Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 12/06

20060291974 - Nut insert: A nut insert which is installed within an aperture in a workpiece, the nut insert of the type in which a portion of the insert plastically deforms on the one side of the workpiece upon application of a linear force provided by a tool, thereby preventing withdrawal of the insert... Agent: James M. Duncan

20060291975 - Fastener nut for hydroformed parts: A fastener nut for hydroformed parts comprises a nut body for receiving a threaded fastener and a locking ring with depending fingers that is received on the nut body. The nut body is adapted to pierce and then form a collar thereabout in a hydroformed part while the part remains... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20060291976 - Fastener with tightening structure: A tightening structure for locking, comprises a nut, a bolt, and a washer with a hole through which an axis of the bolt passes. To enable the structure to lock more firmly, a recessed part symmetrical with respect to an axis, and having a generally trapezoidal shape in cross section,... Agent: Howson And Howson Spring House Corporate Center

20060291977 - Captive screw with deployable knob: A captive screw for use in electronic assemblies includes a screw with a shaft having a pair of spaced grooves and a cover captivating the screw and for attaching the captive screw. A knob for rotating the screw can be moved along the shaft between an extended position and a... Agent: Paul And Paul

20060291978 - Threaded screw fastener characterized by high pull-out resistance, reduced installation torque, and unique head structure and drive socket implement or tool therefor: A threaded screw fastener is provided with thread structure wherein each thread of the threaded screw fastener comprises rearward and forward flank surfaces which effectively serve to enhance the pull-out resistance characteristics or properties of the threaded screw fastener while reducing the installation or insertion torque characteristics or properties of... Agent: Schwartz & Weinrieb Crystal Plaza One

20060291979 - Radius gimlet point anti-stripout screw: A self-tapping screw includes a head, a shaft, a tapered end and a rounded distal tip. A thread includes a thread start on the tapered end. The axial position of the thread start and a first full thread, the radius of the round distal tip and the diameter of the... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20060291980 - Connecting element: The present invention concerns a fastener arrangement made of a component and a screw element with an area for the application of force for a turning tool, where the component and the screw element, when fastened to each other, are in contact with each other by way of contact surfaces,... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060291981 - Expandable backspan staple: A staple having an expandable backspan and a pair of spaced legs is described. The expandable backspan is configured to expand or deform to accommodate tissues of varying thicknesses. In one embodiment, the backspan is non-linear and defines a recess. In another embodiment, the backspan includes a deformable pad or... Agent: United States Surgical, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20060285939 - Vertically adjustable device for suspending an article from a ceiling: A vertically adjustable fixture, such as a ceiling hook, comprises a base member adapted to be secured to an overhead surface, e.g. a ceiling, a beaded cable retractable in and extendable out of the base member, and a hook at a lower end of the cable for connection to an... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060285940 - Screw for use in concrete: A screw fastener for use in a masonry element having a pilot hole of predetermined length and diameter, the screw fastener including a shank having a diameter less than the diameter of the pilot hole, and having a tip at one end and a head at the other end; a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060280575 - Programmable torque transmitter with spring element: The present invention relates to an operating element for a motor vehicle, having a housing, a rotary knob, a rotary shaft arranged on the rotary knob, and a brake element engaging with the rotary shaft, by which an adjustable torque is transmitted to the rotary knob. An element exerting a... Agent: Mcgrath, Geissler, Olds & Richardson, PLLC

20060280576 - Boss assembly having multiple spinning parts, a method of mounting the boss assembly and a display device including the boss assembly: A boss assembly having multiple spinning parts, the boss assembly configured to be mounted through a through-hole in a bracket that has front and rear sides, the boss assembly including a shank and at least one reinforcing collar disposed on the shank, wherein the shank and the reinforcing collar are... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20060280577 - Multiple shank nail: The multiple shank nail includes a head and two or more shanks. The head has a top and bottom surface and each shank extends longitudinally from the bottom surface of the head and terminates in a point, the point being capable of piercing a substance into which the nail is... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd

20060280578 - Optical fiber drawing apparatus, sealing mechanism for the same, and method for drawing an optical fiber: An inner seal ring 16 is composed by connecting a plurality of inner seal ring pieces 16A, an outer seal ring 17 is composed by connecting a plurality of outer seal ring pieces 17A provided at an outer periphery of the inner seal ring 16, and a coil spring 18... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20060280579 - Plastic tolerance compensating assembly: A tolerance compensating assembly of automatically compensating tolerances in the spacing between two structural members comprises a mounting bolt 10, a base element 4, an adjustment sleeve 6 and a driver 8. The base element 4 and the adjustment sleeve 6 form a first thread pairing G1 of a predetermined... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20060275097 - Pull nail with chamfered surface head portion: A pull nail comprises a pull rod; a sleeve; the pull rod being enclosed by the sleeve; a sharp tapered head is formed at one end of the pull rod; one end of the sharp tapered head being connected to the pull rod and another end of the sharp tapered... Agent: To-ha Loi

20060275098 - Washer with crush zone: A conical washer having a crush zone wherein the inner annual projection comprises a top and bottom elevation where the top elevation lies at an approximately 100 to 165 degree angle to the inner annual wall of the washer and the bottom elevation is substantially flush with the bottom surface... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20060275099 - Fixing element for inserting into a longitudinal cavity of a carrier: A fixing element of plastic includes a foot part for insertion into an oblong hole of a carrier plate. The foot part includes a head and a shaft. The fixing element can be locked in the oblong hole after the insertion of the head by a quarter turn. The shaft... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle & Citkowski, P.c

20060275100 - Captive shoulder nut assembly: A captive shoulder nut assembly, to hold a heat sink onto a PC board, has a nut member with a threaded portion and a tubular portion extending therefrom. The nut member mates with an upstanding threaded stud. A biasing compression spring rides over the nut with an end coil loop... Agent: Paul And Paul

20060275101 - Eyeglass assembly and fastening arrangement for assembly thereof: A fastening arrangement for use with a curved lens having a first face, a second face and a bore passing between them and having a longitudinal axis slanted to the lens's faces, for attaching to the lens a component at the first face of the lens. The fastening arrangement comprises... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP