Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118529 | Tolerance adjusting attachment The present invention is a tolerance adjusting attachment which is part of a bracket member used for providing proper alignment between more than one externally visible component. The tolerance adjusting attachment has a support aperture formed as a portion of the b... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8066465 | Fastening device with tolerance compensation A device for fastening components with automatic compensation of tolerances of the spacing therebetween, comprising a base unit including a blind rivet nut securable to one of the components, a threaded adjusting nut and a sleeve-shaped retainer adapted to receive, ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061948 | Device for fastening an add-on part and a support part at a distance from each other A device for fastening an add-on part (23) and a support part (24) at a distance from each other has a mounting nut (1) comprising an internal thread (9) of a first direction of thread, a compensating bush (5) comprising an externa... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7891927 | Fastening apparatus with tolerance compensation A fastening apparatus for fastening a component B to a component A enables an automatic compensation of tolerances in the separation distance between the two components. The apparatus consists of a receiving element 2, which can be fixed on the component A, a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7866931 | Preset depth adapter and finger guard for screws and nails when installing sheetrock An apparatus for a present depth adapter (10) having a flared body that is narrow at the bottom (68) with a wider top portion (46) and a central recess or throughbore (50) extending therethrough. The present invention (10) comes in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857567 | Bolt-nut fastening mechanism Clearance can be secured, the thrust of a bolt provided with a left-hand external screw thread is stabilized and the costs of component members are reduced in attaching a steering member to a body frame. A bolt-and-nut fastening mechanism includes a right-hand bolt ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7744324 | Cup washer for a fastener A washer for use with a fastener to join two components or plates includes a washer body having an inner portion and an outer portion joined by a connecting wall. The inner portion and the connecting wall form a cavity and the outer portion extends outwardly from th... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7699571 | Over-molded compression limiter A compression limiter includes a tubular-shaped wall having an outer surface and an inner surface forming a central passage. A plurality of perforations extend through the wall from the outer surface to the inner surface. A plastic component can be formed with the c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7540699 | Adjustable threshold fastener with flanges A fastener comprising a threaded stud and a rectangular nut having raised flanges is disclosed. Raised flanges enable passing the fasteners in a curvilinear dispensing track. The rectangular nut resides in a channel in a threshold device and is restrained against ro... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7381102 | System for electrically connecting and fixing at least one conductor to support piece This system for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor onto a support piece provided with a threaded pin designed to be engaged in a corresponding hole of conductor and to cooperate with a nut for screwing conductor onto s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370851 | Damping system of a glove box A damping system of a glove box using a damper and a wire. The damper is attached to the glove box. An end of the wire is fixed to a fastener on a lower panel. Thereby, when a field problem occurs, the damper is mounted and demounted with ease. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347478 | Structural fastening variable slip bushing A variable slip bushing is disposed within a bore of a first structure for closing a gap between the first structure and a second structure. The variable slip bushing includes an axial bore for receiving a fastener therethrough. The variable slip bushing also includ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338240 | Double nut for the controlled fixing of a component by means of a belt connection A double nut for a controlled fixing of a component using a bolt connection, comprising a pulling sleeve having an internal thread adapted to be screwed onto a threaded end of a bolt, and a pressing sleeve adapted to be supported on the component. An internal thread... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7293751 | Adjustable support for lap work An adjustable support for a portable computer or the like having a main or center board, side boards, and cylindrical stackers interconnecting them. The device is designed to hold a portable computer on the main board and to dispose it weightlessly in the lap area o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261489 | Fastener assembly for attaching a non-metal component to a metal component A fastener assembly for attaching components of dissimilar materials includes a fastener having a base portion and a protruding portion, and a mechanism for tightening the assembly. The base portion is shaped to be complementary for mating with an attachment feature... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252469 | Rivet nut with machinable head and method of making a vehicle body A method of securing body panels to a space frame of a vehicle is disclosed. Body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or machi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244085 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly includes a grommet having an enlarged bulbous body and a cylindrical extension projecting therefrom, the projection and body defining axially aligned openings therethrough. The cylindrical projection is configured to retain a washer on the outsid... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241097 | Threaded joining assembly with tolerances compensating means A threaded joining assembly for joining a first member and a second member that includes a nut having a sleeve-shaped body adapted to be fixed within a hole of the first member. The sleeve-shaped body has a threaded bore portion and a smooth bore portion. The bolt c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226263 | Device for connecting component parts, comprising a blind rivet fastener A device for connecting component parts includes a blind rivet nut adapted to be anchored in one component part by a riveter which has a threaded stud; a spacer which is in threaded engagement with the blind rivet nut and, by being screwed-out, reaches a position in... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7199296 | Snare drum device A device for tension rods or attachment bolts for snare drums. The threaded tension rod or bolt may be a threaded locking bolt. In this way, the vibration caused by use of the drum does not lead to disengagement of the attachment means, or disengagement of the nuts ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198465 | Fastening arrangement for a split casing A casing of a hydraulic machine such as a gas turbine is formed as a horizontally split type flangeless casing. The flangeless casing consists of an upper casing and a lower casing joined together at joint faces and fastened by fastening bolts. The fastening bolt ha... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188877 | Crash box A crash box for a motor vehicle includes an attachment portion which engages a longitudinal member of the motor vehicle and is secured thereto by at least one screw bolt which extends through a spacer sleeve. The spacer sleeve is securely fixed to the attachment por... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165426 | Locking device with convertible shank including locking method thereof A method utilizes a locking device that includes a shackle member having a shank with a latch portion and a stop at opposite ends. A locking head mounts in a locked state on the latch portion but is removable when unlocked. A sleeve is carried on the shank but is re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153054 | Fastener assembly for attaching a non-metal component to a metal component A fastener assembly for attaching components of dissimilar material includes a fastener, a spacer, and a mechanism for tightening the assembly. The spacer compensates for differences in thermal expansion rates between the non-metal component and the metal component ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137767 | Storage media drive isolation apparatus and methods In one embodiment, a fastener includes an integrated isolation member composed of a resilient material, the isolation member being adapted to isolate a storage media drive to which the fastener is to be mounted from a drive cage in which the drive is to be installed... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7114901 | Fastener for use with sheet-shaped member and assembly using the fastener A fastener, for use with a sheet-shaped member, comprises a tubular shank, a plurality of holding pieces extending outward from a first end of the shank, a flange extending outward from a second end of the shank, and a plurality of stud-engagement pawls extending in... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111850 | Wheeled vehicle provided with an oscillating axle and a pair of cylinders for blocking the axle A wheeled vehicle including a chassis; an axle coupled to the chassis to oscillate about a longitudinal axis parallel to a direction of advance of the vehicle; a pair of cylinders disposed between the axle and the chassis for blocking oscillation of the axle; and a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083479 | Fastener for an electric contact The present invention relates to a weld-on fastener for an electrical contact with a weld nut (1) which, on its topside has an electric contact face (9) and, on its bottom side, has an annular axial projection (6) which surrounds a cavity (4 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048487 | Connector A connector comprising an adapter having a threaded bore and a bushing having an external thread and an internal thread. The adapter has a stop on an outer surface to prevent rotation. The bushing is threaded into the adapter bore. A bolt is threaded into a bushing ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037027 | Bolted connection of two components with alignment compensation in three dimensions A connection arrangement accommodates misalignments in three dimensions, and achieves a positive fixed connection between two components. A threaded standoff with a first bolt hole therein is partially screwed into a threaded hole in the first component and protrude... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037060 | Shrinkage compensator for building tiedowns An automatic, self-energized, length extending, take-up unit for general use in wall hold down systems. The take-up unit is generally installed as a separate element, independent of threaded retaining elements of a hold down system. One embodiment includes an intern... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025552 | Assembly for automatically compensating variations in the spacing between two structural members An assembly for automatically compensating variations of the spacing between first and second structural members due to manufacturing and/or mounting tolerances. The assembly comprises a mounting bolt, a base element, and an adjustment sleeve. The adjustment sleeve ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7010845 | Method of making a joint between two components A first and second component joint includes using a fastener having a first end, and a flange having a diameter greater than a tubular barrel portion. A second end having a second tubular barrel portion merges into a shoulder of a flange part having a greater diamet... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6915605 | Overlay management system A sign includes a main body having a first surface and a second surface and an overlay removably attachable to the first surface or the second surface of the main body, and at least two fasteners attached to the overlay for removably securing the overlay to the firs... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908276 | Internally threaded fastener and stemmed washer assembly An assembly of an internally threaded fastener and a stemmed washer is provided, such as for applications in which a standoff is desired between a washer and a mating externally threaded fastener. The stemmed washer includes a washer portion, a retaining portion and... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6892604 | Headset spacer unit and steering assembly equipped therewith A headset spacer unit and a steering assembly equipped therewith in which the headset spacer unit is formed of a plurality of annular spacers, each of which has a configuration at top and bottom sides thereof which is shaped to enable a bottom side of each of the pl... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6860686 | Arrangement for attaching an assembly component with variable spacing to an understructure An arrangement for attaching an assembly component with variable spacing to an understructure with the aid of a fastening element is provided. The fastening element comprises a fixing bolt, a spacer element with a cylindrical outside surface and an elastomeric sleev... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6837660 | Fixing device on a mounting plate A fastening device on a support panel, having at least one structural element, is to be designed in such a way that under predefined tightening of the fastening device on the support panel no lasting damage occurs. To achieve this, a holding part of the fastening de... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6826878 | Window shim A threaded collar is rotatably, axially extended to the inner surface of an opening in a wall for receiving a window, from a collar that is fixedly mounted in the window's jamb, and the rotatable collar is fastened to the inner surface by a screw that extends axiall... | 12/07/2004 |
