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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862440 | Nut assembly and method for the production thereof The invention relates to both nut assemblies and methods for producing the same. Said nut assemblies consist of a nut body (1a) and a pressure disk (2a). The nut body has a drive portion, such as a polygonal portion, for engaging with a t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7704151 | Self-attaching female fasteners, method of forming same and strip of interconnected fasteners A method of forming pierce and clinch nuts by rolling a section having the desired cross-section, punching equally spaced bores through the central pilot portion and then punching configured openings through the central pilot portion having convex arcuate surfaces a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7651401 | Self-attaching female fastener elements and method of forming same The method of forming self-attaching female fasteners by rolling a continuous metal strip including a central pilot portion having parallel sides and flange portions on opposed sides, severing at least the pilot portion and cold forming the rectangular pilot portion... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7387575 | Method of manufacturing hollow body elements, section for use in the method, hollow body element, component assembly and die The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies (11, 211, 411) such as nut elements to be fastened to components (13, 213, 413) that usually consist of sheet metal. The invention especially relates to a method for producing hollow bodies ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374495 | Locking nut and bolt system with enhanced locking The locking nut and bolt system includes an elongated locking unit, mounted in a nut and operative with a specially configured groove bolt. The locking unit includes a plurality of at least three tines, asymmetrically located, which protrude tangentially and general... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367893 | Fastener manufacturing apparatus and method An assembly line for continuously manufacturing fasteners from a rod with a groove for receiving a wire for retaining the fasteners in a strip includes a receiver for receiving the rod. A die press is arranged to receive the rod from the receiver and includes a pier... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350337 | Tile protector platform The present invention 10 discloses a floor-tile platform 12 that is used with freshly laid tile 16 to allow walking on the floor 30 while the adhesive dries prior to applying the grout. The tile-like platform 12 is suspended over t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347075 | Methods for the cold extrusion of metallic elements with dead or through holes and plant for carrying out said methods Cold extrusion procedures for obtaining metal elements such as for example bushings, nuts or other elements with dead or through holes, screws, standard and special shape extruded or pressed products, etc. on a machining center comprising a series of hydraulic press... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329191 | Section for the manufacture of hollow body elements, hollow body element and component assembly A section (10; 110) is provided for the manufacture of hollow body elements, in particular for the manufacture of pierce and rivet nuts having a square or rectangular outline in plan view and a ring-like piercing section (36; 236) at a side confronting... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314417 | Method for the manufacture of hollow body elements, hollow body element and also progressive tool for carrying out the method A method of manufacturing hollow body elements such as nut elements for the attachment to components consisting normally of sheet metal, in particular to the manufacture of hollow body elements with an at least substantially square or rectangular outer periphery by ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7227434 | Tuning screw assembly The present invention relates to a tuning screw assembly comprising a sleeve (100) with internal threads for engaging a tuning screw (200) having external threads. The sleeve comprises a first threaded portion (32) which is axially displaced in ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189163 | T-nut for hopper feeding having a projection The present invention is to avoid the flange portion of a T-nut of from overlapping the portion between the claws of another T-nut, while the T-nut is supplied on a supply track provided on a nut applying machine, and also to engage the projections formed between th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7112142 | Method of cold forming a self-attaching female fastener element A method of cold forming a self-attaching female fastener (20) which includes deforming a fastener blank (120) having an annular pilot, (122) an annular flange (128) surrounding the pilot and a groove (132) in the flange having cyl... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108607 | Helical groove fasteners and methods for making same Helical groove fasteners and methods for producing the same are provided for use in systems requiring fluid passage through the fastener. In one embodiment, the fastener includes a shank, a head, a threaded portion, and at least one groove extending through at least... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107805 | Method for the production of a spindle nut of a spherical thread drive mechanism Method for the production of a spindle nut (3) of a spherical thread drive mechanism, whereby the spindle nut (3) has at least one screw-shaped track (4) formed as a single piece on its inner circumference, whose threads (38) are limited ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104109 | Double-cavity heading die A cold or hot-forging heading die used in metalworking to form a “head” on the end of a metal rod is configured to provide two heading cavities formed in opposite ends of the carbide insert. The heading die of the invention comprises a hardened steel ring with a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104105 | Method and apparatus for producing a threaded projection on a plate-shaped workpiece A method, machine system and thread cutting device for producing a threaded projection on a plate-shaped workpiece and in particular on a sheet-metal workpiece. A workpiece lug (2) is cut with a threaded contour in the principal plane of the workpiece and at ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7013550 | Method of making self-piercing nuts A raw parallelepiped metal piece is pressed into a closed mold to provide a nut blank that has a generally square pilot portion (14) for piercing a metal panel, the nut blank having a pair of flanges (16) that continue from opposite side walls (15 | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011584 | Self-attaching female fasteners and method of forming female fastener elements A method of forming a female fastener including rolling a body portion strip having a midportion and flange portions on opposed sides of the midportion, piercing spaced openings through the midportion, cutting the strip to length between the openings, cold forming a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011482 | Molded washer A washer formed by two identical C-shaped sections having parallel upper and lower surfaces, two ends, an inside and an outside arcuate edge, the ends having a plurality of tabs and recesses that inter-digitate to form continuous surfaces. The outside arcuate edges ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004845 | Manufacturing process of a clinch nut and clinch nut achieved by such a process A manufacturing process of a clinch nut consists in forming a recess zone in a rough casting by cold heading so as to obtain a rough part. The rough part then undergoes a thermal annealing treatment followed by a cold heading operation enabling a bore to be formed d... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997814 | Long barrel T-nut An elongated T-nut fastener is formed from a single piece of material. The fastener includes a barrel and a flange, with a threaded portion in the barrel and an unthreaded portion beyond the threaded portion. Fastening sites are provided at spaced locations along th... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6961987 | Nut and plate washer assembly A nut and plate washer assembly formed from a separate nut body and a separate washer body. The washer body is press fit onto a shank of the nut body, with a head of the nut body embedded in a recess of the washer body. The washer body and nut body can be made from ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942417 | Telescopic mechanism A telescopic mechanism, especially for steering columns of motor vehicles, with an internal element (10), which has a flattening (12) at least on one side, and an external element (14), which is complementary to the internal element (10) ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6893354 | Method for manufacturing cold-forged wing nuts A method for manufacturing cold-forged wing nuts is to have a column linear material rolled and compressed into lots of column material units connected continuously and then receiving the steps of shearing, flattening, compressing and trimming, punching, wing formin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6796907 | One-piece flag nut A one-piece flag nut having a flag portion protruding perpendicularly to the axis of a nut portion thereof such that during installation, as the flag nut rotates, the flag portion catches on any nearby structure and acts as a wrench during the installation process. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6561913 | Cold head stamped fastener inserts including selectively removable tangs The present invention provides for fastener inserts and methods of manufacturing the same. The fastener inserts include selectively removable tangs which can be broken away more cleanly than with other commercially available fastener inserts. Further, the... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558263 | Forging method of a hollow part A forging method which enables formation of a hollow part by simple processes. In a cutting process, a cylinder blank 1 is cut at the upsetting ratio of L/D=1.5-2.0. In a first process, the cylinder blank 1 is upset in accordance with the outer shape of a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6485371 | Grooved nut and manufacturing method thereof A grooved nut including a cylindrical shaft portion having a screw hole at the center, a head portion whose outer periphery is polygonal and which is provided at one end portion of the shaft portion, and a peripheral groove provided at a boundary part bet... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6446520 | Feed screw and method of manufacturing the same A ball screw 2 or a sliding screw 2a has a driving force-transmitting shaft 4 or 4a and a bearing member 6 or 6a externally fitted to the driving force-transmitting shaft 4 or 4a. The driving force-transmitting shaft 4 or 4a is made of aluminum or aluminu... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439819 | Progressively-formed clinch nut A three-sided, progressively-formed threaded fastener is comprised of a plurality of planar longitudinal faces intersecting at comer areas. Shank tabs extend downward from the bottom of each of the faces at the base of the fastener. Threaded regions along... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439818 | Nut and intermediate product therefor A nut consists of integral metal material and has a female screw threading; screw thread formed with a rolled tap in a screw hole that opens substantially perpendicularly to an end surface of one end of the nu. A concave lead-in is located at an opening e... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6406236 | Panel fastener and method of manufacture thereof A fastener for connecting a first panel to a second panel comprises a head and a shaft, the shaft including a plurality of spring legs, each connected at one end to the head and flexing inward and outward relative to the one end. The shaft is dimensioned ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6334370 | Ball screwed nut, linearly guiding apparatus using the same, ball screw for steering and method of manufacturing the ball screwed nut A ball rolling groove 1c is defined in an inner peripheral surface of A ball screwed nut 1 by a rolling process, not by a grinding process so that a ball screwed nut having small diameters or large leads can be manufactured. The surface of the ball rollin... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6079922 | Threaded insert with flange tabs An insert for plastic sections is manufactured from a flat strip of metal by high-speed progressive die-stamping, which forms the strip into a threaded female insert. The metal strip is first cut into a flat blank and then thread regions are impressed on ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6019557 | Method for forming a fastener and a fastener obtained thereby A process for forming a fastener for use in a D-Sub electrical connector to enable the connector to fixedly connect with a mated connector by threadedly engaging a bolt with the fastener, comprising the following steps: stamping a first metallic plate to ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5993320 | Tee nut and method of manufacture A Tee nut and method of manufacture is provided which Tee nut includes a flange and a hollow barrel extending from the flange. The flange is general circular and has a pair of pawls extending upwardly therefrom, each of which terminates in teeth for engag... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5927920 | Progressively-formed threaded insert An insert for plastic sections is manufactured from a flat strip of metal by high-speed progressive die-stamping which forms the strip into a threaded female insert. The metal strip is first cut into a flat blank and then thread regions are impressed on t... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5791997 | Method and apparatus for fabricating one piece all metal prevailing torque locknut fasteners Method and apparatus for modifying conventional internally threaded nut blanks to form one piece all metal prevailing torque locknut fasteners having uniform, repeatable torque characteristics when engaged with conventional bolt threads. This is accomplis... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791996 | Uniform speed joint and axial piston pump using the joint A uniform speed joint has three or more drive pins one side ends of which are concentrically arranged in one side face of either one of a driving member and driven member, and the other ends of the drive pins are rotatably and slidably arranged in one sid... | 08/11/1998 |
