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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6889939 | Device for fixing a member to an aircraft structure An apparatus for fixing a member to an aircraft structure including: firstly, fixing device having a shank with a head at one end, an externally machined portion of its peripheral wall at its other end, and a longitudinal interior thread at the same end as its exter... | 05/10/2005 |
| 5785449 | High pressure jackscrew connector High pressure jackscrew connectors for removably attaching a first component to a second component having an internally threaded member. One preferred embodiment described includes a panel mount member which is attached to the first component to be joined... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5526913 | Low profile manual adjustment mechanism for a friction torque device An adjustment mechanism for a clutch is partially recessed within a clutch cover. The disclosed adjustment mechanism includes a support bracket, a rotation assembly, and a locking plate. The support bracket includes a web and a pair of side walls defining... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5460418 | Shackle bolt safety retainer A safety retainer for preventing disengagement of a shackle bolt from a U-shaped shackle. The retainer includes a collar member and a pin member. The tubular collar member surrounds the head of the shackle bolt and is provided with a pair of holes through... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5253849 | Wheel suspension structure with buffering leaf springs A wheel suspending device for a vehicle has a plurality of leaf springs disposed inside of a rim of the wheel. Each of the leaf springs is a chord member, two extremities of which are supported by the rim member, and a central portion of which is supporte... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4971496 | Non-metallic acoustic and thermal isolating fastener mount A non-metallic acoustic and thermal isolating fastener mount comprising a housing 20, a threaded locking plate 30, an elastic diaphragm 40, and an unthreaded spacer 50 is disclosed. The housing 20 includes a cavity 24 and a pair of outwardly extending arm... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4149350 | Arrangement for mounting an anchoring element An arrangement for anchoring a mounting element in a hole of a masonry and the like with the use of binding material has a sleeve-shaped mounting element insertable in the hole and having an axis and an inner bore adapted to receive therein a threaded ele... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4129007 | Anchor device for resin anchor system An anchor device to be used in a hole with a bolt in connection with a cartridge containing a hardenable resin or other fast setting material. The bolt has a threaded shank and at least one lug means extending from the threaded shank. The anchor is an elo... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4111344 | Spare tire and wheel securing device A spare tire and wheel securing device for securing a spare tire and wheel to the floor of a vehicle. The device attached to the floor of the vehicle and extending outwardly at substantially right angles from the floor of the vehicle for ease in inserting... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4100954 | Dowel or anchoring means This invention relates to an anchoring arrangement comprising a two-component adhesive adapted to be received in a hole in a receiving material, said adhesive being hardenable after the intermixing of the two components and at least one component thereof ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4099274 | Thermoplastic article having accessible wall cavities therein for reception and retention of securing means A nut retaining formation is made in the wall of a thermoplastic (metal or plastic) article, such as the flange of a floor drain fitting, by a one step die forming operation. The formation has a cavity in the intermediate thickness of the flange, the heig... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4094222 | Adhesively secured anchor bolt An anchor assembly includes an anchor bolt or stud and an adhesive material for securing the bolt in a prepared borehole. The adhesive material consists of at least two required components which, when mixed together, harden to fix the bolt within the bore... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4085652 | Screw fixing device for structural units of agglomerated material A screw fixing device for a structural member of agglomerated material, e.g. of plaster or concrete, comprising a member for accomodating the screw integrated to said structural member at the moment of manufacturing the latter, characterized in that said ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4075924 | Anchor assembly for fastener An anchor assembly for retaining an elongated fastener member within an opening defined by a wall portion of finite thickness and having at least one concealed side. The assembly has at least two elongated leg members of flexible material positioned in pa... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4070847 | Space frame structure A modular, symmetrical space frame structure utilized in the construction of special architectural spanning structures comprises standardized component parts made of corrosion resistant aluminum or high-strength plastic composite for preferred exterior ap... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4063582 | Arrangement for and a method of anchoring a mounting element in a hole of masonry and the like A device comprises a sleeve-shaped mounting element receivable in a hole of a structure which has a transverse dimension less than the transverse direction of the hole so as to form a circumferential recess between the mounting element and the hole. The m... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4059199 | Utility box fastener A threaded fastener with a central portion separating wider flanges with straight polygonal sides and straight normal flange faces embedded in a plastic. One flange face is flush with the surface of the embedding body to provide a load bearing surface pre... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4056878 | Method of fixing a sandwich panel to a support Sandwich panels, especially load-bearing panels such as aircraft floors, are fixed to support members by means of ferrules having an aperture sufficient to allow the passage of the shank, but not the head, of a bolt, by a method in which The ferrule is in... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4055929 | Threaded anchor A threaded anchor for embedding in a cementious material comprising a unitary member of generally cylindrical configuration, which is interiorally threaded and open at one end. The other end thereof is closed by a base portion of greater size than the dia... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4045076 | System for removably securing sound-proofing material to a construction vehicle The system includes a flexible button top which has a sleeve appurtenance which is force-fitted over an externally helically grooved stud assembly having an integral self-adhesive back mounting plate. The button top is flexible enough so that it can be ap... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4027711 | Means for mounting concrete structural members Adjustable means for fastening heavy precast concrete panels for walls or floors, structural concrete beams, girders, and machinery to foundations vertically, horizontally, or in any plane. An internally threaded hollow member is anchored to a panel membe... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4027874 | Novelty item The present invention provides a novelty item comprising a base member which is affixed to a U-shaped structure. The U-shaped structure is inverted whereby the terminal ends of the U-shaped structure are attached to and rigidly affixed to the base member ... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4004838 | Vehicle hub assembly A hub construction for connecting a wheel and tire assembly to each of the drive shafts of a vehicle subassembly including a hub carrying the wheel and tire assembly adapted to be slidably received on the drive shaft, and a nut threadedly engaging the dri... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3964531 | Panel insert An insert to be mounted in a panel to form a fastener receptacle for interengagement with a fastener element. The insert includes a body portion having a forward end for insertion into the panel and a rear end. A single use cutting surface is on the forwa... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3962843 | Resilient sleeve joint construction A sleeve member for positioning between the fastener and work pieces within aligned holes through the work pieces. The sleeve member has a tubular side wall with outwardly and inwardly directed bends formed therein in an alternating pattern which are part... | 06/15/1976 |
