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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7736111 | Device for holding screw-like means in position This device for holding screw-like means (1) in position in a through-hole (2) in a first part (3) for clamping the first part to a second part is characterized in that it comprises a one-piece tongue (4) comprising a central portion prov... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7399151 | Low insertion effort fastener with offset for wing A resilient clip is disclosed for engaging a structure having a body with a pair of extending body portions and an elastic flange. The flange has an engagement surface and an engagement member, which engages the mounting structure. The elastic flange also has a base... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7344346 | Fast fasten and loose resistant bolt and nut structure A bolt and nut structure has a bolt nail, a nut nail and an elastic tube. The elastic tube has several outward plates, several convex blocks, a convex edge, and an elastic gap. The edge of the elastic tube has a ring hook. Inward plates on an inner side of the elast... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7207762 | Push-on screw-off attachment device An attachment device for attaching a substrate to a support structure includes a housing having a space defined by facing wall portions. The space captures a rotatable push nut with flexible teeth. The housing is attached to the substrate using a flange positioned o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204668 | Panel fastener with spring retaining ring A fastener assembly having a bolt having a shaft and a nose portion at its terminal end. A ring is mounted on the bolt. The ring is an elongated piece of resilient material curving from a first end about the bolt shaft, then curving back around to a second end adjac... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7004702 | System for connecting elements A fastener system for connecting and releasing two elements. The system comprises a rod-shaped product with a male part and a female part, in which the male part is sized to be receivable in the female part. Either the male or female part is provided with a screw th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997662 | Attachment clip and attachment structure using same An attachment clip 10 is provided to attach a heat shielding plate 4 to an under-panel 2. The under-panel 2 has a bolt 5 projecting from a floor tunnel 2a. The heat shielding plate 4 has a bolt hole 4... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6786557 | Protective wear sleeve having tapered lock and retainer A cutting tool assembly including a protective wear sleeve that is fixed in the cavity of a bit holder by a tapered wedge portion that is compressed in a correspondingly tapered portion of the bit holder cavity and an accompanying retainer both combine affix the wea... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6688826 | Captive fastener system and retention member A captive fastener system having a fastener and a retention member is provided. The retention member includes a cylindrical body having a flange at one end thereof. Work piece retention members project outwardly of the body for securing the retention memb... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6619898 | Fastener/deflectable retaining ring assembly A fastener assembly having an elongated shaft with an exterior surface defining a plurality of open-ended longitudinaily-extending splines on one end of the shaft and a second plurality of longitudinally-oriented closed-ended spline circumferentially spac... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6612796 | Push-in fastener assembly with interfering element The fastener includes a post element, a blind aperture assembly with a blind aperture into which the post element is inserted, and a rigid fastening member. The rigid fastening member includes a lower helical edge with an inwardly extending lip which thre... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6449157 | IC package assembly with retention mechanism A retention mechanism (6, 6') for an LGA package assembly (1, 1') consists of a spring clip (60, 60') and a lever (62, 62') both attached to a heat sink (5, 5'). The spring clip has a biasing strip (612, 612') and a pair of opposite engaging legs (610, 61... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6361261 | Fastener assembly with interference element The fastener includes a post element, a blind aperture pivot assembly with a blind aperture into which the post element is inserted, and a rigid fastening member. The rigid fastening member secures around the post. The inclined rotationally symmetric wall... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6308483 | Roofing fastener assembly The present invention is a roofing fastener assembly. The assembly includes a fastener, a barbed washer, and a screw. The screw projects through the fastener and exits the free end of the fastener. Upon installation of the screw and fastener, the barbs of... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6006628 | Apparatus for attaching a vehicle steering wheel An apparatus includes a vehicle steering wheel (10) for attachment to a vehicle steering column (12). The steering wheel (10) is rotatable and has a hub (130) for non-rotatable attachment to an end (162) of the steering column (12) so that the steering co... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5833422 | Push nut A push nut formed of an annular rim and an elastic prong member having a fragile portion capable of being easily bent with a pushing force can be easily engaged with a rod-shaped article such as a shaft, consequently to firmly secure the rod-shaped articl... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5803692 | Pushnut for use in conjunction with a cylindrical shaft having a pair of opposed flat surfaces A pushnut fastener for use in conjunction with a cylindrical shaft having a pair of opposed flat surfaces extending therealong. The pushnut has an opening that complements the shape of the shaft and includes arcuate blades that are, in assembly, biased in... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794394 | Anchor bolt centering device A flat plate is used to cover a mounting hole in a masonry wall face and is held in place by a set of wire hooks. The hooks are able to slide into holes in the plate and catch onto the interior surface of the wall in order to hold a clearance hole in the ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5422789 | Printed circuit board component mounting device A sheet metal device for mounting a component on a circuit board is formed by stamping to defining a head portion and a base portion. The head portion is formed for insertion into a slot in a component such as a heat sink and the base portion is formed fo... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5285551 | Assist strap An assist strap is made of a flexible exoskeleton of a tubular shape which overlies a high density foam core to provide a strong yet cushioned strap. Opposite ends of the strap are held by clamps which in turn are secured to a vehicle for attaching the st... | 02/15/1994 |
| 4925350 | Screw anchor A screw anchoring device for aperture sealing attachment with an apertured panel to confine insulating material foamed in place between the panel and an attached spaced wall or other structure. The device includes a plate member having corners and a gener... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4810144 | Tube connector A tube connector comprising a first member and a second member, each member being made from a sheet metal stamping. Each member includes an annular portion, a tubular barrel, and plural legs. The tubular barrel extends from an inner periphery of the annul... | 03/07/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4801230 | Retainer for a fastener A retainer includes a cylindrical sleeve projecting downwardly into a hole in a plate with a flange at the lower end of the sleeve engaging the underside of the plate. Resilient fingers struck out from the sleeve engage the top of the plate to cooperate w... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4776740 | Stud fastener A push-on type fastener (40) is provided for securing a cylindrical member such as a stud shank to an object. Fastener (40) includes generally axially aligned entrance opening (4) and exit aperture (6) surrounded by a resilient hollow projection (2) havin... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773804 | Self-securing lock bolt A lock bolt is disclosed for introduction into a through hole in a structural component. The lock bolt generally is a one piece tubular bolt member having a shank with two sections joined at a first end by a bridge and with a resilient locking member inte... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4699335 | Aircraft window clamping device An aircraft window clamping ring is used to hold an optical sensor window against an aircraft wall. The ring has a plurality of cantilevers having upper contacts that bear directly down on the window. Because of the flexibility in the vertical direction, ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4684305 | Fastening clip device A fastening clip device forming a nut in the form of a resiliently deformable U section adapted to be fitted by its legs onto the edge of a panel, and having a member interposed between the legs so as to hold them positively apart prior to their fitting o... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4666355 | Top grip lock nut assembly A pair of legs depending from the ring of a lock nut carrier pass through oppositely disposed arcuate slits in a spring clip and cleave to the lock nut so that the spring clip will support the nut within a metal channel framing member. The carrier and nut... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4597702 | Clip for insulation hanger A panel hanger assembly for attaching soft panels of insulation material to a structural surface, such as the metal wall of a furnace, the hanger assembly including an elongated stud member having one end for welding to the furnace wall and being pointed ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4587705 | Method of joining a molded first part to a mating part carrying a first thread member A method is disclosed for joining a molded part to a mating part by use of a self-retained, press-in-place nut that accepts transverse loading. The loaded part is defined to have ribs, each presenting pairs of planar locking surfaces and a side shoulder f... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4576535 | Nonresiliently deformable fastener A one-piece sheet metal fastener (10) for joining two or more panels (14, 16) having a combined axial thickness (18) within a given range and aligned apertures (22, 24) of a given diameter (24) is provided. The fastener comprises two sidewall portions (28... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4397067 | Safety earnut An earnut for use in securing earrings of the type worn on pierced ears is provided with a safety shield for preventing any earring post portion at the posterior side of the wearer's earlobe from coming into contact with the head and neck surfaces adjacen... | 08/09/1983 |
| 4396328 | Coupling pin A coupling pin for agricultural implement hitches and other mechanical couplings includes an elongated generally cylindrical body portion and a ring-like retainer portion integrally formed with the body portion. The coupling pin is formed from spring stee... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4363581 | Sheet metal threaded article A thin sheet of metal is drawn in progressive steps to form a hollow body having a closed end tubular portion integrally connected to an outwardly projecting cup-shaped flange portion. A section of the tubular portion is crimped inwardly against a threade... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4311422 | Screw retainer A screw retainer comprises a substantially flat clip having a central resilient tang engaged by a screw for preventing withdrawal of the screw from an opening. Engagement of the screw with the tang also causes a reversely curved porton of the tang to enga... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4139975 | Universal retainer assembly A retainer assembly for securing insulation material or similar material in mounted position against or alongside of a wall surface or the like. The retainer assembly includes a longitudinally extending extension or stud having a retaining washer longitud... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4036389 | Retainer clip and synthetic resin box combination A spring fastener of generally V-shaped configuration and including a first, substantially monoplanar leg joined to a second substantially monoplanar leg through a bend portion defining an acute angle of from about 43° to about 48°. The second leg defin... | 07/19/1977 |
