered teeth nails A piercing nail with a spring member that deforms as the nail penetrates through framing members engages with a bottom surface to framing members together. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098564 | Work piece A work piece according to the invention has caulking tabs that are connected to each other by means of a bridge piece. As a result, the caulking tabs are lengthened, thus permitting better control of the caulking process because the caulking tabs overlap a component... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090077 | Magazine strip A magazine strip (2) for fastening elements (14) includes a strip-shaped support strap (4), a plurality of uniformly spaced from each other, transporting recesses (8) for a stepwise displacement of the magazine strip (2) in a magaz... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7033122 | Fastener having improved penetration capability A metal piercing fastener having an elongated flat body having first and second surfaces with a heat at one end and a piercing point at the other. The thickness dimension of the flat body is greater proximate the head proximate the point. The first and second surfac... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6989186 | Upholstery fabric tack strips An upholstery tack strip includes a metal ribbon and a thermoplastic sleeve covering at least a portion of the ribbon. The sleeve includes at least one, and possibly a pair of, lengthwise removed strip section(s) so as to expose a corresponding lengthwise surface of... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6905299 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with a harpoon nail 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... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6866458 | Drywall fastener with improved driving head A fastener for securing a drywall work piece to a metal substrate. The fastener includes an elongated flat body carrying a securing member and having a driving head disposed at a substantially right angle to the elongated flat body. The driving head defines a bore t... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6719512 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with 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... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6659700 | Metal piercing fastener A metal piercing fastener for securing a light gauge sheet metal layer to metal/non-metal substrate layer(s) includes an elongated metal body having a crown at one end a sharpened and hardened tip at the other end defining a rigid metal penetrating region... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6406241 | Push-pin having a curved neck The push-pins of the present invention are defined by at least one pin section and an integral, at least partially corrugated finger grasping section, and are formed from a single piece of rigid material. Methods for the production of such push-pins inclu... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6286570 | Adjustable anti-splitting device The anti-splitting device of the present invention has a central-web portion and a pair of end web portions, which are joined adjacent to their midpoints to opposite ends of the central web portion to provide the device with generally I-shaped cross-secti... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6266244 | Mounting method and apparatus for electrical components A heat sink is formed from a base component and a clamping component. The base component and clamping component include a locking groove and a tab for insertion into the locking groove. The clamping component includes at least one clamping leg. The base c... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5971688 | Fastener for laminate flooring A cost-effective fastener of the driven type used in strip nail or magazine fed nailing machines with specific useful features for securing laminate flooring. Generally, the fastener has a thickness of between about 0.035 inch and 0.050 inch. The fastener... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5927922 | Tack, hammer tacker therefor, and method A tack for holding soft thin membrane-like materials such as roof shingles, roofing felt, or house wrap is produced in collated strips from a stock of band sheet metal. Each tack has a head and a shank lanced out of the head and bent out to leave behind a... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5779415 | Sleeve for guiding, deflecting and holding a nail and process for producing this sleeve A sleeve (1) for guiding, deflecting and holding nail (2), having a sleeve body (3), a deflection opening (4) in sleeve body (3) and a guide (5) which extends into the deflection opening (4), and a process for producing such a sleeve (1). To simplify the ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5439308 | Connector A device for connecting separate material pieces which are disposed in abutting relationship to each other and which includes a thin planar body having side portions adapted to respectively extend into open-ended slots provided on each of the abutting sur... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5333979 | Laminar joining staple Laminar joining staple formed of a rectangular metallic plate having a cutting edge along one side and at least two ridges arranged symmetrically with respect to the centerline plane of the plate, in which the two ridges include portions which diverge, wi... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5261760 | Precast curb section An improved curb section of precast concrete subdivided into modules by transverse grooves which give the appearance of shorter blocks and provide for fracturing the curb section at those locations. Each module of the curb section has a rearward T-shaped ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5244328 | Anti-splitting device A generally I-shaped, plastic anti-splitting device is provided with projections serving to removably attach the device to a driver, such as a manually operated hammer.... | 09/14/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4982967 | Dartboards A dartboard has bed-defining members which are held in position by prongs made from sheet material. The prongs may be formed into a U-shape and be adapted to straddle a bed-defining member or they may be made in one piece with a bed-defining member.... | 01/08/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4865502 | Fastening means and method for the use of porous materials A fastener for use in porous granular or other easily penetratable material includes as a first element a guide element in the form of a flat plate having opposite faces and at least one guide slot which is open along the opposite faces of the plate and w... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4844651 | Fastening clip A fastening clip for use in wooden deck construction and the like comprises a rectangular strip of galvanized steel having a stamped-out central portion forming a perpendicular shank terminating in a parallel arrowhead-like end for piercing the edge of a ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4718804 | Metallic lamella fastener for wood A fastener for wood comprising a metallic lamella having a length which is substantially parallel to the direction the fastener is driven into the wood, and having a protuberance on the back of the lamella which protuberance extends, at the most, across t... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4693657 | Automotive panel bracket An automotive panel bracket 10 is formed from a strip having a central fold line 22 forming a double-walled stand-off 15 between a pair of base portions 11 and 12 interconnected with an automotive panel 20. A pair of confronting semi-cylindrical grooves 1... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4644721 | Grille fastener system and method of using the same The present invention is a fastener system and method of using a fastener for removably securing bar grilles in window and door frames. A fastener having a tip or point at one end is inserted between a glass and a frame. The fastener has a pair of fins ex... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4641471 | Fastener for securing roofing material to cementitious roof decks A sheet metal nail of the type for securing built-up roofing membranes used to waterproof cementitious roof decks has a head and a hollow shank portion integral therewith and designed to resist withdrawal of the nail from the deck in a conventional manner... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4641472 | Fastener for securing roofing material to cementitious roof decks having removable tab A fastener for securing built-up roofing membranes used to waterproof cementitious roof decks combines the conventional nail used for this purpose having a head and a shank portion designed to resist withdrawal of the fastener from the deck, with a non-in... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4636107 | Reformed in place resilient retention springs Secure and rapid assembly of magnets or other articles in tubular or other-shaped housings is achieved with bow type compression retainers which are made from reformable spring metal, and are initially formed shorter and higher than their ultimate working... | 01/13/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4514126 | Corrugated staple An improved corrugated staple or fastener for joining together wood members such as wood chords to form a joist-like wood beam. The staple, which is made of sheet metal, has corrugations oriented at three different angles relative to a reference line such... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4486999 | Check resisting and reinforcing insert for wood pole ends An open ended tubular body member has a continuous defining side wall formed of rigid sheet material of high tensile strength. This body member is arranged to be driven into the end of a wood pole longitudinally with the grain. The side wall is contoured ... | 12/11/1984 |
