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

20080206011 - Fastening device: Fastening unit and method for fastening components together. The fastening unit includes a blind rivet nut having a set head and a rivet shank, a screw with a screw head and a threaded shank, and a washer held on the blind rivet nut by the screw, and including a torque... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080206012 - Method for joining a first component formed of a plastic material to a second component, and joining element and device: This invention firstly relates to a method for joining a first component made of a plastic material, in particular a thermoplastic and/or thermosetting plastic material, to a second component by applying a joining element on the first component, wherein the joining element has a supporting plate formed of a thermoplastic... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20080206013 - Rotatable captivated nut: A rotatably captive clinch nut includes a body having an axial threaded bore and a flange forming a base of the nut body. The flange includes a surface on a bottom side thereof preferably unitary therewith for providing a bearing surface of reduced friction. A displacer unitary with the nut... Agent: Gregory J. Gore

20080206014 - Self-drilling and slotting fastener with retainer: The self-drilling and slotting fastener with retainer has a thin retainer wire that is used to bring the flat nut portion that is inserted through a wall into position with the hole in the wall for a screw to mate with the threads in the nut. The nut has a... Agent: Robert J. Lemire

20080206015 - Screw comprising a thread-forming thread, blank for the production of said screw, and screw connection: The invention relates to a screw 1 comprising a thread-forming thread 2 for the creation of a metric thread, comprising a load-bearing thread portion 3 and a forming thread portion 4 which is tapered to the tip of the screw. The flights of the tapered thread portion 4 are sharp-edged... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080206016 - Encapsulated fastener and method and tooling for manufacturing same: An encapsulated fastener includes a nut adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engaging a face of the nut. The encapsulation extension is placed on... Agent: Mark Brown

20080199272 - Fastener to affix a component to a support with aperture: A fastener to affix a component in a support fitted with an aperture, comprising an affixation casing of resilient plastic, further a hollow conical shell, and at one end a radial flange that cooperates in sealing manner with the support surface facing it when the affixation casing has been mounted... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080199273 - Method to limit a creep of bolts and gaskets of bolted flanged connections: A method to limit or exclude operational creep of the bolts and gaskets of Bolted Flanged Connections (BFCs) is disclosed. The method consists in the use of bolts and gaskets manufactured from the same Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) having temperature intervals of reverse martensitic phase transformation close to operational temperatures... Agent: Anatoly Efremov

20080199274 - Functional element, assembling component consisting of the functional element combined with a metal sheet, method for producing the assembly component and method for producing the functional element: The invention relates to a functional element (10) comprising a longitudinal axis (14), a body part (16), a hollow pressed part (18), an annular supporting surface (20) which is arranged on the body part, substantially extended in a perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal axis and is radially displaced... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20080199275 - Anchoring fastener with movable binding member: A compact wall fastener (200) comprises pivotably connected proximal and distal sections where the proximal section has a through hole (205). The distal and proximal sections (220, 222, 235) preferably are flat. The distal section has a cam follower surface (251), a point (240), and a raised portion (250) that... Agent: David Pressman, Esq.

20080193249 - Laminated nut with tension indicator: A laminated nut with a visual indicator indicating if the nut is in a fully tightened state. The nut includes a plurality of conical disc springs enclosed in a cage. In one embodiment, a visual indicator extends axially from the upper surface of the outermost disc spring. In one embodiment,... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20080193250 - Fixing rivet: A detachable metal fixing rivet comprising a retaining body (12) and a pin (11) having an elongate shaft equipped with at least a first notch and a second notch spaced longitudinally along the shaft (14). The retaining body (12) is made of cut and folded metal sheet, having a first... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080193251 - Fastener: A fastener, for connecting a first component having a first hole to a second component having a second hole, includes a cage which is fitted at its end with a radial flange and further a cross-sectionally rectangular or square shank segment. This shank segment is insertable into the second hole... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Gilman & Berner, LLP (itw)

20080193252 - Fastener: The present invention relates to an improved fastener, and, in particular, to a threaded fastener or insert arranged in use to be self threading into a workpiece having beneficial insertion and pull-out characteristics. A fastener is disclosed comprising a generally cylindrical body (12) about which is formed a thread (20),... Agent: Fulbright And Jaworski LLP

20080193253 - Fastening assembly: a head with one or more connecting members, which connecting members engage, possibly detachably, with the washer element, and also legs, each extending from the head in a direction away from the washer element to a bottom end of the corresponding leg situated below the anchoring member. The support below... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080193254 - Fastener: A fastener in combination with a substrate wherein the fastener is affixed to the substrate in a manner that does not damage the substrate. The fastener comprises a barrel having an interior, an exterior, a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The first end portion... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20080193255 - Method for attaching fastener to the inside of a member: A method is provided for attaching a fastener to the inside wall of a member. The fastener may be a bolt or a nut having a shank and a shaped head with head portions radiating from the shank. A hole is made in the member and has a shape closely... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080193256 - Spin resistant threaded insert: A threaded collapsible insert is utilized for insertion into a hole in a workpiece for subsequent installation of a threaded fastener. The insert has a axially-aligned opening extending for most or all of the entire length of the body of the insert. The hollow body has a first section and... Agent: James M. Duncan, Esq.

20080193257 - Grooved fastener: A nail having a plurality of grooves configured to reduce the amount of material needed to create the nail and increase the holding power of the nail, while only minimally affecting the bending yield strength of the nail and other important properties. The nail includes a relatively high number of... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, Llc (illinois Tool Works)

20080193258 - Device to be fixed in a support-member recess configured in a support member: A device to be fixed in a recess (19) configured in a support member (20) comprises an outer part (1) made of a soft material and insertable into the support-member recess (19), an inner part (4) made of a hard elastic material and able to be brought inwardly into engagement... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080193259 - Laminated wheel lug nut: A wheel lug nut having a laminated nut and an attached nose that is shaped to be interfitted with the nut seat of the wheel. In use, the nose centers both the lug nut relative to the wheel bolt it receives and the wheel relative to the axle hub. The... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20080187407 - Fastening structure for reducing surface temperature of housing: A fastening structure including a first housing, a substrate, a second housing, and a fastening component is provided. The first housing has a first boss with a first opening, and a sidewall of the first opening is made of metal. The substrate has a second opening. The second housing has... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080187408 - Method for producing hollow body elements, hollow body element, component, follow-on composite tool for producing hollow body elements: The invention relates to a method for producing hollow body elements (200), for example, nut elements which are applied to components which are normally made of steel (280), in particular, for producing hollow body elements having an essentially quadratic or rectangular external profile (202). Said method consists of cutting individual... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20080187409 - Fastening element: A fastening element is provided for connecting mechanical parts to one another. The fastening element includes integrated, cutting machining grooves which are designed to work the edges of the hole, during fixing of the fastening element, by the removal of material in the parts to be mutually connected, so that... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP