Pet Toilet-Like Water Disk and Food Storage
One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7101163 | Process and apparatus for the continuous production of slabstock foam Slabstock foam free of cavities can be produced without any restriction, i.e. also from rapidly reacting chemical systems, by introducing the liquid reaction mixture from underneath, in front of, and/or through an optionally swivellable floor plate, wherein the floo... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048463 | Bolt element comprising a shaft part and a spherical head, assembly component and method for producing a bolt element Bolt element (10) having a shaft part (12) which is designed at a first end (14) for a rivet connection (16) to a panel element (18), in particular to a sheet metal part, is characterized in that the shaft part (12) has a sp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6146075 | Coating of holes on hypersonic vehicles A method and apparatus for applying a coating composition to a surface on at least one panel member using a fastener having the composition on its exterior. The fastener, which has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion, is fitted within the panel mem... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6042316 | Chamfered end headed rivet The invention relates to a rivet for joining surface treated objects. The rivet is designed for decreasing the stress and damage that may occur on the surface treated object or frame during the riveting process. The rivet includes a shaft and a head inclu... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5868356 | Fastener system using biangular countersink geometry A biangular countersink in a skin panel to be joined to an underlying support member includes a frustoconical base portion defining a large included angle and an extremely shallow outer portion cut at a very small acute included angle. Fasteners usable wi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5680690 | Coated rivet and deformation thereof The method of connecting two workpiece sheets using a rivet, one sheet have a bore, and a counterbore which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between a side of the one sheet and the bore, and toward the bore that includes providing a metallic rivet h... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5671521 | Rivet clamp-up deformation The method of clamping together two workpiece sheets using a rivet, one sheet having a bore, and a counterbore, which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between a side of the one sheet and the bore, and toward the bore, and that includes providing a m... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5580202 | Crowned solid rivet A rivet which has a flat crown that extends from the head of a rivet. The rivet is typically installed into a workpiece hole which has a countersink. The head has a frusto-conical section that extends from a rivet shank and a cylindrical section that exte... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5361483 | Composite fasteners and method for fastening structural components therewith A composite fastener, preferably in the form of a rivet, which comprises a shank having a first head integrally formed on one end thereof, the shank and head formed of a high temperature thermoplastic matrix material selected from the group consisting of ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5332349 | Flush rivet with compound radius domed head A flush rivet is configured for joining first and second overlapping structural members together, wherein the structural members define a bore comprising a cylindrical main bore, a cylindrical counterbore and a frustoconical intermediate bore between the ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5273386 | Expandable head rivet An expandable head rivet for sealing applications and the like having improved inspectability after setting. The rivet has an axially extending shank, a first substantially cylindrical section and a second tapered section between the first section and the... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5129771 | Precision ring dome-headed rivet A workpiece having a bore, and a counterbore which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between a side of the workpiece and the bore, and toward the bore, a metallic rivet having an axially extending shank received in the workpiece bore and defining an ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5082411 | Fastening means such as a rivet, assembly process and assembly obtained The invention relates to a fastener member for the production of assemblies, in particular a rivet. This fastener means includes a shank (1) and a head (2) intended to be deformed by flattening during installation. On its front face, this head has an annu... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5026234 | Expandable head rivet An expandable head rivet for sealing applications and the like having improved inspectability after setting. The rivet has an axially extending shank, a first substantially cylindrical section and a second tapered section between the first section and the... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5015136 | Rivet joint and method of manufacture A rivet for pivotally interconnecting first and second superposed links each having an opening therethrough, including a first head having a link engaging surface and an outer concave surface, and a shank having first and second portions with a shoulder t... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4749323 | Hole expanding rivet with a shaded tail The invention is a tapered tail rivet for joining two or more structural elements together which, during driving, provides a controlled expansion of the hole and, after driving, leaves residul hoop compression stresses around the hole. The tapered tail ri... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4681499 | Controlled expansion protruding-head rivet design and method of installing same The invention is a protruding-head rivet for joining two or more structural elements together which, when driven, using all standard driving tools, provide a controlled expansion of the hole. The protruding-head rivet 10 has a shank 12 having a nominal di... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4630463 | Rivet driving die and method A die particularly adapted to drive a rivet, where the head of the rivet has a relatively steep circumferential side surface. The die engages the rivet head in a manner that initially the middle portion of the die driving surface exerts substantial force ... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4324518 | Dish compensating flush head fastener A two piece flush type fastener is provided with an improved head structure which includes a raised dish compensating portion on the outer end thereof the height of which is proportioned relative to anticipated peak installation loads, nominal pin diamete... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4159666 | Expanding head riveting method and system In combination with a workpiece having a bore, a first counterbore, and a second counterbore which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between the first counterbore and the bore and toward the bore, (a) a rivet having an axially extending shank received in ... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4126076 | Rivet fastener system A metal rivet, a two-piece rivet assembly, and a joint including the assembly. The metal rivet includes a preformed head at one end of a solid shank. At the other end there is a tubular upsettable portion which is circularly cylindrical with a recess whic... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4086839 | Dome headed rivet, and workpiece assembly A rivet with a forward shank and a tapered head has a dome protruding axially in a rearward direction. The dome is ring shaped, extends about the rivet axis, and is in substantial axial alignment with the shank outer surface. Flattening of the dome substa... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4051592 | Expanding head riveting method In combination with a workpiece having a bore, a first counterbore, and a second counterbore which is frusto-conical and tapers forwardly between the first counterbore and the bore and toward the bore, A. a rivet having an axially extending shank received in t... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4004484 | Crowned flush head rivet A rivet for joining a plurality of structural members having a cylindrical shank and a head with a conical undersurface, flared uniformly outwardly from the shank, an upper surface that is generally similar to the minor portion of a filled torus, sliced n... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4000680 | Expanding head riveting method and system In combination with a workpiece having a bore, a first counterbore, and a second counterbore which is frustoconical and tapers forwardly between the first counterbore and the bore and toward the bore, A. a rivet having an axially extending shank received in th... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3995406 | Rivet fastener system A metal rivet, a two-piece rivet assembly, and a joint including the assembly. The metal rivet includes a preformed head at one end of a solid shank. At the other end there is a tubular upsettable portion which is circularly cylindrical with a recess whic... | 12/07/1976 |