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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6901638 | Burglarproof retainer clip and method of manufacturing the retainer clip An antitheft retainer clip according to this invention is a retainer clip 1, with which slits 3 are provided in inserted parts 2 so as to form press-contacting parts 4 and auxiliary parts 5, and comprises the press-contacting parts... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6382343 | Power steering apparatus A power steering apparatus (10) includes a conduit (50) through which a flow of power steering fluid is conducted and a housing (22) having a chamber (25) which holds power steering fluid. A connector assembly (60) connects the conduit (50) with the housi... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5904221 | Toothed-rack power-assisted steering in particular for motor vehicles In a toothed-rack power-assisted steering, which is provided for motor vehicles in particular, a pinion (2) seated in a steering housing (1) is in engagement with a toothed rack (6). A servo motor (8) is disposed as a power assist, whose piston rod (10) i... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5713707 | U-nut and stand-off fastener An improved U-nut with the ability to be frictionally mounted to a panel by the frictional engagement of first and third legs with the panel. The third leg is resiliently connected to a second leg that is in turn connected to the first leg. A threaded bar... | 02/03/1998 |
| 4826375 | Variable diameter screw fastener Preferred embodiments (60, 70) of a fastener adapted to secure any selected one of a plurality of threaded members (S") are provided. Fastener (60) features substantially parallel spaced-apart flat plate members (2, 4) preferably folded from one piece to ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4787203 | Shock absorption and retention mechanism A safety system for protecting a ship and adjacent rocket motor rounds stored in the ship from a rocket motor inadvertently igniting includes a shock absorption and retention mechanism that is operative to catch and hold the igniter during inadvertent ign... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4714392 | Self-locking sheet-metal nut A self-locking sheet-metal nut having a generally flat leg with an embossed thread portion for receipt of a screw and a pair of locking tabs resiliently and integrally connected to one end of said leg that extend over and are spaced from the leg. The tabs... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4601247 | Resilient fastener clip and joint therefor A one-piece, resilient fastener clip especially useful for securing furniture shelving, and particularly metal shelving, to side supports via headed studs extending from the supports. The clip is preferably formed from spring steel and includes a pair of ... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4440535 | Sheet metal fastener A sheet metal fastener (100) preferably for self retention to a panel (112) having a slotted aperture (130) therethrough and for receipt of an externally threaded fastener (136) is provided. The fastener defines a first (114) and second (126) thread engag... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4143696 | Self-locking, self-retaining fastener An improved self-retaining fastener which allows non-rotational, longitudinal insertion of an externally threaded fastener and prevents non-rotational, longitudinal removal thereof. The improved fastener includes antirotation means adapted for frontal ins... | 03/13/1979 |