Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
403409100 | HAVING A CAM, WEDGE, OR TAPERED PORTION | 19 |
20090196687 | COUPLING ARRANGEMENT AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A coupling arrangement has a housing, a cylindrical supporting element having a center axis, which at least partly axially overlaps with the housing and contacts it at a first axial end area to disable movement at least in one direction along the center axis, the supporting element has at least a first protrusion, a connecting element with at least a second protrusion, which at least partly axially overlaps with the supporting element and which is arranged along the center axis facing away from the first axial end area, and a spring arranged and designed such that a first and a second axial end rest on the first protrusion and the second protrusion, respectively. The spring, the supporting element with its first protrusion and the connecting element second protrusion are designed and arranged such as to provide an axial force along the center axis at the first axial end area. | 08-06-2009 |
20090232595 | Connector, Gasket and Method of Attaching The Same - A method of creating a connection between two connector fittings is described. The method includes the steps of engaging each appendage of at least one appendage pair of a gasket with a reciprocally shaped receiving component of a first connector fitting, such that the gasket is at least temporarily secured to the end of the first connector fitting, sterilizing the gasket and first connector fitting, placing the end of a second connector fitting adjacent to the gasket attached to the first connector fitting, such that the gasket is between the ends of the two connector fittings, and clamping the two connector fitting ends and gasket such that the gasket is compressed to form a seal and thereby create a connection between the two connector fittings. | 09-17-2009 |
20090297262 | FRICTION CLAMP - A clamping mechanism including: a deformable body configured to provide a friction fit with at least one element to which it is fitted, at least one slot in the deformable body, wherein the slot traverses at least a portion of the longitudinal and latitudinal direction of the body. | 12-03-2009 |
20090304443 | BOLT WITH COLLAR AND FLEXIBLE SLEEVE INSERT - A fastening device for cooperating with a shaft, wherein the fastening device includes: a deformable sleeve, and a locking collar, the deformable sleeve is configured to have a perimeter relative to the shaft such that the deformable sleeve can be pushed over the shaft, and the locking collar is configured to push over the sleeve so as to bear against a surface of the sleeve and to cause the fastening device to engage with the shaft. | 12-10-2009 |
20090317183 | ASSEMBLY AID FOR A STEERING COLUMN - A shaft assembly ( | 12-24-2009 |
20090324327 | VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE BICYCLE ASSEMBLY - An adjustable assembly for a bicycle includes a first support having an interior surface and a second support slidably positioned within at least a portion of the first support. One of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a first bicycle portion, and the other of the first support and the second support is adapted to attach to a second bicycle portion. Further, the second support comprises an expansion portion configured to be moved between an expanded position and a retracted position. The expansion portion is configured to engage the interior surface of the first support when the expansion portion is in an expanded position. In addition, the first support is configured to be selectively moved relative to the second support when the expansion portion is permitted to assume a retracted position. In some embodiments, the first bicycle portion comprises a bicycle frame and the second bicycle portion comprises a bicycle saddle. In other arrangements, the first bicycle portion comprises a fork assembly and the second bicycle portion comprises a handlebar assembly. | 12-31-2009 |
20100003077 | Apparatus and Method for Assembling Structural Components - A method and device for joining structural members, such as furniture components. A joining wedge is a substantially U-shaped or boxed shaped device having side surfaces or legs interconnected by a top surface and flanges extending outwardly of the legs or side surfaces of the wedge. The wedge is attached to one structural member and is received in a keyed slot defined in another structural member. The structural members are moved relative to one another such that the flanges cooperatively engage a subjacent wall of the keyed slot. | 01-07-2010 |
20100008717 | Wall Fastener with Knife Blade and a String - A wall fastener includes a nut having a major planar structure having a hole for receiving a screw, the major planar structure having a first end with two staggered knife edges on opposite sides of the major planar structure and a second end; and a string, wherein the string is detachably connected to the major planar structure. | 01-14-2010 |
20100124457 | Systems and methods for securing components - Systems and methods for securing seats and other components to a seat track that may be implemented to provide flush symmetric and asymmetric seat track fitting assemblies that accommodate variances in the height of seat track extrusions. A component may be secured to mate directly with a seat track fitting surface and uppermost surface (flange) of a seat track, and with a fitting securing component (retainer or capture component) that provides additional load path in the lateral shear plane (X axis) while optimizing length of thread engagement of the component fastener. | 05-20-2010 |
20100129149 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING OBJECTS TO A BASE SURFACE - A fastening device for fastening a range hood housing of a range hood to a base surface. The fastening device includes a mandrel that can be fastened to the base surface; an eccentric disk that is rotabably arranged on the mandrel; and a receiving groove that is formed, at least area by area, by the outer lateral area of the eccentric disk and that receives at least a section of the range hood housing. | 05-27-2010 |
20100143031 | MECHANICAL FASTENER HAVING A THREAD STAKING MECHANISM - A mechanical fastener includes a main body having an outer diametric portion and an inner diametric portion and a plurality of threads provided on at least one of the outer and inner diametric portions. The mechanical fastener further includes at least one staking mechanism formed in the main body at the at least one of the outer and inner diametric portion. The at least one staking mechanism extends into and bisects at least a portion of the plurality of threads. | 06-10-2010 |
20100196091 | FASTENER AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A integrally molded fastener for use in connection with a substrate, the substrate includes foam backing and a slot therein and the substrate includes a front side and a back side. An upper plate has first and second longitudinal tabs and first and second transverse tabs. A longitudinal head is interconnected with an upper plate by a shank. A shaft extends from the upper plate and branches extend from the shaft. The longitudinal head includes cutting edges, the fastener and the longitudinal head are rotatable and, cutting edges of the longitudinal head cut the foam backing of the substrate as the fastener and the longitudinal head are rotated. A method for using the integrally molded fastener which includes engaging, slidingly, the side wall portions proximate the wider portion of the longitudinal tabs with the walls of the slot first. Riding the side wall portions of the longitudinal tabs on the front side of said substrate and as rotation of the fastener and the longitudinal tabs continues. | 08-05-2010 |
20100239367 | STREAMER CONNECTION SYSTEM - A connection system for connecting external devices to specified locations on a marine seismic streamer. Inner collars having raised bosses are clamped to the cable at specified locations along its length. Each inner collar forms a circular race encircling the cable. An external device is attached to a pair of cuffs in the form of C-shaped cylindrical rings each with a circular inner surface. A gap in the ring interrupts the inner surface. The width of the gap is greater than the diameter of the bosses so that the cuffs may be slid onto the collars when the gaps are aligned with the bosses. The bosses are circumferentially offset when the cable is in its normal operating state to lock the cuff and the external device to the collars. The cuffs and the external device can be installed on or removed from the cable by twisting the cable to align the bosses and sliding the cuffs onto or off of the collars. When installed, the cuffs ride on the races to allow the cable to rotate inside the cuffs. | 09-23-2010 |
20100254758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A MECHANICAL, FLUID-TIGHT CONNECTION - Apparatus and method are provided for forming a mechanical, fluid-tight connection. The apparatus includes a grooved fitting, which has an outer diameter sized to allow the fitting to reside within a tubing between which the fluid-tight connection is to be formed, and which includes a circumferential groove about an outer surface and one or more raised features within the circumferential groove. The apparatus also includes a ring formed of a shape memory alloy, which is transversely heat-shrinkable. The ring is sized to allow the ring to reside over the tubing. When the grooved fitting resides within the tubing and the ring is positioned over the tubing aligned over the circumferential groove in the grooved fitting, heat-shrinking of the ring results in deformation of the tubing into the circumferential groove and into contact with the raised feature(s) within the circumferential groove, thereby forming the mechanical, fluid-tight connection. | 10-07-2010 |
20110020061 | QUICK COUPLER - A quick coupler includes mounting structure for mounting the coupler to a machine, and for mounting the coupler to an implement. The mounting structure on the coupler includes wedge coupling surfaces and a tube. The mounting structure on the implement includes hooks for engaging the tube, and complementary wedge coupling surfaces. The wedge coupling surfaces wedge together during coupling to produce and tight fit and solid hold between the coupler and implement. The mounting structure is robust, and can accommodate future possible wear. The kinematic impact on the performance of the implement due to the use of the quick coupler is minimized. | 01-27-2011 |
20110176867 | Wedge Based Circuit Board Retainer - A locking retainer for retaining an electronic module or printed circuit card in slots of a chassis. The retainer includes at least three wedge members movably linked to each other and disposed in longitudinal sequence along a longitudinal axis. The retainer can be made relatively smaller in height by moving the wedge members longitudinally such that a longitudinal distance between a first wedge member and a last wedge member of the sequence becomes smaller without the wedge members being longitudinally displaced along a common internal longitudinal element. All portions of the locking retainer that the middle wedge member is longitudinally moveable relative to do not extend through a theoretical plane disposed at a longitudinal midpoint of the middle wedge member and oriented normal to the longitudinal axis. The elimination of a central rail permits the wedge segments to have much greater contact area for greater thermal energy flow. | 07-21-2011 |
20120201601 | SANDWICH WEDGE CLAMP FOR FASTENING A SOLAR PANEL - The present invention includes a solar panel mount. The solar panel mount comprises a mounting surface such as a base or a rail. The rail has a generally elongated clamp plate attached to the rail proximal to a first end and having a clamp pad proximal to a second end. There is a wedge plate pivotally connected to the rail proximal to a first end of the wedge plate. The wedge plate is attached between the rail and the generally elongated clamp plate. The wedge plate is pivotal from a disengaged position to a clamping position. The clamping position is the position of the wedge where the wedge head is between the clamp plate and the rail. In another embodiment, the mount is configured to support a solar panel having a flange that is clamped between the clamp pad and the rail. | 08-09-2012 |
20140064846 | Fastening Element for Clamping Sheets - A fastening element ( | 03-06-2014 |
20140314478 | Traction Sheave Clamping Device - A traction sheave clamping device for detachably fixing ropes to the traction sheave of a Koepe hoist, having at least one clamp crossbeam, at least two anchoring elements for engaging in wedge-shaped or hook-shaped grooves in the face sides of the traction sheave/cable chuck rim sheets, and stud bolts for connecting the anchoring elements to the clamp crossbeam, wherein the anchoring elements and the traction sheaves have corresponding torque support surfaces extending substantially in the pull direction of the stud bolts, wherein the extension of the torque support surfaces in the pull direction of the stud bolts is a multiple of the distance between the stud bolt centre axis and the anchoring point. | 10-23-2014 |