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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413367 | Combinational commodity engaging unit A combinational commodity engaging unit which can connect by engaging plates of a computer desk, a TV cabinet etc. in order to assemble the combinational commodity without using an auxiliary tool, the engaging unit includes at least: a fixing seat embedded in a firs... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7360746 | Asymmetric drive pin The present invention relates to a drive pin having a shank and a head asymmetrically disposed relatively to said shank. It also relates to a wall anchor assembly comprising a wall anchor adapted to be inserted in a wall for firmly maintaining the wall anchor assemb... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340808 | Dual stage vehicle interior trim fastener A fastener for retaining a trim panel to a vehicle frame member includes a shank having a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to be connected to the trim panel and the second end is adapted to be inserted into an opening provided in the frame member... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7295439 | Heat sink fastening assembly A fastening assembly is for securing a heat sink to a heat generating electronic device located on a printed circuit board. The fastening assembly includes a first element and a second element slidably received in the first element. The first element includes a pres... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273227 | Curtain-shield airbag clip and assemblies using the clip A clip for attaching a curtain-shield airbag to a body panel of a vehicle comprises a bushing and a pin. The bushing has a flange with a leg extending therefrom. A bore extends through the flange and into the leg for receiving the pin. Outer surfaces of the leg have... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7249922 | Jointing member for fixing panel members by one-touch operation A jointing member has a grommet and a pin. The grommet includes a flange portion and a leg portion capable of being opened, in which an insertion hole is formed from the center of the flange portion to the inner portion of the leg portion, and an engagement portion ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243401 | Clip A clip includes an insertion member whose cross-sectional shape is in a T-shape, having a head portion and a shaft portion connected downwardly from the head portion; a latch member in a V-shape disposed on an outer side of the shaft portion; and a hinge member conn... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237995 | Device for attaching a panel to a support A device, for attaching a panel to a support, incorporates a body with an elongated lower sector having a lower segment, an intermediate segment and an upper segment in which incuts are made to operatively engage and locate a retention bushing. The retention bushing... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7222398 | Clip A clip includes: a pin having a head and a shank; and a grommet having a collar and a leg. The leg of the grommet is divided into a plurality of expansion leg pieces by means of slits extending along an axial direction. The expansion leg pieces of the leg are expand... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222906 | Mounting structure for console A console is attached to brackets fixed to a floor panel of a vehicle. Each bracket has a pair of fitting holes. The console includes a console body having a rectangular bottom wall. An insertion hole is formed in each of the four corners of the bottom wall. Each in... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212168 | Quick-attach automotive antenna mounting assembly An attachment assembly, useful in quickly attaching an object to a panel, is provided with a base assembly having a shaft member extending therefrom and an expandable member having a plurality of fingers disposed on one side of the panel such that, during installati... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207758 | Fastening device, particularly for holding together a stack of at least two panels The invention relates to a fastening device for holding together a stack of at least two panels, comprising a female piece in the form of a clasp, and a male piece having a part in the form of a head, and a part in the form of shaft with a cross section in the form ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207759 | Fastener for panels or the like A fastener comprises a pin and a bushing having a hollow shank that is inserted into holes in a plurality of members being attached. A pin shank is inserted into the bushing shank to effect a widened-diameter coupling condition in which the diameter of the bushing s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198315 | Connector for automotive interior trim A connector for securing an interior trim assembly to a support of an automobile. The connector includes a connector body having a head portion formed at a proximal end of the connector body and a shank portion extending from the head portion toward a distal end of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188393 | Fastener device A fastener device for connecting a first component to a second component comprises a clip having a flange and a shank, and a retaining plate cooperable with the clip to embrace the first component between the flange and the retaining plate when the shank is passed t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182322 | Leaf spring insert and method for assembling a leaf spring An insert disposed between two cooperating leaf springs. The insert includes a body including a stem having a plurality of radially extending ribs inserted into an aperture in a first leaf spring. The body includes a face which slidably engages a second leaf spring.... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137753 | Attachment element An attachment element (1; 31; 51), includes at least one engagement member (7.1; 7.2; 38.1; 55) insertable in a mounting opening (3.1; 3.2; 53) of a hollow body (2.1; 2.2; 41.1; 54) in its first position and engaging holding projections (... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131806 | Grommet and anchoring structure An anchoring structure for components such as a ball-stud grommet includes a head and a plurality of retention legs defining lips in spaced, confronting relationship with a surface of the head. The legs are arranged in a circle and are provided in sufficient number ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105119 | Method of forming integrally molded clip A clip (8) comprises a bush (20) and a pin (10) adapted to be inserted into the bush, wherein the bush has a leg portion to be expanded in diameter so as to fasten a plurality of members together when the pin is pushed into the bush. The pin inc... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7083370 | Fastening devices A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081126 | Self-locking suture anchor A tissue anchor having a length of filament held so that an applied force greater than a threshold force will cause the filament to move longitudinally, while an applied force less than the threshold force will not move the filament, and methods of attaching soft, t... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077613 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing using helical features A pin with threads that extend along a portion of a stem of the pin interact with framing members as the pin is driven through the framing members. The interaction of the threads with the framing members cause the pin to rotate as the threads pass through the framin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7037324 | Knotless tissue anchor A radially expandable knotless tissue anchor including an expandable outer member defining a bore and an inner member slidably positioned within the bore. Relative longitudinal movement of the inner member relative to the expandable member causes a portion of the ex... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036875 | Method for attaching undercover onto underside of car floor panel An apparatus and method for attaching an undercover to the underside of a car body floor panel having a plurality of studs, comprises tubular fasteners that are inserted into respective mounting holes of the undercover with diametral clearance and that are engaged w... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033121 | Water-tight grommet A substantially watertight grommet having a sealing mechanism that can simultaneously form a watertight seal between the grommet and a pin received therein and between the grommet and a panel within which the grommet is received is herein described. In a preferred e... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018152 | Clip A clip includes a grommet, a pin, and a thin connection portion integrally connecting the grommet and the pin. The grommet includes a pair of expandable leg pieces and has a V-shape. The pin can relatively move inside the grommet. A through hole for guiding a top po... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001128 | Two part interlocking fastener for attaching panels to a vehicle A fastener assembly has a two part fastener and a pin. The two part fastener interlocks with each other for mounting on a vehicle and sandwiching at least two panels therebetween. The two part fastener has an aperture extending therethrough. The pin interlocks with ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994504 | Two part slide fastener A two part fastener (10) for clamping together first and second members (20, 22) that have an opening (40), comprises a base (12) having legs (80, 90) resiliently biased outwardly away from each other and insertable through the ope... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984096 | Device for connecting a support, especially a body part of a motor vehicle, with a panel element, especially a door or wall paneling A device for connecting a support, with a panel element is provided including a connecting element (1) with an upper part (3) that can be fastened to the panel element, lower part (4) that can be linked with the support and a neck-shaped interme... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979162 | Plastic clip for connecting a panel to a body A pin-and-bushing clip connects a panel member to a body while providing a water-tight seal between the panel member and the body and between a pin head and a bushing flange. Appropriate and limited pressing force is applied to seal members even when a strong pressi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6955514 | Connector with male part for final fixing A connector for fastening a member having an attaching hole includes a female part and a male part. The female part has a head portion, a leg portion, an inner space formed in the leg portion side and opened at the head portion, and an engaging projection formed on ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6935811 | Frictional mining bolt A system for mine roof reinforcement includes a bearing plate and a tubular member with an inner surface, an outer surface, first and second free ends, and an enlarged portion disposed proximate one of the free ends. The system also includes a projectile and an inse... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932552 | Preloadable retainer A fastener comprises an anchor and a central pin. The anchor has a top plate to which a central leg is connected. At the free end of the central leg are two anchor arms that extend up and outward from the free end, forming an arrowhead shape. Each anchor arm has an ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910840 | Fastener A fastener comprises an anchor and a central pin. The anchor has a top plate to which a central leg is connected. At the free end of the central leg are two anchor arms that extend up and outward from the free end, forming an arrowhead shape. The anchor arms are fle... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905296 | Peel-type blind rivet A peel type blind rivet for securement in an aperture of one or more workpieces, the rivet having a tubular shell a flange abutting one side of the workpieces, together with a mandrel with a stem extending through the shell and forming an enlarged head adjacent to t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6726417 | Clip The clip 1 comprises a hollow bushing 6 with a flange 10 and a shank 11, and a pin 5 with a shank 9 inserted into the bushing 6. The pin shank 9 is inserted into the bushing shank 11 to enlarge the bushi... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6685407 | Connecting element comprising two members The invention relates to a connecting element between a support, in particular part of a motor vehicle body and a bearing part which is to be fixed onto said support. The connecting element comprises an outer part (1) which can be connected to the bearing... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6676348 | Expansion anchor which can be fixed to a panel-type building material The invention relates to an expansible anchor (10) for fastening to a panel-shaped building material, having an anchor sleeve (12) with forwardly projecting expansion tongues (18) that can be spread open by drawing in an expander body (24) having an expan... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6652206 | Self-locking rivet fastener A rivet-type fastener is disclosed, suitable for panel fasteners and other applications in which retention in a hole is required. The act of inserting the fastener expands fastener arms to secure the fastener in the hole, and positions locking protrusions... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616479 | Retention device for separable connection A retention device (1) for separable connection of the present invention includes a first member (10) and a second member (12) engageable with each other. The first member includes a base portion (14) and at least two elastic latches (16) extending from t... | 09/09/2003 |
