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

20060140737 - T-nut: There is provided a T-nut having a tubular shank 2, an external flange portion 33a extending outwardly from a first end of the shank 2, and an internal flange portion 33b extending inwardly opposite to the external flange portion 33a of the tubular shank 2, all of which are integrally...

20060140738 - Screw: A screw which can be more quickly screwed into a work piece and has better chip-exhausting effect. The screw has a rod body and higher thread and lower thread formed on the rod body. On a conic section of the screw, a cutting thread with another guide angle larger than...

20060140739 - Internal thread member, external thread member, and cutter for internal thread: The present invention provides an internal thread member and an external thread member that can achieve stable finishing accuracy, can assure a desirable thread overlap, and have sufficient breaking strength and pullout strength. This invention also provides a cutter which can machine internal threads with stable finishing accuracy and can...

20060140740 - Screw with thread having different orientations: A screw with thread having different orientations comprises a first thread extending to a tip of the screw; a second thread; a distal end of the second thread being formed with a cutting thread; a distal end of the first cutting thread being a cambered thread near the tip of...

20060140741 - Screw: A screw with better anti-pull quality. The screw has a rod body and at least one thread formed on the rod body. The inclination of the lower face of the thread is larger than zero degree, while smaller than the inclination of the upper faces of the thread, whereby the...

20060133908 - Anchor element: An anchor element (11) has an anchor part (12), a sleeve part (13), and an expansion part (18) for expanding the sleeve part (13). The sleeve part (13) is secured to the anchor part (12) and is made of a thermoplastic....

20060133909 - Keeper paddle: The present invention relates to a lock ring having a central body portion with a first end and second end with two legs extending radially from the first end and the second end of the central body portion, wherein each of the two legs has a first axially biased portion...

20060133910 - Fastener cap assembly and method: The present invention relates to a fastener cap assembly, comprising a fastener that includes a head section and a bead that extends radially outwardly with respect to at least a portion of the head section and a cap that includes a side wall that extends radially around at least a...

20060133911 - Categorizing fasteners and construction connectors using visual identifiers: A method of categorizing fasteners and construction connectors by size and type using a color coding system. Each fastener receives a designated and distinct color contained on the surface that is exposed before and after installation. The colors are preselected to define one or more physical properties of the fasteners....

20060133912 - Circumferentially balanced, take-up device: An apparatus that is expandable axially along an anchor between a surface and a retainer fastened to the anchor is disclosed in one aspect of the present invention as including a base member; a slide member that slides relative to the base member to effect a change in height of...

20060127198 - Liquor container for a washing machine: A washing machine lye container comprising two halves which have connecting means on the mouth 1, 2 of their open base section to execute the fixing of the two one to the other; one of the mouths 1 of the two halves comprises a plurality of radial extensions 3, 3a...

20060127199 - Screwed insert: The screwed insert (1) has a shaft body (2) designed to receive a threaded fixing element and with an outer cutting thread (3) and a terminal flange (19), and ends in a pre-boring element (20). This pre-boring element includes one or more boring legs (21, 22) that extend parallel to...

20060127200 - Fastening device: A fastening device comprises a conical anchor piece (7, 17) and a conical recess (2) and, if necessary, an insertion piece (3). The conical outer surfaces (4, 10, 18) have annular grooves (5) on the one hand, and annular grooves (11) with O-rings or annular beads (19) on the other....

20060115343 - Hole location gauges and methods: The present invention provides devices and methods for indicating or gauging the position of one or more holes in a workpiece. In one aspect of the present invention reusable devices that can be removably engaged with a bore or tapped hole in a workpiece for accurately indicating the center axis...

20060115344 - Self-riveting male fastener and panel assembly: A male fastener formed of heat treated carbon steel for high performance applications, including a shank portion, radial flange and tubular barrel, wherein the barrel has an axial length of 60% or less than the outside diameter and a fastener and panel assembly, wherein the distal open end of the...

20060115345 - Orthodpedic or dental device: A medical device having an outer surface, at least a portion of the outer surface being provided with a continuous thread. The thread has a feature that is not constant in the portion of the outer surface. The feature that is not constant may be, for example, the spacing between...

20060115346 - Easily operated nail: An easily operated nail has a nail body. One end of the nail has a tip portion and another end thereof has a head portion, the tip being formed by metal. The tip portion of the nail body has a threaded portion; and the head portion of the nail has...