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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931707 | Zipper assist device A device is designed to facilitate operation of a separable slide fastener having a pair of stringers, respectively carrying first and second rows of interlocking elements, the rows respectively terminating at a stop member and a lug, the fastener including at least... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6199917 | Twist pin A twist pin for securing an outer cylindrical sleeve to an inner member concentrically received within the sleeve. The twist pin includes a first leg terminating at a first end and defining a longitudinal leg axis. A second leg extends downwardly from the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6135693 | Bow tie locking cotter A cotter formed from a single piece of wire including a free end, first and second gripping portions, a helical section and a locking leg. The cotter may be installed on a pin having an opening by grasping either, oppositely disposed gripping portion. The... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5947669 | Mounting system with a fastening stud and a mounting part applied thereto The invention relates to a mounting system with a fastening stud and a mounting part which can be applied to the fastening stud and has a receiving space for receiving the fastening stud, wherein the internal surface of the receiving space and the externa... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5899647 | Securing component and method of anchoring it An attachment member (31) includes a tubular metallic shank (2) with an axial through-bore (3) and a slot (8) formed in the jacket of the shank (2) and extending along the entire length of the shank (2), and load application means (14) at the trailing, in... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5683216 | Spring latching mechanisms for preventing relative movement of assembled components Spring latching mechanisms for preventing relative rotation or relative displacement of assembled components during operation of a nuclear reactor. The first type of mechanism prevents rotation of a threaded fastener which fastens a first component to a s... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5662446 | Easy lock safety spring cotter pin A twist lock insertion and twist release extraction type spring cotter pin having one primary straight end extremity to be inserted through an aperture in a structural element and its opposite adjacent free end extremity consisting of a series of arcuate ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5458449 | Reusable cotter pin and its method of use A method to attach a cotter pin to a receptor at its through hole includes using a flat slider key whose aperture has surface zones against which the pin's legs bias into a conforming slidable fit. The key is initially remote from the legs' free ends and ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5334095 | Rotary coupler with shaft misalignment and overtravel tolerance A mechanical rotary coupler for first and second coral shafts having slotted ends proximate one another, the coupler being formed of an elongated blade of resilient material longitudinally slit and folded on itself transverse to the slit to provide first ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5324152 | Lockable spring clip II A lightweight, easy to fashion, easy to use, lockable spring clip to hold or retain any pin, hinge or body with drilled holes regardless of the location of the holes or shape of the body. Of one piece construction, utilizing a two stage locking procedure,... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5217338 | Twist type locking pin A twist type locking pin formed from a single piece of wirelike stock having a U-shaped bend forming two sides, one side being bent to form an arcuate loop which terminates short of the other side and is bent at an angle to cross over the other side, the ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5035559 | Anchoring device An anchoring device having a head and a shank integral with the head and adapted to be forcibly driven into a hole having a cylindrical wall defined within a body of concrete, masonry, or like material. The shank has a spring temper and has a proximal por... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4922587 | Fastener construction A fastener for entering holes in two adjacent bodies to hold them together and to be completely concealed therein including a flexible resilient tubular body having at least one locating tab centrally located thereon for determining the extent to which sp... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4826358 | Device for anchoring in and/or reinforcing hard materials A device for anchoring in and/or reinforcing hard materials, such as stone, concrete and the like, is described. The device consists of a continuous body, made in one piece, designed for insertion axially into a mounting hole in said materials and which h... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823487 | Resilient flex pin apparatus for excavating tooth point and adapter assemblies A flex pin includes an elongated rigid locking member having an elongated lateral recess formed therein. An elongated rigid wedge member is intersecured to the locking member by means of a spaced series of elastomeric segments positioned in the recess, an... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4806064 | Compensating roll pin for heat sink mounting Disclosed is a compensating roll pin securing a heat sink to a circuit board. The roll pin comprises a deformable body of resilient material, such as annealed spring steel, formed into a generally cylindrical body having first and second end portions sepa... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4795353 | Locking clip A one-piece, stamped and formed C-section locking clip for insertion into aligned holes (H1 and H2) in a superposed metal plate (P) and circuit board (CB) to secure them together for soldering the clip to the plate (P) and to a ground plane (G) on the boa... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4795288 | Yoke member connecting device in windshield wiper A device for connecting pivotally two yoke members of a windshield wiper. Each yoke member has a cross-section including two generally vertical side walls and a top wall connecting the upper ends of the side walls, and the yoke members are overlappingly d... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4699553 | Cotter ring locking device A releasable locking device for mounting in the bore of a shaft or the like for retaining an element thereon. The releasable locking device is in the form of a cotter ring comprising a one piece rod formed of flexible material and having a leading portion... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4680839 | Link chain, especially a tentering chain The links (1) of a chain such as a tentering chain are respectively connected to each other by pins (6). In order to secure the pin against rotating and against axial shifting, an end of the pin (6) protruding beyond an outer surface of a lug (2) of the c... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4298299 | Hairpin cotter key A hairpin style cotter key of wire-like stock having a pair of cooperable legs, utilizing the resilient means provided by said stock to create safe, reliable, and quick clamping means to various structural components to be held in place by the combination... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4260294 | Friction rock stabilizer and method for inserting thereof in an earth structure bore The stabilizer, according to a preferred embodiment thereof, comprises a generally tubular body which is axially slit, according to the prior art. According to the invention, the surfaces of the body immediately adjacent to the slit have ribs formed there... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4232764 | Apparatus for mounting elongated rod-like member For mounting a pin on a supporting member, an axial bore is formed at one end of the pin having a stopper edge, while the supporting member has a throughhole through which the pin is inserted. A radial throughhole is formed in the pin at a position spaced... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4086014 | Quick locking and unlocking connector A tubular body in which is inserted an operating and locking member formed by a resilient metal wire having a pull ring and two legs extending therefrom. The legs end each with a lock catch extending towards the outside which is radially movable alternati... | 04/25/1978 |
