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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 4781502 | Anti-rotation locking device for fasteners An anti-rotation locking device for threaded fasteners which secure rotating parts subject to vibration, shock and the like. The device comprises a strap member and one or more retainer members. The strap member is positioned under the fasteners and the r... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4767371 | Inflatable buoyancy oilskin jacket A garment to be worn conveniently and comfortably over the upper body of a seagoing person to gain protection from rain, wind, and/or cold, which includes an interior deflated fluid tight enclosure, i.e. a bladder, to be very quickly inflated inside the g... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4684281 | Bicycle shifter boss assembly A shifter boss mounting assembly includes a member threaded at each end and extending diametrically at least partway through a bicycle frame downtube formed with openings therein, a pair of shifter boss bases with inward surfaces conforming to the downtub... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4657457 | Screw-action connectors security means A locking device for securing at least two screw-action connectors comprises a locking clip or element made from a good quality spring steel wire having a round or square section. The locking clip or element has a diagonal interconnecting part which exten... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4577891 | Torque limiting collar A torque limiting collar includes a support plate attached to a stationary support adjacent a fitting and a locking plate engaged with a nonmovable part of the fitting and bolted to the support plate. When the rotatable portion of the fitting is tightened... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4329097 | Adjustable positive means for locking studs and nuts having critical prestress value A pair of nut locking cups are engaged on the external surfaces of a pair of nuts and are constructed so that the outside radius of a cup is equal to one-half of the distances between adjacent studs to allow the cups to be placed on the nuts regardless of... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4015874 | Railway axle end cap screw locking device A locking plate for the axle end cap screws of railway axles equipped with roller bearings is formed with an aperture positioned to accommodate a cap screw and at least one tab on the periphery of the plate near the cap screw aperture deformable into rota... | 04/05/1977 |
