Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
411429000 | Having cap | 23 |
20080232927 | Protective cap - A protective cap for a threaded valve stem has a protective end, an open end, and a wall between the protective end and the open end. The wall has an internal surface and may have a plurality of ribs located on the internal surface, wherein the ribs have a tapered portion facing the open end for use in guiding the threaded valve stem into the center of the protective cap as it is inserted. The protective cap also has a plurality of projections connected to the internal surface of the wall for engaging the external threads of the valve stem, to prevent easy removal of the cap. The protective end and/or the wall also has a plurality of vent openings. | 09-25-2008 |
20090067948 | Fastening Device - A fastening device includes a threaded bolt, a first nut and a second nut. The threaded bolt includes a head and a threaded body extended from the head. The first nut is for engagement with the threaded body to sandwich at least one object between the first nut and the head. The first nut includes a convex face on a side. The second nut includes a concave face for tight contact with the convex face of the first nut so that the second nut causes the first nut to shrink and clamp the threaded body when the second nut is in firm engagement with the threaded body. | 03-12-2009 |
20090290956 | SELF TAPPING NUT - A self tapping nut includes a round cylindrical cap, and an upper half of the cap is formed with a deformable portion with a thin wall. An upper edge of the deformable portion is formed as a protruding lip and a lower half of the cap is formed with an un-deformable portion. One end of the un-deformable portion of the cap is installed with a drilling head by which in use of the drilling head performing a drilling on a work piece directly and simplifying a process of a work. | 11-26-2009 |
20110070053 | UNIVERSAL SAFETY END CAP - A universal safety end cap includes a body, provided therein with a receiving portion. The receiving portion has a plurality of segments of different diameters and lengths. The segments are such arranged that the segment having the least diameter is closest to a close end of the receiving portion while the segment having the greatest diameter is farthest from the close end and open to an open end of the receiving portion, so that the receiving portion is capable of fittingly receiving sharp ends of different specifications therein. The universal safety end cap, when removably mounted around a sharp end of a steel bar, a steel rod, an iron component, an aluminum component, a preformed stick-shaped material, a mechanical device, furniture, or a public facility, helps to protect relevant workers or the public from accidents and secure their priceless life. The end cap can also incorporate esthetic design for decoration. | 03-24-2011 |
20110123293 | NUT AND BOLT COVER - A nut and bolt cover apparatus is preferably made from three pieces. A cover piece may be placed over a nut and may have an adapter piece placed over the cover. An exterior cover may be releasably attached to the adapter piece and may squeeze a portion of the adapter piece as the exterior cover is releasably attached to the adapter. Squeezing the adapter piece preferably compresses the cover piece and causes the cover piece to grip the nut of a nut and bolt assembly while the adapter piece grips the cover piece. Removing the exterior cover may relieve the compression forces causing the adapter piece to grip the cover piece and the cover piece to grip a nut, thus permitting the nut and bolt cover apparatus to be removed. | 05-26-2011 |
20120076615 | EXPANSIBLE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY AND ITS FASTENING ADAPTOR - An expansible anchor assembly includes an expansion sleeve and an anchor bolt plugging and expanding the expansion sleeve. The expansion sleeve includes a first end, a second end, an expansible member adjacent to the second end that is divided into expansible segments by slits, and a bore defined in the expansion sleeve for communicating the first end with the second end. A groove is annularly formed on the expansion sleeve, and a distance from the groove to the second end equals to ¼˜⅖ times a length of the expansion sleeve for preventing an over length of the slits, which is beneficial to the manufacture. During expansion, the expansible segments are completely expanded when the expansible member is subjected to a thrust from the anchor bolt to promote the anchoring force and avoid damaging a working wall. | 03-29-2012 |
20120170994 | Ballistic resistant fastener - A ballistic resistant bolt to be used in securing straps on a military combat helmet is provided, the bolt having a bolt head and a shaft extending from the underside surface of the bolt head. The bolt head has a generally circular shape and a side surface. The shaft has a bore extending from the end opposite the bolt head. The ratio of the diameter of the bolt head to the diameter of the shaft is approximately 1.65 to 1. The ratio of the diameter of the bolt head to the height of the side surface is approximately 11 to 1. The proportion of the diameter of the bore measured relative to the diameter of the shaft is between approximately 50% and approximately 73%. Also provided is a means for rotationally engaging the bolt head. | 07-05-2012 |
20120263558 | HUB CENTRIC WHEEL FASTENER - A wheel fastener comprises a nut including a central axis, an enlarged head, a cylindrical collar extending axially from the head, and an internal bore extending having internal threads, wherein the head includes an annular inner engagement surface that is a planar surface normal to the central axis. The wheel fastener further comprises a washer permanently mounted on the collar to be rotatable relative to the nut about the central axis but confined against axial movement along the collar. The washer includes an annular outer engagement surface arranged to face the inner engagement surface of the nut head for engagement therewith, wherein the outer engagement surface of the washer is a planar surface normal to the central axis. The length of the nut collar is adapted depending upon intended use in either a single-wheel or dual wheel assembly. Anti-theft embodiments include a torque-slipping cap around the head of the nut. | 10-18-2012 |
20130216330 | POLYMER FILLED CAPPED NUT - Capped nuts are provided with an polymer in the top portion of the capped nut. The polymer may be disposed between the inner surface of the cap and a nut body. The polymer may extend into a top opening in the nut body and contact an inner wall of the opening in the nut body. | 08-22-2013 |
20130272816 | VILAS BOLT, NUT, STUD, SCREW, AND SLEEVE - The present invention relates generally to Vilas bolt, nut, stud, screw, and sleeve. More particularly, the invention encompasses a Vilas screw having a first set of threads at one end, such as, a wood screw type threads, and a second set of threads at the opposite end, such as, a machine screw type threads, and with a flange nut between the two different sets of threads. The present invention is also directed to a Vilas screw having a first set of threads at one end and a second set of threads at the opposite end where the second set of threads are inside a blind hole and with a flange nut on the outer surface of the shaft. The invention also encompasses a Vilas sleeve, a Vilas nut, a Vilas screw, a Vilas stud, a Vilas bolt, and combinations thereof, and wherein each has mating capabilities. | 10-17-2013 |
20140030042 | CAP STRUCTURE FOR PULLEY-FIXING NUT OF VEHICLE-USE ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - The cap structure includes a nut engaged with a bolt end portion formed in an end of a rotating shaft of a vehicle-use electric rotating machine to fix a pulley. The nut has a polygonal outer periphery including a step portion projecting radially outward at an axial position closer to a seating surface of the nut than an axial center of the nut. The cap structure further incudes a cap for covering the nut and the bolt end portion engaged with the nut and protruding from the nut. The cap is made of casting resin so as to have a polygonal inner periphery and an annular claw portion, the number of sides of the polygonal inner periphery being equal to a natural number-multiple of the number of sides of the outer periphery of the nut. | 01-30-2014 |
20140219746 | Sensing Safety Devices - Safety apparatuses for objects having at least one nut are disclosed. Contemplated apparatuses comprise a base, one or more nut caps, and one or more electronic sensors configured to acquire data related to a corresponding nut, wheel or tire. In some embodiments, a physical nut rotation indicator that can readily be observed by an operator is included, and a retention wall disposed on the base can operate in conjunction with the physical nut rotation indicator to block a rotation of a nut. Apparatuses are preferably configured to remain stable in harsher environments. | 08-07-2014 |
20140341676 | CONNECTING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A GUARD FOR COVERING THE END OF A THREADED STEM - A connecting device has a nut and a guard adapted to cover the end of a threaded stem which, in use, protrudes from the nut; the guard forms part of a plate, which is obtained in one piece and has a base which carries the nut. | 11-20-2014 |
20150086295 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN COVERING A PORTION OF A FASTENER PROTRUDING FROM A SURFACE - A cap for use in covering a portion of a fastener protruding from a surface is provided. The portion includes threads. The cap includes an interior, a base that at least partially delimits the interior, a threaded receptacle on the interior configured to threadably engage the portion of the fastener, and a seal coupled to the base to engage the surface. | 03-26-2015 |
20160069379 | WHEEL NUT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WHEEL NUT - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a wheel nut. The method includes annealing an aluminum (Al) alloy material and preheating the annealed Al alloy material. The Al alloy material is also forged to form a wheel nut. Furthermore, the method includes performing an anodizing treatment to form a primary coating on the wheel nut and performing a vacuum deposition to form a secondary coating on the wheel nut. In addition, the method includes performing a surface treatment using powder paint to form a tertiary coating on the wheel nut. | 03-10-2016 |
20160252128 | Fastening Element | 09-01-2016 |
20170234355 | HIGH SECURITY FASTENER WITH EXTERNAL SHROUD RETAINER | 08-17-2017 |
20170234358 | HIGH SECURITY FASTENER WITH INTERNAL SHROUD BUCKLED RETAINER | 08-17-2017 |
411431000 | Resiliently retained | 5 |
20090016847 | LOCK NUT - A special shape inner peripheral surface connected to a base end side of a female thread and set to be rotatable only by a first special purpose tool is formed in a nut main body. A cap is constituted by a shaft portion which is inserted to the special shape inner peripheral surface of the nut main body and having a male thread threaded with a base end portion of the female thread of the nut main body in a leading end side, and a head portion provided in abase end side of the shaft portion. | 01-15-2009 |
20090060677 | Wheel lug nut management device - A multifunction wheel nut cap is used on motor vehicle to indicate loosening and rotation of a lug nut. On large trucks on which the lug nuts have to be frequently torqued to prevent the lug nut from loosening and turning until it drops from the wheel bolt, the indication of rotation and limiting of the rotation prevents the lug nut loss and requires tightening only when there is an indication that the lug has become loose. The Wheel cap nut device gives a visual warning when a nut has become loose. It also prevents water and contaminants from penetrating the lug nut and bolt threads. | 03-05-2009 |
20090169335 | INTERNAL THREAD HOLE CLOSING PLUG - An internal thread hole closing plug for closing an internal thread hole in a weld nut and a hole in a body panel includes a flange, column and elastic latching pieces and that extend from the column toward the flange and away from the column. The tips of the elastic latching pieces engage the thread flanks of the internal thread hole in correspondence with the lead angle of the threads thereof to align the axis of the column with the axis of the internal thread hole. The pair of lower elastic latching pieces extend in one radial direction, centered on the column, and the pair of upper elastic latching pieces extend in a radial direction that crosses the lower elastic latching pieces. This causes the axis of the column to be aligned with the axis of the internal thread hole when the column is passed through the internal thread hole. | 07-02-2009 |
20120288346 | NUT ASSEMBLY - A nut assembly includes a nut and an carrier. The nut defines a number of latching grooves. The carrier includes a planar board and a number of flexible holding elements protruding from the planar board. Each flexible holding element is releasably latched in one of the latching grooves to latch the carrier to the nut. The carrier is capable of moving relative to the nut from a first state to a second state, so the flexible holding elements slide out of the latching grooves to release the carrier from the nut. | 11-15-2012 |
20120321412 | COVER FOR A STUD AND NUT ASSEMBLY - A cover for a stud and nut assembly. The cover includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first inner surface extending from an open end. Further, the first section includes two protruding members configured on the first inner surface. The second section is integral with the first section. The second section includes a second inner surface which extends to a closed end. | 12-20-2012 |