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

20090263205 - 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 - Houston

20090263206 - Method and structure for preventing screw from loosening and method of manufacturing male screw: Prior to engaging a male screw formed on the outer circumference of a second member with a female screw formed on the inner circumference of a hole in a first member, protruding parts which protrude outward in the radial direction and are positioned at one end side of the male... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090263207 - Fixing element for a friction welding joint: The invention relates to a fixing element having a concentric end face forming a frictional surface for friction welding joining to a flat part by rotational force and axial force applied by the fixing element to the part, and having multiple radially oriented ridges on the end face. The ridges... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090263208 - Releasable fastener assembly affixable through a panel: A releasable fastener assembly is affixable through a panel having a front side and a back side and a mounting hole therethrough. The releasable fastener assembly includes a mounting button attachable to the panel back side, the mounting button having a button shaft sized to fit into the mounting hole... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090263209 - Metal to plastic connector for toy structures: The present disclosure relates to a connector for toy structures and educational instruments, particularly for assembling plastic and metal components. The connector includes a circular base with apertures for securing to an expansive metal construction piece by use of screws or similar threaded fasteners. The connector further includes a passageway... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090263210 - Connecting assembly for fastening an add-on element on a carrier element: A connecting assembly (10) for fastening an add-on element (56) on a carrier element (58) includes a first connecting part (12) which can be inserted into an opening (64) of the carrier element (58). The first connecting part (12) has retaining means for fixing the first connecting part (12) to... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090257842 - Bolt device for coupling two pieces of lumber: A bolt device includes a bolt and a jacket. The bolt includes in sequence a threaded section, an enveloped section, a neck portion, and a tool-coupling end section. The tool-coupling end section includes an end face for coupling with a tool to screw the threaded section into a first piece... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090257843 - Plastic-metal hybrid standoff: A hybrid clinch-type standoff consists of two component parts, a metal core base and a overmolded plastic barrel. The base has a through-bore and a displacer flange at the bottom. A first undercut is located immediately above the flange and extends upwardly along an outside surface of the base for... Agent: Gregory J. Gore

20090257844 - Recessed head screw: A recessed head screw includes a head portion having a driver-engaging part between top and bottom faces thereof. The driver-engaging part includes a recess extending downwardly from the top face, four spaced-apart slanting walls slanting downwardly and convergingly from the top face, and four first bearing pieces each spacing two... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090257845 - nut for attaching two devices and method for providing the same: A nut that includes a body having an aperture disposed within the body, threads located within the aperture of the body, and a plurality of protrusions disposed along a circumference of the body. The plurality of protrusions provides visual and tactile directional signals as to the rotational direction required to... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090252570 - Bench anchor: A workbench anchor utilizing counter acting wedges configured to expand laterally as they are drawn together longitudinally in order to lock the anchor in a workbench dog hole or other suitably sized hole by tightening a screw that passes through one wedge and into a threaded hole in a second... Agent: John S. Pratt Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (l3440)

20090252571 - Expansion dowel: An expansion dowel includes a sleeve-shaped dowel body (12) having a first dowel part (21; 61) and at least one second dowel part (31; 71) axially adjoining the first dowel part (21; 61), and at least one snap connection device (41; 81) for connecting the first (21; 61) and second... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090252572 - Screw, bolt or locking ring bolt: Screw (10), bolt or locking ring bolt (20), each exclusively produced by rolling as well as a method of production of such a screw (10), such a bolt or such a locking ring bolt (20).... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20090252573 - Clip: Provided is a clip whose locking leg can be inserted and locked without being buckled even when the position of a mounting hole is deviated and which provides a substantially uniform deflection rigidity over the entire periphery even when a lateral external force is applied to the locking leg in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC