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

20070172327 - Fastener assembly: Embodiments of the present invention provide a fastener assembly that includes a grommet and a pin. The grommet may include a collar integrally formed with a plurality of legs, wherein an opening is formed through the collar. The pin is moveable through the opening between pre-driven and driven positions. The... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070172328 - Expansion anchor with crack-arresting groove: An anchor is provided that is inserted into a bore in a cementious member, the bore having a side wall. The anchor is made up of an elongated stem having a longitudinal axis and a leading end and a trailing end. A tensioning head is disposed at the leading end... Agent: James R. Cypher

20070172329 - Theft abating stud and nut assembly for joining flanges of members of a fluid flow conduit: A theft abating stud and nut assembly is provided for use on flanges of members of a fluid flow conduit, such as oil well production conduits, pipelines, and the like. Tapered smooth outer surface nuts are used with studs which are assembled by placing the studs in tension during assembly... Agent: Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. Ste. 2500

20070172330 - Screw loosening prevention structure and gas pressure device including same: A screw loosening prevention structure and a gas-pressure device are provided. The structure includes a first member that is formed with a container space filled with gas, and includes a first threaded portion, a second member that includes a second threaded portion, wherein the second member is threadedly coupled with... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070172331 - Hobnail structure: A hobnail structure is composed of a connection rod and a cap installed on the connection rod, wherein the connection rod is a bolt, one end of which is provided with a ring of larger diameter with slant grooves having a same direction of deflection as that of threads of... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070172333 - Screw member having two different thread angles formed on a sharp-edged thread: A screw member comprises a screw shank portion and a thread portion provided thereon. The screw shank portion has a bottom end formed with a tapered section, and a top end formed with a screw head portion. The thread portion is provided on an outer circumference of the screw shank... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070172332 - Fastening device: A fastening device (1) comprises a shank (2) having a head (10) at one end, a ribbed portion (12) adjacent to the head portion, a neck portion (14) and a threaded portion (16). The fastening device also comprises a cylindrical retainer (20) whose diameter is substantially equal to that of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070172334 - Arrangement for fixing a heat exchanger, particularly a cooling module in a motor vehicle: The invention elates to an arrangement for fixing a heat exchanger (1), particularly a cooling module in a motor vehicle, preferably at four, i.e. two upper and two lower, fixing points (4, 5, 6, 7). Interengaging fixing means are provided on the heat exchanger (1) and retaining means are provided... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070172335 - Fastening element for friction-welding to a flat component: The invention relates to a fastening element with a friction-welding surface for friction-welding to a flat component through rotational force acting on the fastening element and pressing force against the component. The friction-welding surface is bordered by a circular coaxial friction-soldering surface, the friction-welding surface projecting axially in relation to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070172336 - Mounting button used in display module: A mounting button suitable for fixing the relative position of a first plate and a second plate in a display module is provided. The first plate has a first opening and the second plate has a second opening. The mounting button comprises a shaft, a first sticking part, a second... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070166121 - Self locking tensioner: The present invention is directed to a self locking tensioner that can be used to place a piston or stud in tension. The present invention is directed to a tensioner comprising slip wedges positioned between a piston and a body which houses the piston and the slip wedges.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070166122 - Plastic anchor for drywall, plaster, brick and concrete: An anchoring device for insertion in a hole provided in a structure such as a wall (hollow or solid) comprises proximal and distal sections. The proximal section includes a head defining an aperture for receiving a fastener, and the distal section includes a pair of expandable wings displaceable between collapsed... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070166123 - Securing assembly for combining two adjacent elements on a bicycle: A securing assembly includes a threaded bolt with a passage and an inner threading formed on an inner periphery of the passage and a first threaded rod extending into and out of the passage of the threaded bolt so that the threaded bolt is able to apply a force to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070166124 - Screw with ridges and grooves between threads on shank: A screw includes a head and a shank which includes a tip end. Spiral threads are defined in an outer periphery of the shank which includes a first section including the tip end and a second section including the head. A plurality of cutting ridges extend from the outer periphery... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070166125 - Pin member for grain bin door: A pin member having a first section having a first rounded end and a second end and having a second section extending outwardly from the second end of the first section and having a diameter less than the diameter of the first section to form a shoulder. Extending from the... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070166126 - Apparatus for securing siding: An apparatus for securing vinyl siding to a surface having a head and a shaft that extends outwardly from the head and terminates in a tip. The shaft has a substantially smooth portion adjacent the head and a threaded portion that extends from the smooth portion toward the tip. The... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070166127 - Fastener: A w-base fastener includes multiple legs that compress towards a common member, to which the legs are attached, during the installation through an opening of a structure. These legs then engage the backside of the structure to which the fastener is mounted to hold the fastener in a mounted position... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070166128 - Nut and plate assembly: A nut assembly includes a nut and a plate. The nut includes a portion disposed in the plate, through a hole in the plate. An outer surface of the nut is expanded outwardly to engage surfaces forming the hole. Axial compression is used in a method of the present invention... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070166129 - Adjustable fastening surface device with releasable thread form: This invention relates to an adjustable fastening surface device with an integral releasable thread form. This device allows the adjustable anchoring of materials to hardened concrete or similar cold castable material with relatively low tensile and shear strength properties when contrasted with the compressive strength properties. The fastening device is... Agent: David Gordon Janeway

20070160439 - Fixing device: The present invention relates to a fixing device comprising at least one guide for a securing element, a fixing system comprising such a fixing device and at least one securing element, as well as a positioning system comprising such a fixing system, and a positioning element.... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brainlab)

20070160440 - Self-boring and self-tapping screw: The invention relates to a self-boring and thread-forming tapping screw having a screw shaft with a screw tip at one end and at the other end a force application member for the transmission of a turning moment. The screw shaft includes a threaded section with the screw tip and an... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070160441 - Fastener for application to a threaded stud: A fastener includes a sleeve-like clamping element having a cavity extending in the direction of its longitudinal axis which accommodates a threaded stud. At least one clamping region is deformable into the cavity forming at least one clamping ramp inclined toward the longitudinal axis on an outside of the clamping... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070160442 - Non-prismatic grooved shank fastener: Non-prismatic shank fasteners, such as nails, for wood and similar soft materials have a plurality of longitudinal extending non-congruent sections having different geometries, different configurations, and varying diameters such that the shank has the widest nominal diameter arranged to span a joint between wood members being fastened. The shank has... Agent: Law Offices Of Barry N. Young

20070160443 - Fixing nail: A fixing nail includes a pair of legs and a bridge interconnecting the common ends of said legs; said legs have a plurality of annular ridges arranged thereon including a flat surface facing the bridge and an angled surface facing the tapered tip so as to ensure good resistance of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070154277 - Blind rivet, removal system and related method: The present invention relates to a blind rivet and blind rivet removal system and related method. Once set the blind rivet is not normally removed. However, increasingly removal is required due to the need to recycle automobiles. In order to remove blind rivets it has been necessary to remove the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070154278 - Centering pin: A receiving element which can be introduced into a borehole of at least one component includes a bolt presenting an outer surface that is approximately parallel and advantageously coaxial to a longitudinal axis of the bolt. The receiving element requires few materials and can therefore be produced at a low... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070154279 - Self-attaching nut: A self-attaching nut having a central pilot projecting from an end face of the body portion, an annular groove surrounding the pilot and an annular panel support face surrounding the groove, wherein the outer side wall includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches, each having an outer wall which extends... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070154280 - Self-attaching nut: A self-attaching nut having a central pilot projecting from an end face of the body portion, an annular groove surrounding the pilot and an annular panel support face surrounding the groove, wherein the outer side wall includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches, each having an outer wall which extends... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070154281 - Self-attaching nut: A self-attaching nut having a central pilot projecting from an end face of the body portion, an annular groove surrounding the pilot and an annular panel support face surrounding the groove, wherein the outer side wall includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches, each having an outer wall which extends... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070154282 - Self-attaching nut: A self-attaching nut having a central pilot projecting from an end face of the body portion, an annular groove surrounding the pilot and an annular panel support face surrounding the groove, wherein the outer side wall includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced notches, each having an outer wall which extends... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070154283 - Magnetic bolt covers: A cover is provided with a body including an internal periphery shaped to receive one of a fastener, a plug and a knob in the body; and a magnet positioned within the body. The magnet removably couples the body to the received fastener, plug or knob when positioned in the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070154284 - Self-tapping screw: A self-tapping screw having a boring part and a threaded shaft for fixing a panel-type object to a preferably metallic substructure is provided. The screw is configured in such a way that it produces a through hole in the panel type object, said hole accommodating the shaft with a degree... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070154285 - Screw with expansion rings: A screw includes a screw body, a screw head, a screw thread formed on an exterior surface of the screw body and at least one expansion ring formed on the exterior surface to cross the screw thread. The screw thread cuts in a working piece and the expansion ring keeps... Agent: Chun-ming Shih

20070154286 - Quick release, especially for bicycles: A quick release for bicycles comprising a pull rod extending in the axial direction, an end element at a first end of the pull rod, a clamping element at the second end of the pull rod, and a tensioning device for tensioning the clamping element. The tensioning device comprises a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070154287 - Installation element: An installation element is proposed, which includes a body, a coupling portion, an installation hole, and a coupling hole. The body includes a first surface and an opposing second surface. The coupling portion extends outward from the first surface. The installation hole and the coupling hole, whose axes are parallel,... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070154288 - Laminated nut with center tension sleeve: A laminated nut having a plurality of conical spring discs for use with a bolt assembly. Each of the discs is formed with a hex shaped outer periphery and a non-round central bore. The discs are assembled on top of each other forming a laminated stack. A threaded tension sleeve... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070154289 - Multi-grip blind rivet: A multi-grip blind rivet 74 includes a rivet body 82, adapted to receive a portion of a mandrel 76. A plurality of indentations 88 are formed in an outer surface 86 of the rivet body 82 in each of three axially spaced transaxial planes. Each indentation 88 is formed with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C