Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener inventions 06/09

20090162163 - Article installation device: An article-attaching device 1 includes a casing 2 adapted to be mounted to an object, and a holding member 3 configured to be fitted into the casing 2, the holding member having engageable portions 3 configured to be elastically engageable with a hook of an article. The holding member 3... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20090162164 - Clamping sleeve and clamp connection: A clamping stub 10—to detachably hold in place elongated construction components 30 at a support 20 which is fitted with at least one continuous, threaded hole 25—comprises a stub shank (12) which can be screwed into said hole and is fitted with an inside space 22 congruent with the component... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090162165 - Screw for fastening wooden materials: A screw includes a shank portion including a tapered bottom section having a tip, a head on top of the shank portion, and first and second helical threads. The first helical thread extends helically around the shank portion in a first direction between the tip and the head, and has... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090162166 - Segmented nut for screw connections: A nut for a screw connections has, in the circumferential direction, segments that are substantially of the same size, abut one another in separating planes, and are movably guided relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. Closing elements serve for movement of the segments toward... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090162167 - Wire staple for attaching metal sheets: A staple for attaching together first and second metal sheets is made of a length of round wire bent at the ends to form spaced apart depending metal legs, each having a metal piercing point at the end thereof adapted to pierce completely through the first sheet and at least... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090155013 - Fastener engaged in gaps between thin sheets: A fastener engaged in gaps between thin sheets for connecting for example a fan to a heatsink is disclosed herein, which includes a plurality of side plates defining a space between two adjacent side plates, and a connection board connecting the side plates at one side thereof. The connection board... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090155014 - Expandable collet anchor system and method: An expandable collet body and anchor system incorporating a collet body anti-rotation feature and preferably collet body translation arresting means are disclosed. The collet body includes a first end, a first wall portion having at least two fingers, a second end including a head, a second wall portion, an annular... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090155015 - Mat fastening system: A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle that may include a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet, a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat, and a locking ring secured to or within one of the carpet grommet... Agent: Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20090155016 - Fastener for connecting structural members: A fastener (10) for connecting two structural members includes a base (100) and a hollow protrusion (102) extending from the base. At least one supporting holder (160) extends from the base arranged around the protrusion. The supporting holder has a height above a top surface of the base equal to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090155017 - Secure composite fastener: f

20090155018 - Thread-tapping screw: A thread-tapping screw (11) has a thread (21) extending, starting from the screw shaft free end (15), at least along a portion of the shaft length and a height of which constantly decreasing toward the free end (15) of the shaft (12), and a plurality of cutting bodies (26, 36,... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090155019 - Coiled pin with flap stop: An improved coiled pin comprises a rectangular strip of metal coiled to form a substantially cylindrical pin having leading and trailing ends with a longitudinal edge on the pin exterior extending between the leading and trailing ends. The longitudinal edge has a transverse slit closer to the leading end than... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20090155020 - Deformed shank fastener: A nail has a head, a penetrating tip and a shank extending from the head to the penetrating tip. The shank has a circumference and a longitudinal axis. A plurality of rows of deformations formed as teeth are formed in the shank extending outwardly of the shank. The rows are... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20090155021 - Deformed shank fastener: A nail has a head, a penetrating tip and a shank extending from the head to the penetrating tip. The shank has a circumference and a longitudinal axis. A plurality of rows of deformations formed as teeth are formed in the shank extending outwardly of the shank. The rows are... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC (illinois Tool Works)

20090148253 - Connector lock: A locking device with a ratchet to secure two or more screw-action connectors for axial rotation in one direction and to allow rotation of the connectors in an opposite axial direction. The locking device having two rings with teeth on the outer side, each ring to fit around one of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090148254 - Flange headed screw: A flange headed screw. The flanged headed screw has a threaded shank portion with a shank diameter, a distal tip, and a proximal end. A stop flange with a diameter that is larger than the shank diameter of the threaded shank located at the proximal end of the threaded shank... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090142155 - Anti-loosening unit: The present invention relates to an anti-loosening unit comprising at least one ringed plate. The ringed plate has slots, cuneal structures and protrusions. The cuneal structures match other corresponding cuneal structures of other corresponding elements. The slots serve to reduce the contact area of corresponding cuneal structures. With a small... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20090142156 - Expansion anchor: An expansion anchor comprising a tubular body, which extends along a longitudinal axis and displays a deformable end portion on which there are obtained longitudinal slots which divide the end portion itself into a series of anchoring fins, and an expansion nut, which is partially engaged onto said end portion... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP (itw)

20090142157 - Fastening structure and assembling method thereof: A fastening structure for fastening a hardware component is disclosed. The fastening structure includes a supporting portion defining a through stepped hole including a small-diameter hole and a large-diameter hole. Furthermore, the fastening structure includes a nut wedged into the large-diameter hole. A screw may successively passing through the hardware... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090142158 - Locking assembly: An exemplary locking assembly includes a locking member, a lock washer and a sleeve. The locking member includes a locking portion. A sleeve defines a through hole for holding and guiding the locking member. The lock washer is positioned in the through hole of the sleeve for preventing the locking... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090142159 - Self-drilling screw: Disclosed is a screw for hard wood, comprising a screw tip (3) with two cutting edges (5) that extend approximately parallel to each other and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the screw. The cutting angle of the cutting edges amounts to about 90°. A centering tip (7) which slightly... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20090142160 - Raised recess truss head screw: A truss screw is disclosed for use in fastening framing members together. In embodiments, the truss screw includes a raised recess section having walls extending from a top surface of the screw head. The raised recess sinks into the back surface of a workpiece fastened to the framing members so... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20090142161 - Screw anchor: A screw anchor for fastening wooden construction parts on concrete or masonry comprises a shaft having a first threaded portion with a wood screw thread to be screwed into wood and a second threaded portion with a concrete thread to be screwed into concrete, the wood screw thread having the... Agent: Durane Morris