Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 05/06

20060110232 - Threaded fastener assembly: The fastener assembly comprises a torquing member and a clamping pressure member assembled together on a common access. The torquing member has annual threads formed around the axis. An annular bearing surface extends around the axis on one end of the member. The clamping pressure member has an annular bearing...

20060110233 - Pyromechanical fastening element: The invention relates to a pyromechanical fastening element for connecting two parts in an unremovable fixed mechanical manner. The invention is characterized by the fact that said fastening element comprises a metallic shell (2), within the head portion (3) of which a pyrotechnical propellant charge (4) that borders an adapter...

20060110234 - Self-locking bolted fastener: A bolted fastener for joining components, such as a bracket fastened to a crosspiece, includes a bolt, a nut and an eccentric. A square neck of a bolt fits into an oblong hole in a component and prevents the bolt from turning. The diameter of the eccentric that serves as...

20060110235 - Fastening element for fastening an object to a receiving member: The fastening element includes a support plate. A fastening portion for retaining the object is provided on a first side of the support plate. An anchoring portion is provided on the opposite side of the support plate. The anchoring portion is insertable into an anchoring hole of the receiving member...

20060110236 - Anchorage device for fastening a counterweight to a washing machine tub: Anchorage device for fastening a counterweight to a washing machine tub comprising: an hollow shell (1) in which a concrete ballast mass (2) is adapted to be poured, said shell (1) being provided with fastening housings (3), and threaded fastening means (4) adapted to cooperate with the fastening housings (3)...

20060110237 - Spline drive fastener system: A spline drive fastener system involves a fastener wherein a drive engagement surface is formed in the head of the fastener. The drive engagement surface includes eight separate points of engagement. The points of engagement are arranged on eight radial slots formed by the central axis of the fastener head....

20060110238 - Washer device for preventing looseness: A washer device for preventing looseness reduced in thickness, simplified in part configuration to lower cost, and capable of automatically compensating for looseness of a connection part, formed of a bolt and nut, due to aging, such as shrinkage of a connected member, so as to continuously and reliably preventing...

20060104741 - Bolted fastener for joining components: A bolted fastener joins a first angle-piece to a second angle-piece of an escalator or moving walk brush unit. The fastener includes an adapter arranged between the two components, and precise two-dimensional position-changing of one component relative to the other or to its former position, without auxiliary means. A bolt...

20060104742 - Stud for parts assembly: An improved stud for assembling an engine valve cover or other mechanical parts together comprised of an elongated shaft having two end portions and at least one intermediate threaded portion therebetween. At least one end portion of the stud has a drive receiving recess formed therein. The intermediate threaded portion...

20060104743 - Flute positioner: A flute positioner is provided for positioning a fastener in a tool barrel, and includes a body, a throughbore extending through the body, and at least one holding member extending into the throughbore. One or more extensions may extend radially outward from the body....

20060104744 - Clip: A clip 1 comprises a base 6, a shank 7 extending from the base 6, a pair of legs 9A, 9B extending from an end of the shank towards the base and away from a side of the shank, and a pair of elastic fingers 11A, 11B extending from the...

20060099047 - Rotatable captivated nut: A captive clinch nut may be rotatably attached to an apertured sheet. The nut includes a body having an axial threaded bore and a flange forming a base of the nut body. The flange includes a surface on a bottom side thereof preferably unitary therewith for providing a bearing surface...

20060099048 - 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 separate generally cylindrical pilot portion having a length...

20060099049 - Fastener/stud retainer: A stud retainer that may be used in numerous applications includes features that increase the extraction forces to better retain the stud in the retainer. In an exemplary embodiment, the stud retainer includes a retainer body having retention features that engage the threads on the stud, and wedge projections that,...

20060099050 - Double flush clinch stud: A double flush clinch stud includes adjacent clinch means of different diameters with planar end surfaces. The stud may be employed in forming an assembly wherein two metal sheets are joined in face-to-face contacting relationship. This assembly can provide a flush attachment on the outside surfaces of both sheets when...

20060099051 - Sealing fastener: A sealing fastener includes a sealing flange for engaging a surface of an article in which the fastener is installed. The sealing flange has a concave skirt with a seal attached to a peripheral edge of the skirt....

20060093455 - Anchor: An anchor, which is designed for being anchored in a bore with a connection mass, includes a rod-shaped anchor member (11), and a sleeve member (21) having, at one of its ends, a receptacle (19) for receiving the anchor member (11), sections (29) of the extra coarse thread formed, at...

20060093456 - Positive hold weld stud: The present invention provides a weld stud that includes a base, a shank that has a thread and that is smaller in diameter than the base, a head that is on the opposite end to the base, and a neck located between the shaft and the head wherein the neck...

20060093457 - T nut: A T nut having a tubular body with an inner thread and a flange with upright retaining teeth around one end of the tubular body is disclosed. The tubular body of the T nut has a first section connected to the flange and a second section axially extended from one...

20060093458 - Locking nut assembly for hi-hat clutch: A locking nut assembly for hi-hat clutch comprises a main body having a bolt hole, a locking nut is disposed in the main body, the locking nut a central threaded opening for receiving a threaded stem of the hi-hat clutch, and a key bolt. The locking nut further having a...

20060093459 - 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 generally radially inward. The tines are radially asymmetrically disposed such...

20060093460 - Model vehicle air cleaner nut: A model vehicle air cleaner nut comprising a threaded stem, a mounting plate and a model vehicle. The threaded stem has an opening at one end. It is shaped and sized to thread onto a threaded air cleaner mounting stud. The mounting plate is attached to the other end of...