Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 04/07

20070092352 - Tamper proof fastener: A tamper resistant nut includes a threaded base for engaging a male threaded fastener and a wrenchable body separable from the base. The base has no readily engagable surfaces accommodating standard tools.... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070092353 - Shaft lock socket system: A shaft lock socket system comprises: a housing defining a receiving chamber; at least a socket received in the receiving chamber, installed with a gap between the back of the socket and the inward portion of the receiving chamber; and at least an adjusting member arranged in the gap between... Agent: Ishimaru & Zahrt LLP

20070092354 - Weld 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 keyhole including a larger diameter... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070092355 - Fastening apparatus with tolerance compensation: A fastening apparatus for fastening a component B to a component A enables an automatic compensation of tolerances in the separation distance between the two components. The apparatus consists of a receiving element 2, which can be fixed on the component A, an adjustment element 4, which can be screwed... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070086874 - Reactive fasteners: Several embodiments of reactive biasing fasteners are described. The fasteners are utilized in place of jam nuts and Belleville washers providing for the storage of a pre-load and effectively providing a locking function to prevent unintended loosening of an associated bolt. The embodiments resiliently deform under load to store pre-load... Agent: Leyendecker Lemire & Daley, LLC

20070081874 - Fastener: There is provided a fastener able to prevent damage due to environmental factors such as ultraviolet rays, and impact from sanddust, lumps of ice, and raindrops without obstructing a flow of electric shock current that flows along a top surface of an outer skin. The fastener connects an outer skin... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070077133 - Fastening pin: A fastening pin (1) characterized by that it is equipped with elastic protrusions (2) preferably in the shape of convergent geometric figures, placed round the core, and with outer dimension of the protrusions (2) being greater than the hole dimension. The pin includes a joint (6) between an anchored part... Agent: Horst M. Kasper