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Class 411/525 - Having plural longitudinal slits


Subclass of Class 411 - Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
Definition: Subject matter wherein the material is provided with at
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 10/31/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7128328Mechanical stop for a rigid bar
A mechanical stop is adapted to be mounted onto a rigid bar and includes a single piece conically shaped body having a plurality of inwardly extending projections. Each of the inwardly extending projections have a distal end that is contoured to match an outer surfa...
10/31/2006
6997662Attachment 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
6672814Structural unit consisting of a holding element and a windscreen-wiping device
The structural unit (12) is comprised of a securing element (11) and a wiper device (10) and the wiper device 10 is detachably fastened to the securing element (11). In this instance, the detachable connection is embodied as a detent connection. A detent ...
01/06/2004
6582171Captive fastener member and system
A fastener system having a fastener and a fastener retention member is provided. The fastener includes a threaded portion, a head, and a shank portion extending therebetween. The threaded portion includes threads having a major diameter greater than a dia...
06/24/2003
6547317Motor vehicle structural component, especially a specialized front wall
The invention relates to a motor vehicle structural component, especially a specialized front wall, comprising a functional part made of molded plastic intended to support functional members of the vehicle and a structural part intended to withstand the v...
04/15/2003
6442806Fastening device with non-reversible slide-on heads
A fastening device including a shaft portion having first and second sections, and at least two slide-on heads each having an opening defined therethrough and being adapted to engage the first and second sections of the shaft portion. The first and second...
09/03/2002
6412546Heat dissipation device for integrated circuits
A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink (80) and an assembling device for securing the heat sink to a, chip (90) mounted on a printed circuit board (100). The heat sink has a pair of ears (82) each defining an aperture (84) therein. The assembling ...
07/02/2002
6379093Captive fastener member and system for joining two work pieces
A fastener retention system having a retention member with an opening therein, a flange protruding outwardly from the retention member, a plurality of resilient work piece engagement tabs protruding outwardly from retention member, and a shank disposed in...
04/30/2002
6358020Cartridge-style power steering pump
A cartridge-style pump [10] for a vehicle power steering system can be assembled, tested and shipped independently of an associated pump housing [37]. The pump [10] includes an upper plate [12], a cam plate [16] having a bore [20] formed therein for recei...
03/19/2002
5947672Lube oil plug identification tag
An identification tag for various size lube oil plugs for mobile vehicles. The identification tag has a mounting hole with an intentional flash in each comer. Each side to the hole has a flap with a living hinge adjacent. The living hinges run between the...
09/07/1999
5931516Swell latch assembly
A latch assembly is mounted in an aperture formed in a first member for releaseably retaining the first member against a corresponding second member and in a latched position. The latch assembly includes a handle which is adapted for pivotal rotation, a s...
08/03/1999
5906464Quick-clamping nut for a fastener assembly
A quick-clamping nut for a fastener assembly with mutually cooperating threaded bolts and nuts. The nut is a circular-cylindrical or prismatic hollow body of hard-elastic material, in particular plastic. A protrusion, which is integrally formed with the n...
05/25/1999
5897281Push nut and method for producing the same
A push nut having a washer member and a push spring with radial blade pieces arranged like a truncated cone serves to firmly retain a shaft or rod onto a frame or chassis of an electrical appliance or the like. The push nut, comprising the washer member a...
04/27/1999
5788267Air bag module with inflator retention
An air bag module includes an air bag and a container including spaced apart end walls. An elongated inflator extends between the end walls for discharging gas to inflate the air bag. A lug projects outwardly from an inflator end of the inflator and the l...
08/04/1998
5613819Fastening assembly for a device in a housing wall
In a fastening arrangement for a sensor (1) which can be inserted through a bore (3) in a wall (2) of a housing and is sealed and held releasably by means of an O-ring (10) and a cup-spring-like retaining ring (11), the sensor (1), together with the cup-s...
03/25/1997
5297322Connection between a support and a plate element
The invention relates to a connection assembly between a support, for example a body part of an automotive vehicle, and a plate element, such as a wall covering, including a lower holding component insertable into an opening of the support. The lower hold...
03/29/1994
5046141Low conductivity mounting stud and a method and apparatus for fastening an electronic component using the same
A low conductivity mounting stud for attaching an electronic component to a base structure such as a heat sink eliminates the need for several insulating washers and other insulators around the shaft of the mounting stud. The mounting stud may be composed...
09/03/1991
4921203Spring element for a shock isolating mount
A spring element for a shock isolating mount is adapted for multiple assembling and disassembling. The spring element comprises an annular segment having holding tabs extending radially inwardly from one end thereof; and aligning tabs which are shorter an...
05/01/1990
4848089Combustor attachment device
A segmented combustor wall panel for a gas turbine engine is retained by a clip secured to a post extending radially from the segmented panel. This post passes through a hole in the outer wall support structure and is machined to have a square cross secti...
07/18/1989
4810145Retractable and reusable self-locking fastener
A retractable and reusable self-locking fastening device in the form of a commercially available rivet, pin, threaded bolt or stud and the like for insertion into a sized clearance hole in a workpiece includes a shank means having tenon and pilot means wh...
03/07/1989
4784418Door latch handle fittings and retainers therefor
A door latch lever handle fitting includes a retaining member which is pushed onto a shank portion of a lever handle. The retaining member has tongues which engage flats of the shank portion and tongues which engage in grooves formed in the surface of the...
11/15/1988
4730836Gasket alignment insert
An insert which ensures contiguity and proper alignment during installation of a plurality of gasket elements used to seal the joint between the mating surfaces of components comprising an internal combustion engine....
03/15/1988
4728236Fastening device for use on threaded bolts or studs
A fastening device for connection to threaded bolts or studs. The device is preferably molded from plastic and has an internal opening provided with one or more resilient catch projections distributed about the circumference of the opening. The projection...
03/01/1988
4725177Retainer for preassembly of mechanical components
A retainer is provided for holding at least two valve rocker trunnions in predetermined, fixed relationship prior to and during installation in a diesel engine assembly. The retainer is an elongated strip arcuate in cross-section and provided with shoulde...
02/16/1988
4639159Device for attaching bellows to a cylindrical member
A device for attaching a bellows to a cylindrical member, particularly a ball pin of a rack articulation for automotive vehicles. In order to permit a nonslippable attachment of the bellows even to unmachined pins which vary slightly in diameter, it is pr...
01/27/1987
4624092Roofing membrane fastener
A two part fastener is provided for securing an elastomeric membrane on a roof deck or the like. The fastener includes a post secured to the roof deck by a screw and having a peripheral laterally extending flange at the upper edge. The membrane is draped ...
11/25/1986
4612501Self-adjusting magnetic sensor
A sensing mechanism has a retainer ring which is secured in an aperture formed in a housing in which the sensor is to operate. The retainer ring has a plurality of tabs which cooperate with axial and circumferential slots on the sensor to permit removal a...
09/16/1986
4490576Connector for use with jacketed metal clad cable
A connector for connecting jacketed, metal clad cable to an electrical box includes a tubular metallic body with a stamped and formed retainer element preferably staked therein. This retainer element has an annular rim with radially inwardly directed fing...
12/25/1984
4413493Frangible lock apparatus
A frangible lock apparatus utilizes a pair of pan-shaped washers, each having shaft engaging tines. The shaft portion of a locking device, having the tumbler mechanism rotatably coupled to one end thereof, and the locking portion rotatably engaged the oth...
11/08/1983
4377916Chain-like toy of triangular hollow prisms
A chain-like toy made of a plurality of isosceles triangular hollow prism units that are connected serially with one another at slanted side planes thereof by means of a connecting rod interposed with a resilient member, each unit being connected rotatabl...
03/29/1983
4244269Prong-type fastener
A fastener for attaching a panel of insulating material to the inner surface of a metallic wall structure. The fastener consists of a prong-type member having one end mounted onto the inner wall surface of the wall structure and adapted to have its opposi...
01/13/1981
4100833Blind fastener
An improved blind nut of the type sometimes referred to as an expansion bolt anchor is disclosed. It is characterized in that it is a single unitary piece of resilient material shaped to provide a thread engaging portion and having outwardly extending win...
07/18/1978
 
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