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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7241152 | System for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece This system for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece provided with a nut designed to cooperate with a fastening screw of the conductor is characterized in that an annular spacer of electrically conduct... | 07/10/2007 |
| 5302066 | Locking fastener A locking fastener in accordance with the invention comprises a head or a nut body having a radially outer surface defining an outer periphery of selectible configuration and a height dimension defining an axial direction. A shank or a locking neck portio... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5131795 | Screw threaded insert A screw threaded insert adapted to be fitted in a bore of a workpiece made of thermoplastic material. The screw threaded insert is externally tapered at an angle of about four (4) degrees and is defined externally with a thread of approximately equal pitc... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4787790 | Stud fastening assembly A stud fastening assembly 10 including a stud 11 having a threaded end threadable into a hole 15 formed in a workpiece 16 and a plurality of serrated rings 21 and 22 for securing the stud in place. The serrated rings include inner serrations 20 sized to s... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4568228 | Fastener with attached lock ring A lock ring and fastener which is manufactured with the lock ring connected thereto by metal tabs or a metal strip of the same parent material as the fastener. It is intended to be installed in a threaded bore of a workpiece as an insert or stud. The lock... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4165697 | Hand operated seed planter A hand held seed planter includes a tubular body and a pair of ground-opening jaws pivotally carried on one end of the body. A seed hopper is slidably mounted on the other end of the body and a ground engaging collar is carried on the one end, surrounding... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4157675 | Filled breakneck fastener A reverse taper fastener including a fastner pin portion having a head and an elongate bearing section adapted to extend through holes in the work pieces where the bearing section tapers inwardly from the leading end toward the trailing end of the bearing... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4143579 | Metal insert One piece metal insert adapted to be embedded in a cavity in a work piece embodies a sleeve portion and a nut portion joined together by a frangible connection. The sleeve portion has an internal diameter which is less than a zone of maximum diameter on t... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4124050 | Action piercing fastener A self-piercing fastener which locks itself to the metal panel upon which it is mounted for self-swaging its piercing portion to form automatic back taper thereof and by coining the margins of the pierced opening, the panel being disposed against a flat-t... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4122752 | Flat fastener for driving into metallic material A fastener apparatus which can be formed by conventional punch press machinery and which is hardened so that the fastener may be driven into metallic structures such as structural steel beams and the like using a conventional hammer or a power operated na... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4119827 | Clinch weld fastener and method of securing panels together A clinch weld fastener and method of using the same to effect attachment of a non-ferrous panel, such as an aluminum panel, to a ferrous panel, such as a steel panel. The clinch weld fastener is in the form of a clinch nut blank, preferably of the self-pi... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4097168 | Prestressed connection and fastener therefor The disclosure relates to a fastener for use in highly stressed connections particularly in environments and with materials susceptible to stress corrosion or delamination. The fastener is installed in aligned openings in abutting components and exibits a... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4095327 | Method of securing a nut to a support plate Method of securing a nut to a support plate including the steps of forming an aperture in the support plate complementary to the configuration of the nut, inserting the nut in the aperture, and forcing the nut into frictional engagement with the support p... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4067371 | Mechanically locking fastener A mechanically locking fastener has external threads for installation in the threaded bore of a workpiece. A lock ring has internal radial serrations locked in serrations of the fastener proper, and external radial teeth of a form for gripping the wall of... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4054045 | Two-piece mandrel assembly for deforming A hole expansion mandrel assembly for expanding holes through work pieces including a drive pin with a leading pulling section and a trailing driving shoulder; and a collet removably carried on the drive pin and abutting the driving shoulder where the col... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4046181 | Insert An insert for installation in a hole therefor in a parent material by relative axial movement of the insert and material with or without the aid of heat, such as by high frequency vibration, wherein the insert has a series of external uniform diameter ann... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4033243 | Container fastener system There is disclosed a novel fastener assembly for use in attaching a composite panel section or the like to a frame section. The fastener assembly comprises a first member for engagement in a bore formed in said frame section, said member including an enla... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4018257 | Self-flanging nut and joint construction A self-flanging nut construction utilizing a tubular body having a laterally extending flange at one end and an opening therethrough, said opening having a first portion and a second portion of differing cross sectional areas, the first portion being form... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4015504 | Self-boring fastener and methods of use thereof A self-boring fastener comprising an elongated cylindrical element which intersects a driving means, said cylindrical element having a knife edge means axially projecting from the periphery of the extreme end thereof so as to extend beyond said end, and a... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4012884 | Prestressed connection and fastener therefor The disclosure relates to a fastener for use in highly stressed connections particularly in environments and with materials susceptible to stress corrosion or delamination. The fastener is installed in aligned openings in abutting components and exhibits ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4008642 | Fastening device A fastening device comprises an electrically conductive sheet metal nut element which may function to complete electrical connections and a plastic, electrically insulating cap member which covers the nut element. Even though plastic material such as that... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4005740 | Rotation resistant nut A rotation resistant nut having an internally threaded nut body and having a portion of the exterior surface of the nut body provided with an irregular configuration. The rotation resistant nut is adapted to be used as an insert-type nut and upon installa... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4004483 | Fastener for attachment to metallic structures A fastener apparatus having an elongated body with a hardened substantially non-bendable penetrating portion at one end which can be driven to a predetermined depth in metallic structures by a fluid or electrically operated driver or by a manually operate... | 01/25/1977 |
| 4003287 | Insert of the self-tapping fluted type A metallic fastener or insert of the type adapted to thread itself into a recess formed in a plastic work piece has a multiplicity of uniformly angularly spaced, longitudinally extending flutes, each of which is formed with a flat bottom surface and with ... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3987830 | Panel assembly This disclosure relates to a nut and panel assembly and method wherein the panel is pierced into a nut chamber and the bolt threadably engages the panel. The disclosed nut includes a circular chamber which receives the pierced portion of the panel for thr... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3985172 | Panel extruding nut and assembly A panel extruding nut for use with a thread forming screw and adapted to be mechanically secured to a flat sheet basal member, the nut including a body having opposed flat surfaces and opposed coaxial first and second bores, the first bore having a diamet... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3967669 | Clinch type fastener A self-clinching fastener and method of engagement thereof with an aperture section of sheeted material. The fastener includes a shank portion and an enlarged head, said shank portion having a tapered extruding section thereon of larger diameter than the ... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3963299 | Bonding assembly for installation on a shielded cable A cable bonding assembly and method of installing the same on a shielded cable without need for slitting either the shield or sheath. An inner shoe is forcibly inserted edgewise directly beneath the shield until a threaded opening therein registers with a... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3962775 | Method of forming a joint using a guide fastener A fastener/guide assembly and method including a fastener having a head, a bearing section to be extended through aligned holes in work pieces, and an engagement section opposite the head; and a guide member having a pilot section sized to extend through ... | 06/15/1976 |
