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Patent No. 6718554

Hands free towel carrying system

A hands free towel carrying system for coupling a towel to a user to prevent loss, theft or contamination.

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Inventor: Martin J. Nilsen


Address: Hampshire, IL
No. of patents: 21
Last patent issue date: 09/11/2012

NumberTitleIssue Date
D666942Buckle
09/11/2012
D666526Buckle
09/04/2012
D649492Buckle
11/29/2011
8016534Fastener assembly and manufacturing method therefor
A connector includes an elongated hollow body and a nut threaded onto the body. The nut is secured in place by outward expansion of material from the threaded body into a chamfer of the nut. ...
09/13/2011
7967272Industrial hangers for framing and method of fabricating the same
An industrial hanger is provided for coupling a device to a truss. The hanger apparatus includes a first member having a first support surface, a second opposed support surface, and a threaded portion extending between the first and second support surfaces. The hang...
06/28/2011
D635891Buckle
04/12/2011
D633415Buckle
03/01/2011
D631787Buckle
02/01/2011
7819371Universal suspended anchor system
A universal suspended anchor system is configured for attaching to a frame having a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall having first and second bearing surfaces, respectively adjacent to and aligned with one another and defining a gap formed between the a...
10/26/2010
7766295Support hanger
A support hanger system adapted to hang away from a top chord of a truss assembly using the upwardly facing planar surface of the top chord as the support surface for the downwardly extending support hanger. The support hanger assembly utilizes an elongated threaded...
08/03/2010
7717015Brick tie anchor and drive tool
A brick tie anchor secures a brick veneer to an underlying structure. The anchor includes a head portion having a shaped body defining a longitudinal axis. The head includes a key portion extending from an end of the body having generally flat sides and an open cent...
05/18/2010
7665940Fastener assembly
A fastener coupler includes a first securing member configured to receive and retain a first fastener within a first inner cavity, wherein at least one passage is formed through the first securing member, and a setting indication material within at least a portion o...
02/23/2010
7654782Weld nut or stud, fastening system and method
A threaded fastener such as a weld nut or a weld stud has a projection from a surface thereof, with the projection bearing a thread. A weld ring substantially surrounds the threaded projection. In a fastener system using the fastener, a mounting structure has a keyh...
02/02/2010
7503588Pipe nipple
A pipe nipple has a bore therethrough, with an entrance chamber at one end of the bore having a larger diameter adjacent a drive configuration of narrower diameter for receiving a tool therein to rotate the nipple about its longitudinal axis. The exterior of the nip...
03/17/2009
7445251Two-piece oil filter oil cooler connector bolt
A connector bolt for securing an oil cooler to an engine block is made of first and second telescopic pieces. The bolt can be made in different lengths by adjusting the telescopic position of the first and second pieces. The length is fixed by securing the relative ...
11/04/2008
6961987Nut 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
6908272Threaded fastener nut with anti-cross threading radiused features and tactile feedback features
A fastener nut is formed with anti-cross threading features that include a rounded or chamfered edge at the entry end to the nut, followed by an unthreaded cylindrical counterbore that extends axially from the entry end to the threaded section of the bore. The round...
06/21/2005
6702536Threaded fastener nut with anti-cross threading radiused features
A nut fastener is formed with anti-cross threading features that include a rounded or chamfered edge at the entry end to the nut, followed by an unthreaded cylindrical counterbore that extends axially from the entry end to the threaded section of the bore...
03/09/2004
5190426Concrete fastener
A fastener for securing fixtures to concrete or masonry. The fastener includes a dual-thread first stage for engaging a bore in the concrete and stabilizing and centering the fastener as it taps its way into the bore. A single-thread second stage has a pi...
03/02/1993
5069340Strip of collated fasteners for fastener-driving tool
In a strip of collated fasteners, each having a shank and a head, a carrier molded from a polymeric material has a sleeve for each fastener. Each sleeve has an annular portion and a breakable portion, which breaks into two segments as the fastener gripped...
12/03/1991
5035559Anchoring device
An anchoring device having a head and a shank integral with the head and adapted to be forcibly driven into a hole having a cylindrical wall defined within a body of concrete, masonry, or like material. The shank has a spring temper and has a proximal por...
07/30/1991
 
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