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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7175149 | Anti-tipover device An anti-tipover device for retaining an object adjacent a structure, the anti-tipover device comprising an elongate flexible link element including opposing first and second end sections, the first and second end sections defining first and second longitudinal axes,... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165710 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with a spin weld pin A spin weld pin according the principles of the present invention can be rotated at a high speed relative to two or more framing members by a torque transmitting device. An axial force is applied to the pin as it rotates so that the pin contacts the framing members ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7143662 | Motorcycle cruiser bars Cruiser bars for motorcycle handlebars comprising right and left cruiser bars pivotally mounted to the motorcycle handlebars for movement in a plane between extended and folded positions at one end and having a handgrip on the opposite end. A connector bar can conne... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118270 | Portable watch A portable watch comprises a case body having a noncircular pipe-attachment hole extending therethrough, and a winding stem pipe removably inserted from outside of the case body into the pipe-attachment hole and having a noncircular outer peripheral portion that coo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6994499 | Device for fastening tubular objects A device for fastening tubular objects includes a C-shaped mounting rail (3) and a rail nut formed of a hollow profile having at least two constriction areas (13a, 13b and 14a, 14b) defining a through-op... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964549 | License plate mounting fastener A license plate fastener assembly useful in attaching a license plate to a motor vehicle includes a cup-like resilient adapter provided with an annular base surface conformed to receive the license plate fastener. The skirt of the adapter surrounding the fastener he... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6942440 | Quick-mountable nut A quick-mountable nut, which is capable of at least partially rotation-free axial displacement relative to a threaded bolt (22; 52), includes a nut housing (2; 45), and a springy holding member (4; 49) at least partially located in the nut housi... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6907961 | Apparatus and method for retarding translation between two bodies A rod brake, and a method, including an elastic device, such as a coil spring, array of split rings, or an elastic sleeve, that engages one or more grooves in a cylindrical surface to restrain the rod from longitudinal movement relative to another body, and wherein ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6871681 | Dowel connection system and method An embodiment of the connection system is for connecting a plurality of components together. One embodiment of a method of the system provides a dowel having first and second portions. Each of the portions has first and second ends, the first and second portions bei... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854944 | Quick mounting nut A quick mounting nut (2) movable, at least partially, without being rotated, axially to a threaded bolt (1), with a springing wire clip (4) being located in a nut housing (5) with a continuous coaxial opening (6), with the wire cli... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6773214 | Snap ring retention system Snap rings positioned in grooves on shaft members and the like for retaining component members on the shaft members. Retention members, such as retaining rings with counterbores, are positioned over the snap rings and prevent the snap rings from expanding outwardly ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6632058 | Quick mounting nut A quick mounting nut (2) movable, at least partially, without being rotated, axially to a threaded bolt (1), with a springing wire clip (4) being located in a nut housing (5) with a continuous coaxial opening (6), with the wire clip (4) at least partially... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6551042 | Spring collet clamp and method A spring collet clamping system and method therefor including a collet disposed about a shaft, for example a rotary motor shaft, a substantially balanced spring clamp having a coil portion with arms extending from generally opposite portions thereof, the ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6267527 | Dowel and method of using same An improved dowel that is capable of quickly and easily connecting two or more adjoining components. In one form of the invention, a dowel is provided, that, may be used for connecting two or more components. In one embodiment, the dowel may have three do... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6135692 | Press-fit cotter pin A cotter pin which is engageable with a fastening member is formed from a wire and includes a bight with a pair of legs that extend therefrom. Specifically, the bight is formed with shoulders that will substantially conform with a surface of the fastening... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6115253 | Strap spring for heat sink clip assembly A strap spring mounts a heat sink to an electronic device by snapping holes in the leg over ears of a catch on the socket. Two perpendicularly extending springs have an opening between them so that the springs fit between the fins of a heat sink and are l... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5889653 | Strap spring for heat sink clip assembly A strap spring mounts a heat sink to an electronic device by snapping holes in the leg over ears of a catch on the socket. Two perpendicularly extending springs have an opening between them so that the springs fit between the fins of a heat sink and are l... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5879031 | Sound baffle installation and retention device A sound baffle retention clip for use in a combustion driven heating apparatus. The clip allows for positive retention of a sound baffle within the heat tube of a combustion driven heating apparatus without adversely affecting system operating performance... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5860622 | Universal aircraft steering by-pass pin A universal aircraft steering by-pass pin (24) comprising a tridimensional shaft (26) that can be installed into various nose gears (28) of different types of aircraft (30), to remove the steering capability of a pilot during a push-out procedure, when a ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857819 | Press-fit cotter pin A cotter pin which is engageable with a fastening member is formed from a wire and includes a bight with a pair of legs that extend therefrom. Specifically, the bight is formed with shoulders that will substantially conform with a surface of the fastening... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5779414 | Screw threaded fasteners A screw threaded fastener comprising a first member with an external screw thread and a second member with a corresponding internal screw thread. One of said first and second members has a radial bore, and the other of said first and second members has a ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5602719 | No handle zip socket An electronic package assembly that has a clip which attaches a heat sink to an electronic package and can be rotated to separate the package from a socket. The assembly includes a socket that is mounted to a printed circuit board and attached to a lower ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5599150 | Clevis pin retainer clips A hitch pin for maintaining a clevis pin in a bore including a continuous wire member formed to include a straight portion ending in a constant radius hinge portion. A parallel portion extends from the hinge portion to a constant radius barb portion. The ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5594624 | Strap spring for heat sink clip assembly A strap spring mounts a heat sink to an electronic device by snapping holes in the leg over ears of a catch on the socket. Two perpendicularly extending springs have an opening between them so that the springs fit between the fins of a heat sink and are l... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5582447 | Locking device with serpentine gripping member A serpentine shaped wire clip is disposed in a tapered bore of a housing for axial displacement in the bore and has in a preferred embodiment three U-shaped loops interconnected by end portions. The clip has a bore dimensioned for receiving a cable or rod... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5536126 | Assembly with solid state, phase transformable locking fastener A locking assembly is formed of a first article (40), a second article (44), and a locking fastener (46) positioned between the two articles and made of a shape memory alloy material. The locking fastener (46) is dimensioned to have a first shape below th... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5486981 | Heat dissipating assembly A heat dissipating assembly which is releasably secured in the assembled configuration by means of a spring clip. The spring clip being configured on one end thereof with a lever or rocker arm which permits its assembly or disassembly by hand without the ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5475564 | CPU heat sink holding-down device A CPU heat sink holding-down device including a CPU holder, a CPU mounted on the CPU holder, and a heat sink fastened to the CPU holder to hold down the CPU, wherein the heat sink has a fixed loop-like hanger pivotably disposed at one vertical side thereo... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5433571 | Button fastener for securing headliner A fastening device is provided to secure a sagging headliner to the interior roof portion of a motor vehicle. The device consists essentially of an upholstery type button which has been modified by attaching thereto a V-shaped member made from spring stee... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5371652 | Spring clamp assembly with electrically insulating shoe A spring clamp and insulating shoe assembly is used to secure a finned heat sink to an electronic device package. The spring clamp body fits between or around fins or pins extending from one face of a heat sink and carries an insulating shoe which fits ar... | 12/06/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5255763 | Brake cam roller follower bracket A roller follower (12) and bracket (20) combination for use in a rotary cam type brake shoe assembly (100) is provided in which bracket (20) is supported on a web (2) of a brake shoe in such a manner that, when a free-end (27) of bracket (20) is inserted ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5219256 | Tube mounting apparatus including a wire retainer A mounting assembly for use with crossfire tubes connected between plural combustors arranged in a spaced relation about a turbine, wherein the assembly includes a wire retainer formed to connect a crossfire tube end to the retainer by compressive side lo... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5174702 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug nut onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off the stud.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5056974 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug nut onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off of the st... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4971495 | Lug nut retainer A lug nut retainer that holds a lug nut in position proximate to a wheel lug hole to accept a stud extended through the wheel lug hole and for resiliently urges the lug onto the stud while allowing the lug nut to rotate to screw onto and off of the stud. ... | 11/20/1990 |
