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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290971 | Shippable in-assembly bolt A shippable in-assembly bolt having a head portion, a threaded portion containing threads and a gripper portion, wherein the gripper portion preferably comprises a grooved structure and an o-ring. The o-ring is intended to sit between the inner wall of a clearance h... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235744 | Collar screw or collar nut housing attachment A housing assembly for a printed circuit board is mounted on a vehicle body by pressing a collar nut or the head of a collar screw past a plurality of fingers of a housing assembly so that the fingers retain the nut or screw head in place. The module is then pressed... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204666 | Fixing clamp for anchoring a component in the hole of a support plate A fixing clamp for anchoring a component within a hole in a support plate includes an anchoring part having two side walls and a transverse wall, a generally planar locating strip projecting outwardly, an expanding tab projecting upwardly that defines a window in th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7073997 | Apparatus and method for holding a piece in a bore An assembly includes a piece to be held in a bore and a device in which the piece is inserted for holding the piece in the bore. The device comprises a cylindrical sleeve having a series of fins extending longitudinally of an inner surface of the sleeve and projecti... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7021876 | Simplified installation captive panel fastener A simplified captive panel fastener including a head, shank, a threaded outer end, and a centrally threaded opening at the outer end. Longitudinal slots extend along the outer end of the fastener to receive a retention washer with inwardly extending prongs. The meth... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6884014 | Tolerance compensating mounting device The invention comprises a tolerance compensating mounting device comprising a bushing having an internal and external thread. The bushing is threaded into a part to be mounted to a surface. A bolt is then threaded into a bushing bore using the internal threads. The ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6814530 | Hybrid panel fastener with snap-on cap A two-piece panel fastener includes a barrel-shaped metal retainer which holds a screw. The screw includes a threaded shaft and a plastic cap which has longitudinally-extending resilient fingers which engage the outer surface of the retainer to captivate the screw. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6722832 | Assembly unit including a component and at least one thread forming screw An assembly unit includes a component including at least one through hole and at least one screw. The screw is associated with the through hole of the component. The screw is designed and arranged to produce a thread. The screw includes a head and a supporting surfa... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6688824 | Carriage fixing screw housing structure A carriage fixing screw housing structure in which a carriage fixing screw for externally screwing and fixing carriages of an image reader is held, when not used, by a screw holder formed on a part of an image reader to prevent loss of the carriage fixing... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6679666 | Screw having a temporary holding member on the screw shank A screw capable of simplifying an assembly work and shortening a release hole for causing the screw to abut thereagainst and of clamping a part being clamped with a high sealing property. The screw comprises a temporary holding member 12 provided on a scr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6623226 | Assembly unit including a component and at least one screw An assembly unit includes at least one component and at least one screw including a shank having an outer diameter and at least partially including a thread. The head of the screw is designed and arranged to rotate the screw. A supporting surface of the s... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6558095 | Nut locking clip assembly A nut locking clip assembly holds a nut in a desired orientation. The clip assembly has a first member or arm secured to a structure. A second arm is secured to the first arm through a spring portion. The first member defines a hole whereas the second mem... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6489569 | Insulator retainer An insulator capable of supporting the conductor of an electric fence including at least one retaining portion capable of retaining at least one fixing element to the insulator prior to the insulator being fixed to a support structure with the fixing elem... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468012 | Captive screw A captive screw attachable an upper panel, for attaching the upper panel to a lower surface, the lower surface having a threaded hole, the captive screw having a screw, a ferrule that attaches to the upper panel, a thin-walled, cylindrical hollow knob and... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467990 | Arrangement for securing a component An arrangement for securing a component on a bolt is provided, wherein a shaft of the bolt extends through an opening of the component. A ring is disposed on the shaft, and is secured against axial displacement on a surface of the shaft. The ring has at l... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6394724 | Snap-in panel fastener A panel fastener includes a metallic screw insert with an overmolded plastic cap. The screw insert is preferably manufactured by means of cold forming process which allows fabrication of the internal drive recesses and dog point ends for easy location of ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6267421 | Door latch striker with captivated mounting bolts A vehicle door striker is manufactured from a U-shaped striker plate and a striker bolt. The striker plate has a mounting plate connected to an arm by a support segment. The mounting plate has a striker bolt hole and two mounting bolt holes therethrough a... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6238155 | Torque screw fastener A torque screw having a screw with a head and a threaded shaft, a knob having a central longitudinal axis coaxial with the screw and a one-directional ratchet disposed between the knob and the screw that engages to allow the screw to be disengaged in a co... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6174119 | Connector with integral nail holder An improved connector with integrally attached fasteners is disclosed. In the embodiments described, the fasteners are nails and they are held in a sleeve. A flexible member attaches this sleeve to the body of the connector. In a first shipping or storage... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6106207 | Captured fastener for instrument panel cover plate A cover plate for an instrument panel carrying a captured fastener adapted to be assembled to an underlying instrument panel support structure by a closely overlying and sliding motion of the cover plate relative to the support structure. The cover plate ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102640 | Bolt retainer for members to be fixed together by the bolt An annular recess is formed in an inner periphery defining a bolt shank bore and has fitted therein an annular elastic member having elasticity radially thereof and having an inside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the shank of a bolt. The sh... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079923 | Hybrid panel fastener A captive panel fastener includes a retractable screw having a thermal plastic cap molded around its head. The cap includes slotted skirt with resilient fingers. When the retractable screw is forced downward through the bore of the ferrule having divergen... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077012 | Self-retaining fastener A pin for a two piece type fastener includes a flexible member attached to a free end of the pin. The flexible member has a diameter slightly larger than a bore in a workpiece through which it is inserted so that the pin is retained in the bore after inse... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5967725 | Self-attaching plug-in and screw-on fastening element The fastening element has a threaded part (3) and in front of it a carrier part (4) with an elastic element (5). The carrier part (4) may be a different material, such as an elastic plastic, from that of the threaded part (3) and may be joined either firm... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5865582 | One-direction captive screw fastener A one-directional captive screw attachable to a panel that is hand tightenable, but requires a tool to loosen once hand tightened. The captive screw includes a screw having a head with a recess and a threaded portion, a knob having a central longitudinal ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5753858 | Securement of wall plate to electrical receptacle An electrical device to be mounted on a support includes a housing having an inner part and an outer part secured to one another. The housing is mounted on the support in a position in which the outer part of the housing is accessible. A cover plate is pr... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5738477 | Panel snap fastener assembly A snap fastener assembly includes a cylindrical C-shaped spring retainer member having a hollow open core with an exterior longitudinal slit aperture extending into the core. The spring retainer member is mounted on a stud member having an enlarged head a... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5718548 | Staple assembly A staple assembly 10 for use in a stapling tool (not shown) for fixing an elongate member such as a cable C onto a substrate such as a wooden beam. The staple assembly 10 comprises a staple 12 having a back 14 and legs 16 depending from opposite ends of t... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5642972 | One-direction captive screw fastener A one-directional captive screw attachable to a panel that is hand tightenable, but requires a tool to loosen once hand tightened. The captive screw includes a screw having a head with a recess and a threaded portion, a knob having a central longitudinal ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5628598 | Attachment nut for profiled rails An attachment nut includes a base member (1) and an elastic retaining insert (6) connected to the base member. The attachment nut serves for fastening components (18), for instance pipe members, to a C-shaped profiled rail (15). The retaining insert (6) h... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5613818 | Panel snap fastener assembly A snap fastener assembly includes a cylindrical C-shaped spring retainer member having a hollow open core with an exterior longitudinal slit aperture extending into the core. The spring retainer member is mounted on a stud member having an enlarged head a... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5590900 | Air bag mounting system An air bag mounting system for mounting an air bag module in the preexisting steering wheel air bag receiving pocket of a vehicle. The system includes a mounting plate having a plurality of spaced bolt assemblies extending therefrom receivable in a like p... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5573378 | Gas turbine nose cone attachment A nose cone on the fan of a gas turbine engine contains access holes that provide access to cap screws that hold the nose cone on the fan hub. The cap screws extend through an internal flange on the nose cone. A spring clip extends from the flange in a co... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5503511 | Arrangement for the spring elastic position fixing of fastening means in recesses An arrangement is provided for the spring elastic position fixing of fasteners, e.g. spring nuts, in a recess, e.g. a T-slot. In smooth recesses, a reliable position fixing of a fastener, such as a rail, can be obtained if the fastener is placed in the re... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5451124 | Wire brush fastening device A fastening device is provided which is a variation on the conventional nut and bolt. The bolt has a longitudinal axis and threading helically affixed thereon along the longitudinal axis. A nut having a bore extending therethrough is provided. The bore of... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5423647 | Stud bolt clip A stud bolt clip is provided with a tube having an oblong center. Provided inside the tube are opposing first claws projecting from the inside surfaces of the long sides of the tube, and opposing second claws projecting from the inside surfaces of the sho... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5417530 | Clip for fastening multilayer insulation A clip for fastening an insulation having several layers, such as used on spacecraft. A counterhold which snaps onto the end of an elongated pin is made from an elongated strip of foil backed elastically deformable material. Holes in the elongated strip h... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5411228 | Cable clip A cable clip for retaining coaxial cables and the like against a mounting surface is provided which includes fastener retaining means for holding a fastening device in place prior to user installation. In one embodiment, the fastener retaining means inclu... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5411438 | Heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems At an outlet of a heating, ventilating or air conditioning system air passes from the ducting through a plenum chamber, a damper provided with a set of blades which are movable between open and closed positions and a diffuser which directs the air in a de... | 05/02/1995 |
