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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357364 | Mounting devices Support devices are adapted for use to releasably attach mounting items to structures constructed of brick, stone, concrete or cinder block, or other comparable materials. The devices have expander and support portions. The expander portion have two inter-fitting we... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7258316 | Expansible hole anchor with enlarged chock-releasing striker head An expansible anchor is adapted for inserting into a hole formed with a structure. The anchor includes a load cable and a first chock attached to an end of the load cable. A second chock resides adjacent to the first chock, and is adapted for movement between an anc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7235078 | Protective devices for use with angled interference screws A protective device for use with an interference screw used to attach a soft tissue graft within a bone tunnel reduces the tendency of the interference screw to undesirably snag a soft tissue graft and/or sutures when screwed into a bone tunnel. The protective devic... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7118303 | Internally disposed linear fastener system The present invention provides a linear locking set screw system capable of rapid linear engagement and disengagement. More specifically, the system utilizes a threaded outwardly expandable set screw and an expander member which are constructed and arranged to threa... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7065855 | Installation tool for setting anchors The invention provides an installation tool for use with a battery operated drill or a corded electric drill for repetitive installation of caulk-in anchors. The installation tool utilizes the mechanical advantage of a threaded shaft to improve consistency of the ho... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7003937 | Mower deck height adjustment device An adjustment pin for making precision adjustments to the cutting deck height of a lawn mower having a cutting deck height adjustment mechanism that employs a lever, a lever support bracket having lever set holes. The adjustment pin has an elongated stem of a unifor... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6240156 | Top guide grid attachment for a boiling water reactor A top guide assembly for securing a top guide to a shroud which enables the top guide to be remotely removed without removing any other parts of the shroud or the core support structure is described. In one embodiment, the top guide assembly includes a ha... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6145452 | Ceramic lining An arrangement for insulating a wall of a metallic combustion chamber is disclosed. A layer of insulating material is applied to the metallic wall and a plurality of ceramic wall panels are applied over the ceramic insulation material. The wall panels are... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6109578 | Borehole-engaging apparatus The apparatus is for engaging a generally cylindrical borehole, and includes first and second chock portions, the first chock portion being generally spherical, the second being a trough-shaped wedge. The wedge-shaped second chock portion has a thinner en... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6045109 | Rod holder retention device A device designed for temporarily mounting an object to a tubular rod holder. The device consists of a pair of engagement sleeves, each having an inclined plane defining one end. The engagement sleeves are oriented such that the inclined planes complement... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5964558 | Expansion dowel An expansion dowel including an expansion sleeve (2, 22) radially expandable upon being compressed and having a slot (5) extending along an entire axial length of the expansion sleeve (2, 22) and inclined toward an axis (A) of the expansion sleeve (2, 22)... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5743061 | Wall anchor A wall anchor having a first inclined plane secured to a second inclined plane by a connector. The connector is resilient to allow the inclined planes to move relative to one another. The inclined planes are oriented opposite one another, in a manner whic... | 04/28/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5468107 | Split nail Long and short legs have heads and pointed tips, respectively. They are joined together near their tips by welding. An upper portion above the welded portion of the long leg is formed with a cut extending obliquely upwards toward the short leg so that a t... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5253963 | Snap together wedgelock An improved wedgelock assembly for retaining printed wiring boards in a device. The snap-together wedgelock assembly is made up of a screw assembly and a main wedge. The main wedge having fingers for retaining the screw assembly in place.... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5203647 | Roof bolt anchor An anchor for securing a mine roof bolt within a hole preformed within a rock strata. The anchor comprises a plurality of transversely bent plastic leaves, each having an aperture through which the roof bolt is received, a support nut threadably connected... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5184922 | Roof bolt anchor An anchor for securing a mine roof bolt within a hole preformed within a rock strata. The anchor comprises a plurality of transversely bent plastic leaves, each having an aperture through which the roof bolt is received, a support nut threadably connected... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5169269 | One-strike wedging type blank nail This invention relates to one-strike wedging type blank nails for use in rigidly joining, in a simple operation, wooden articles in manufacture of furniture, or ceramic articles (such as roofing or other tiles) or metallic articles in the building and con... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5156647 | Snap-together wedgelock An improved wedgelock assembly for retaining printed wiring boards in a device. The snap-together wedgelock assembly is made up of a screw assembly and a main wedge. The main wedge having fingers for retaining the screw assembly in place.... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5106250 | Connecting element for a facing panel A connecting element for a facing panel with a hole having a small depth and an undercut, includes an expanding cone insertable into the hole undercut, and thread shaft extending from the expanding cone. A roof-shaped bent expansible element is displaceab... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5085544 | Expanding plug and a method to manufacture same An expanding plug comprises an expanding sleeve made in one piece and provided with a continuous longitudinal slot, an expanding body arranged in the expanding sleeve, and a screw engaging with a thread in the expanding body and bearing with its head agai... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5060447 | Tie rod A tie rod with a fastening section presenting several spreading cones is provided with a cage which divides the hardenable mortar composition used for the fastening in a cylindrical bore hole into segments. On the occurrence of a crack through the fasteni... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4730965 | Bolt connection to connect a hollow profiled member to a profiled member disposed transverse thereto A bolt connection for connecting a hollow profiled member to a profiled member disposed transverse thereto where connection by welding is inadequate. A plate-like member that is resistant to bending is displaceably supported at one end against the inner s... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4706437 | Offset anchor The invention is an improved anchor for machine bolts and other similar fastening devices in masonry or other materials. The improved anchor consists primarily of a two-piece body structure. When in use the two-piece body structure is arranged for receivi... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4678383 | Expansion anchor assembly An expansion anchor assembly for use in a bore with an undercut section adjacent the base of the bore, includes an axially elongated expansion sleeve and an anchor bolt positioned within the sleeve with an expansion cone at one end of the bolt. The expans... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4611963 | Expansion dowel with an expansion wedge and an annular expansion member An expansion dowel arranged to be anchored in a borehole includes an axially extending dowel member having a leading end and a trailing end and being partly sleeve-shaped extending from the trailing end. A wedge-shaped recess is formed inwardly from the o... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4609316 | Device for fastening an object against a wall or the like A device for fastening an object against a wall as a plug-in mounting is described, which is provided with an externally threaded bolt, onto one end of which a nut can be threaded and on the other end of which, which is at least partially conical and the ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4605350 | Expansion shell A shell for use in expansion assembly which comprises a member of generally tubular shape, the member having a first end which is inclined to its longitudinal axis and being formed with at least a first line of weakness in its wall which extends in the ax... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4569290 | Carriage A carriage for suspending a load such as a compartment of a vehicle or the like, is basically comprised of a pin, rod or bar from which the load is centrally suspended and which by and in itself is suspended by two wheel carriers, each supporting a wheel ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4538940 | Arrangement for force transfer between longitudinally stressed members For the progressive transfer of a tension or traction force from a fiber-reinforced plastic anchoring rod 10 to a threaded sleeve 20 surrounding one end of the rod, sawtooth shaped teeth are provided. The inclined flanks 6 of the teeth are increasingly lo... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4515669 | Anode and connection A tubular anode such as tubular cast iron, magnetite, graphite, carbon or steel may be provided with an easily made internal or center connection having assured uniform resistance characteristics by the employment of at least two diametrically opposed wed... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4474516 | Anchor bolt assembly An anchor bolt assembly includes an anchor bolt and an expansion sleeve. The anchor bolt has a leading end and a trailing end and includes a cylindrically shaped body extending from the trailing end toward the leading end. A frusto-concial part extends fr... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4471846 | Clamping arrangement The clamping arrangement has a pair of elements which are provided with mating conical surfaces in the self locking range. The elements can be axially displaced relative to each other by axial clamping screws for clamping purposes. Auxiliary rings are pro... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4444529 | Bolt-like fixing assembly for reinforcing rock structure A bolt-like fixing assembly for use in improving the strength and/or stability characteristics of rock structure, such as for reinforcing rocks, includes an elongate structure one end of which is adapted to be fixed within a bore formed in a rock and a de... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4433496 | Locking device for excavating equipment A locking device for securing a straddle-type adapter to the lip of an excavator wherein the C-clamp and wedge have cooperating arcuate surfaces and are bolted together whereby tightening the bolt moves the wedge on the arcuate surface of the C-clamp to t... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4411570 | Tamper-proof fastener A tamper-proof fastener consists of a screw body having a flat-faced head portion and a threaded shank portion having at least one slit extending in a radial direction and located in an end of the shank opposite the head portion, the slit forming at least... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4334813 | Device for fastening an object against a wall or the like The device for fastening an object to a wall or the like by a push-in mounting, comprises an externally threaded bolt, at one end of which a nut can be threadedly advanced, and on the other end which is at least partially conical and whose maximum diamete... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4295760 | Rock bolt anchor A series of adjoining cam discs are mounted on a foot having an inclined surface, with the cams surrounding a stem connecting the foot and a head of a diameter to fit within a borehole in rock. The stem extends axially between the head and the foot, while... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4293244 | Pick arm anchor assembly A pick arm anchor assembly for use as a rock or mine roof bolt hole anchor characterized by an arrangement of components into an assembly which can be either used in conjunction with conventional expansion type rock anchors or it can be used independently... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4257308 | Anchoring device for an opening, e.g. a tube end The invention concerns an anchoring device, more particularly a screw anchoring device, for insertion in an opening, e.g. in the end of a tube, to there form an anchor for a screw or bolt introduced into the opening. The device comprises an internally thr... | 03/24/1981 |
