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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344345 | Captive shoulder nut having spring tie-down A captive shoulder nut for a electronic module heat sink has a threaded nut portion and a tubular portion extending therefrom. A ramped section in the exterior wall of the tubular portion leads to a retaining groove adjacent the bottom face of the nut portion. A com... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7303366 | Three part blind fastener The current invention is directed to a three piece blind fastener comprising a mandrel 40, a tubular body portion of 10 and a radially extending flange 14, wherein the cylindrical body 10 is mounted on an elongate stem 42 of the ma... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7147418 | Cage nut assembly having a flexible cage A cage nut assembly has a nut and a cage. The cage has a base having an aperture therethrough and a pair of flexible arm portions which are capable of supporting the nut off of the base. The cage nut assembly is welded to a workpiece. The workpiece is sent through a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6893196 | Blind rivet nut and fastening unit A blind rivet nut has a shank with a thread and a deformation zone. The blind rivet nut has also a set head with a larger outside diameter than that of the shank. The set head has a deformable extension on a side opposite the shank. A fastening unit formed with the ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 5803687 | Self-tightening compression clip A compression clip of the present invention comprises a bolt and a self-tightening member having two side sections and a grooved intermediate section therebetween. The intermediate section has a hole for receiving the bolt. Preferably, the intermediate se... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5096349 | Nut mounting grommet A circular opening (48) is formed in a structural wall (12). A tubular shank (28) of a nut mounting grommet (26) is inserted into the opening (48). The grommet (26) is moved endwise to place a shoulder surface (34) on the base of a nut mounting cup (30) a... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4990041 | Fastening device An improved fastening device is disclosed for securing a longitudinally extending body member within an aperture of a workpiece. The fastening device is designed to accept resilient material after it is inserted within the workpiece. In one alternative em... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4852700 | Spot-type disk brake On a brake support (12) engaging over a brake disk (10) a piston (34) is supported and on the other side a floating caliper (14) is supported for axial displacement. In both cases slide guides (40) are provided for the supporting and each have a guide bod... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4799691 | Rear crankshaft seal housing with integrally bonded seal A plastic seal housing with an integrally bonded elastomeric seal for use about the rear crankshaft of an internal combustion engine featuring fewer leak paths and requiring no secondary machining of the seal housing subsequent to the molding thereof.... | 01/24/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4139315 | Bolted plate joint In an assembly of two parts having flat assembly faces, the upper part has a bore provided with an ovalized orifice and the lower part has an internally-threaded bore, the two bores being coaxial when the parts are in the assembly position. A first connec... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4118855 | Method of interconnecting two members Two planar members or two members having planar parts are interconnected using one or more assembly tubes which extend between the two members in an aperture in each member and are normal to a planar part of each member. Each end of the assembly tube is c... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4112993 | Grommet assembly A two piece grommet assembly comprising an inner and an outer member wherein each member has an enlarged head at one end formed to bear upon opposite sides of a panel skin. The outer member has a recessed area intermediate its ends and the inner member ha... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4105058 | Screw locking arrangement A screw locking arrangement comprises an article having a threaded aperture with an enlarged counterbore. A slot is positioned in the side wall of the counterbore and extends through the top surface of the article. A screw is threadedly engaged in the ape... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4043245 | Anchoring device An anchoring device is disclosed providing engaging means for an attaching member which it is desired to secure with respect to a wall, particularly when there is access to only one surface of the wall. The anchoring device may be formed to provide either... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4036098 | Fastening element A fastening element for fastening to a wall having an opening therethrough which is accessible only on one side of the wall, comprising a cylindrical upsettable shell having a flanged end. A cylindrical inset member having a flanged head is disposed in th... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4026060 | Lock fastener for a fishing reel A lock fastener for a fishing reel which includes a first member formed with a threaded bore therein and adapted to engage the foot of a fishing reel and hold it in locked position on an associated fishing rod, a second member having a shank dimensioned t... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4026341 | Two-part nut The two-part nut has a socket member and a member with an internally threaded shank and a flange which is received in a transverse groove in the socket member having a central bore traversed by the shank. The shank has a groove adjacent the flange into wh... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3999831 | Locking member for securing a contact plate in the housing of an electric switching apparatus An improved locking member for the housing of an electric switching apparatus including a contact plate having a threaded aperture, and a screw-type electrical contact disposed in the aperture. The housing has an elongated slit disposed therein transverse... | 12/28/1976 |
