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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357613 | Expansion anchor with crack-arresting groove An anchor is provided that is inserted into a bore in a cementious member, the bore having a side wall. A tensioning head is connected to the leading end of the stem and when the stem is moved the tensioning head moves with the stem. The outer surface of the tension... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7150595 | Undercut anchor element that can be mounted with positive engagement An undercut anchor element comprising a shank of an anchor bolt. The shank passes through a base part, which is provided for effecting an anchoring, passes through a spacer sleeve, and at the end thereof is provided with a tightening head. The tightening head can be... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7083370 | Fastening devices A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070375 | Clamping fastener grip length indicator A temporary fastener includes a grip length indicator. By machining a flattened area into a body of the temporary fastener, by engraving an scale into the flattened area, and by attaching an indicator dot visible in the groove to a moving part of an internal assembl... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6978988 | Free-floating hydraulic clamping device with edge-gripping arbor The present invention provides a workholder and a method for securing a work piece by engaging either a bore contained in the work piece or by gripping the edge of the bore of the work piece. The workholder includes a support platform, and a bore clamping device tha... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971824 | Locking nosepiece and template An apparatus for forming features in a workpiece is provided. The apparatus includes a nosepiece that engages a boss of a template and guides a tool member therethrough. The nosepiece includes a housing and an adjustable member positioned at least partially in an in... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6755299 | Roller device and a method of making same A motor-installed roller (3) has a roller body (6) with ends closed with fixtures (7), and apertures (30,31) are formed in the roller body and fixtures, respectively. A recess (32) also formed in each fixture (7) extends in ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6755407 | Tool clamp and method A clamp for securing a tool to a multi-piece panel assembly. The clamp is especially suited for applications where access to only one side of the panel assembly is available. The clamp uses a blind temporary fastener that is secured to the panel assembly to hold the... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6406074 | Destructible locking device A locking device is disclosed for interlocking two members having aligned openings extending therethrough. The device includes a hollow cap and a pin with an enlarged head at one end and a nose at the opposite end. The pin is insertable through the aligne... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6213697 | Self-cutting expansion anchor A self-cutting expansion anchor and system having a sleeve member with a plurality of expandable sections disposed about a shaft, the expandable sections having an end portion disposed toward a generally conical portion of the shaft, a heat hardened cutti... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6196779 | Temporary fastener with projecting tool-guide bushing A fastener for temporarily securing together at least one part and a tool includes a body having a longitudinal axis, a part-engaging surface for bearing against the at least one part, and an outer surface that defines a guide bushing. A fastening mechani... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6179536 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel, including an expansion sleeve (2) having a rear section (3) provided with an inner thread (4), an opposite expansion section (5) with a plurality of expansion tabs (6) separated by axial slots, and a stepped bore (9,10) having in, the ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6135688 | Undercut self-cutting dowel An undercut self-cutting dowel including a body (2) having a through-bore (13), a load application element (3) provided in a rear portion of the body (2), and a plurality of expansion tabs (4) separated by axial slots and formed in a front portion of the ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132152 | Undercut-engaging dowel A dowel including an anchor rod (2; 22) having a load application element at one of its longitudinal ends and a head (3; 23), a diameter of which increases toward the free end of the anchor rod, at its opposite end, an expansion sleeve (4; 24) having a bo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6074145 | Undercut self-cutting spreading anchor An undercut self-cutting spreading anchor with an anchor rod (5) provided, at one of its ends with a load application element and at another, opposite of its ends, with a head portion (7) a diameter of which increases toward a free end (6) of the anchor r... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6048148 | Expansion anchor An axially extending expansion anchor or dowel has an anchor body (2) with a first end region to be inserted first into a borehole (B) in a receiving material (G) and a trailing second end region in which a load can be applied. The first end region has an... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6036418 | Self-expanding blind fastener with mechanical lock A blind fastener for clamping sheet components and including a mechanical lock to prevent loosening of the fastener. The fastener is self-expanding following insertion and engagement of the threaded stem. The fastener includes an internally threaded nut b... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6012887 | Undercut self-cutting anchor An undercut self-cutting anchor including an anchor rod (2) having a stem(3) provided with a load application element (4) at its rear end and with a head portion (5) at its opposite end, with the head portion (5) widening toward a front end (6) of the anc... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988964 | Drive-in dowel A drive-in dowel including an inner sleeve (2) having a load application element (3), a cone-shaped widening section (5) formed at a front, in a setting direction (S), end of the inner sleeve (2), and a substantially cylindrical support section (6) adjoin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5957642 | Cleat system The present invention is a novel cleat system for efficient and reliable attachment, disengagement and reattachment to a shoe. The cleat system includes a shank and a nut. The shank includes a head on one end with a leading end on the shank opposite the h... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5913792 | Device for installing impact-type anchoring means A device for installing an impact-type anchoring unit having an expansion sleeve with an internal bore tapering in a forward region and threaded in a rearward region and an expansion body adapted to be driven into the expansion sleeve by an impact tool ha... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5791846 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel (1) includes an axially extending cylindrical sleeve (2) and an expanding body (3). The sleeve (2) has an axially extending bore (5) and an axially extending expansion section (6) with axially extending slits. The bore (5) tapers inward... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765979 | Impact-type anchor The impact-type anchor (1) consists of a metal sleeve (2) provided with a throughgoing passage (3) tapering towards a leading end of the sleeve, into which bore an expander body (5) can be driven to expand the impact-type anchor. The throughgoing passage ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749200 | Method of reinforcing concrete made construction and fixture used therefor The present invention provides a method of reinforcing a concrete made construction having the step of fixedly securing a grating member acting as a reinforcement onto a surface of a concrete made construction with a fixture so that the fixture imparts te... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5746557 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel including an expansion sleeve one end portion (4) of which receives a load and an opposite portion of which has an expansion region divided into expansion tabs by a plurality of longitudinal slots (7) extending toward a leading end of t... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732522 | Device for shallow anchoring a member A device for shallow anchoring a member to a surface of a receiving material, particularly a receiving material with reinforcement close to the surface, includes a hollow cylindrically shaped anchoring member with a load engagement member connected to it ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690455 | Metal expansible anchor An expansible anchor for anchoring in a hole drilled in a concrete part has a shaft having a rear end for fastening an article and a front end with a portion of reduced cross-section and an adjoining expander cone; a slide-enhancing sleeve arranged on the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5688066 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel includes an axially extending cylindrically-shaped expansion sleeve (2) having an axially extending expansion region (5) with one of axially extending slots or grooves therein and a central bore (4) tapering inwardly toward a leading en... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5644889 | Remedial wall anchor system A remedial wall anchor system includes a reinforcing rod or wire, a tie rod, anchor components which secure the tie rod to the facade wall and the back-up wall, and a capturing device. The tie rod extends between the facade and back-up walls and is insert... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5603595 | Flywheel nut separable connector and method A method and apparatus for separably connecting a first surface to a second surface. The apparatus includes a connecting member provided with a threaded end. A rotatable body threadably engagable with the threaded end is rotatably supported against the fi... | 02/18/1997 |
| 4968201 | Adaptor for screwing or unscrewing threaded connection elements The adaptor comprises a nut (2) screwed onto the end of the connection element (1) and interacting with a two-way connector (4) adapted to ensure the connection between a screwing or unscrewing member and the connection element (1), an arrangement between... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4840526 | Gripping device for tensioning screwing elements A gripping device for tensioning a screwing element (2) which, at its free end, has an outer profile matching the inner profile of an engaging member (4). The screwing element (2) has an outer profile with teeth (20) of constant pitch and of constant cros... | 06/20/1989 |
