Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 08/07

20070201965 - Threaded fastening systems: A threaded fastening system for fixing together sections of engineering assemblies that are subject to vibration and impact, comprising a primary male threaded fastener having an axially slotted recess in the threaded end thereof, the recess having a maximum diameter, the axial slots defining segments in the end of the... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070201966 - Flat head screw: A flat head screw includes a flat head and a shank with threads. The flat head is integral with a coupling end of the shank and includes a top face and a bottom face. A socket is defined in the top face and extends through the bottom face into the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070196195 - Plastic fastening device: A novel plastic fastening device is provided herein, which mainly contains a bolt, a nut, and at least a washer. On the surface of the washer that interfaces with the object being fastened, a number of small wedges are arranged radially with equal spacing therebetween. Inside at least one of... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070196196 - High strength fastener system: A fastening system to press together 2 work pieces. These are plates with a circular aperture on each plate. The first work piece is engaged to the second work piece through a biased engagement. The receptacle assembly consists of a housing and its mechanical contents attached to the first work... Agent: Detlef T. Schorling

20070189875 - Part mounting mechanism: A part mounting mechanism includes: a boss; and a resin clip, adapted to be assembled to the boss, including: holding pieces; elastic engagement pieces; and a connecting portion; and projecting portions formed on facing inner surfaces of the connecting portion at predetermined intervals in a staggered fashion along a direction... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070189874 - Signal activated fastener array: The invention provides a fastening system (40) which includes a plurality of fasteners (12). Each fastener (12) is adapted to be locked or unlocked upon receipt of a suitable signal, such as an electric, magnetic or infrared signal. The fasteners (12) are included in a single carrier (38).... Agent: Heather Akartsounes

20070189876 - Locking fastener assembly: A locking fastener assembly comprising a nut and a washer. The nut and washer each have opposed load bearing surfaces which include a series of annularly extending, slightly inclined faces forming shallow undulations around each surface. The load bearing surface on the nut is generally spherically convex and the load... Agent: The Alden Law Group, L.L.P.

20070189877 - Insulated fastener: A metallic head of a fastener includes merlon portions between crenel portions. The crenel portions form a slot which may be used to tighten or loosen the fastener. An insulating material covers portions of the metallic head to prevent human contact with the metallic head and terminal lugs secured thereby.... Agent: Arris International, Inc

20070189878 - Decorative capped wheel nut or bolt assembly and method: A decorative cap and wheel nut or bolt insert assembly, and a method of assembling them. The insert is coated and/or plated and includes a hex-shaped section and a section having a circular cylindrical outer surface. A cap includes a hex cross-section segment and a circular cylindrical cross-section segment. The... Agent: The Alden Law Group, L.L.P. Suite 180

20070189879 - Drain proof washer: A drain proof washer for sealing water within a filter is disclosed. The drain proof washer is installed at an opening of the filter and is installed between the opening of the filter and a water tube so that water will not drain out from a connection between the opening... Agent: Mao-chang Lin

20070183861 - Destruction-free press connection on pyromechanical securing elements: The invention relates to a pyromechanical securing element for the mechanical connection of two components. The securing element comprises a covering (1) and a pyrotechnical propellant charge (6) is arranged in the head part thereof (5), said propellant charge being adjacent to an adapter (2), and securing means or a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070183862 - Detachable fastening apparatus for front fork accessories of bicycles: A detachable fastening apparatus for front fork accessories of bicycles to provide fast installation and removing of the bicycle accessories on the front fork of the bicycles. It includes a packing means and a coupling dock located on an accessory. The packing means has a rotary latch disk and can... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070183863 - Cage nut with non-cross threading angled cage: A cage nut assembly is disclosed having a body defining a through bore. The cage is disposed about at least a portion of the body. The body is hexagonal in shape, while the cage defines a seam configured to be placed adjacent the coupling surface of the cage and base... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070183864 - Part mounting grommet: A part mounting grommet comprises an outer grommet and an inner grommet inserted into the outer grommet and supported by the outer grommet, and supports a part provided with a mounting member beforehand on a vehicle main body. The outer grommet has a clearance in a radial direction with a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070183865 - Fastener for securing first and second components together and method of using same: First and second components are connected together by a fastener that includes a head and a shank having a bolt portion and a drill portion. The fastener is initially rotated relative to the first and second components such that the drill portion drills a hole through the first and second... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070183866 - Self locating wall fastener: An object hanging system is disclosed herein. The object hanging system may comprise an object fastener and a wall fastener engageable to the object fastener for hanging the object on the wall. The wall fastener may have a shank having an exterior surface with a thread formed thereon. The wall... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070183867 - Joined spring washer and method of producing same: An axially deformable spring washer bent so as to form a ring and joined at the circumference, wherein the spring washer is provided in the form of an undulating spring with a plurality of circumferentially formed peaks and troughs, or in the form of a plate spring with a conical... Agent: Wyatt, Gerber & O'rourke, LLP

20070177957 - Device housing with integral fastener retainers: The present invention is a housing for a surface-mountable device such as a security device (a PIR, a microwave motion detector, and the like). The housing has a surface-mountable housing portion with at least one aperture for receiving a surface-mounting member therethrough, the housing portion fabricated substantially from a plastic... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070177958 - High strength bolted structure and method of securing nut and torque-shear type high strength bolt and joining method using same: The present invention provides a join structure comprised of a box section column and split T-section joined by a high strength bolt and a method of securing a nut to an inside of the box section column. The present invention further provides a Torque-Shear type high strength bolt tightly tightened... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon

20070177959 - Data center cabinet bonding stud: A bonding stud for a data center cabinet comprises a body adapted to geometrically conform to a cage nut hole within the cabinet. The body may comprise opposing threaded studs and an annular shoulder that extends outward from the body to provide contact and bonding with ground strips used in... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070177960 - Nail with multiple shank deformations: A combination of deformations on a single nail shank provides a nail with optimal withdrawal performance and shear slip resistance. In particular, a nail has a head, a tip, and an elongate shank with a first deformation and a second deformation. The first deformation is positioned closer to the tip.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070177961 - Retractable nail device: A retractable nail includes a head portion having a striking surface and a slot through the striking face. The slot is configured for receiving a removal tool. The nail includes a piercing part the head portion and the piercing part. A longitudinal main body is positioned between the longitudinal main... Agent: Steve Songrok Kim