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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674080 | Retaining washer for threaded fasteners The present invention provides a retaining washer for retaining threaded fasteners, such as bolts, that have been inadvertently loosened, in use. The invention finds particular application in gas turbine engines and in aircraft in general where wire locking of threa... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7367766 | Screw and nut fastening device A device for fastening two parts to each other includes fastening screws extending in aligned passages in the two parts and receiving nuts, and a removable element for preventing the screw heads from moving during tightening or loosening of the nuts on the screws, t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347617 | Mixing in microfluidic devices Mixing of liquids in a microfluidic device is accomplished by dispensing the liquids into a first chamber to produce combined liquid. The liquids are thereafter discharged through at least one capillary from the first chamber into a second chamber for complete mixin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7246978 | Nut retaining apparatus and nut holder A body comprising a nut retaining apparatus mounted thereon for fastening a bolt to the body. The bolt is inserted into a bolt insertion hole at an end surface of the body from a direction inclined with respect to a direction tangent to the body. The nut retaining a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7189043 | Tethered retainer assembly A retainer for holding nuts, bolts and other components includes a pocket configured for retaining a portion of the component and having an entrance opening for insertion of the component into the pocket. A deflectable blocking element is disposed in the opening and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182562 | Gear bolt retention in an automatic transmission assembly subjected to thrust and bending loading A bolt lock locks a bolt against rotation on an output gear. The bolt lock includes a locking plate having a ring-shaped body encircling the head of the bolt and provided with locking tabs bendable into locking engagement with the flat sides of the bolt head to prev... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7141768 | Fastening device A device for fastening surfaces together in an effective, efficient, and preferably reversible bond is disclosed. This device is particularly useful in the construction industry for fastening roll goods, such as wall coverings, or mill work, such as moldings, to sur... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6942394 | Bearing race support without distortion A race for a bearing, which is mountable to a mount, has an annular bearing surface with a center axis defining an axis of rotation for the bearing and mutually perpendicular radial and transverse directions relative thereto. The race also has a radial wall that is ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6409224 | Fastening means A fastening means (7) is proposed for bushings of all types on housings (1), in particular plastic housings, on which at least two bushings (2a, 2b) are formed on in the form of short, hollow-cylindrical projections, which permit accesses into the housing... | 06/25/2002 |
| 5795117 | Resin molding product with a nut receiving portion A resin molding product with a nut receiving portion of the present invention has a recess 22 for receiving nuts 31 and 32 later. The recess 22 includes a pair of right and left side walls 22c and 22d which abut against outer parallel faces 31b and 32b of... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5429465 | Retainer structure for preventing relative rotation between fastener elements A retainer member for inhibiting or preventing relative rotation between a plurality of fastener elements which are arranged in predetermined spaced relationship with each other, and more particularly, an apertured retainer plate for preventing the rotati... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5078537 | Connecting device A connecting device comprising a nut and a nut holder made of synthetic resin for holding the nut in a predetermined position in a T-groove made in one side of an elongated standardized member. The nut holder consists of an elastically deformable portion ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4893975 | Locking device for engagement onto bolt heads A locking device for threaded fasteners includes a unitary flexibly shape-retaining body having portions nonrotatably engaging the heads of each of a pair of bolts, and a medial interconnecting bar portion which mutually prevents rotation of the portions ... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4808069 | Anti-rotation guide vane bushing A variable guide vane 12 bushing assembly 10 which features means that prevents bushing rotation. A bushing 16 comprises flats 16b on its outer sleeve, the flats interlock with race track shaped holes 20a on a tab-lock washer 20. The tab-lock washer spans... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4759481 | Cycle lamp and attachment therefor A mounting apparatus for a cycle headlamp, particularly for a bicycle headlamp, features a mounting bracket (13) which can clamp onto a horizontally disposed strut of the cycle frame or of a cycle accessory, such as a baggage carrier. The cycle headlamp h... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4737057 | Locking or securing device for a rotatable machine element, such as a bolt or a nut A locking device for fasteners such as hex nuts and bolt heads comprises plate-like body having an opening with centrally directed teeth which engage the nuts or heads when the device is pressed over them. A spring device or a bolted connector forces the ... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4529244 | Plastic vehicle body panel mounting structure A vehicle body panel structure includes a plastic panel mounted upon an underlying metal substructure. A fastener fixedly attaches one end portion of the plastic panel on the metal structure. A mounting block is slidably mounted on the metal substructure ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4346734 | Locking device A locking device to keep two spaced apart positionable heads in place. The disclosed locking device can keep two hex shaped adjustable relief valve heads (34,44) in place. The locking device (10) is punched out of a flat thin sheet metal plate. An elongat... | 08/31/1982 |
