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| 20080205979 | Device For Compensating For Tolerances When Fastening an Add-On to a Base Member - A device for compensating for tolerances when fastening an add-on to a base member comprises a holding element ( | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090035056 | Slider Mechanisms for Opening and Closing Portable Terminals - Exemplary embodiments are provided of slider mechanisms for slidably opening and closing portable communications terminals. In one exemplary embodiment, a portable communications terminal includes a main body and a slider body sliding on the main body. The slider mechanism includes a first slider member fixed to one of the main body and slider body and a second slider member fixed to the other one. The second slider member is slidably engaged with the first slider member. A zigzag spring is disposed between the first and second slider members. One end portion of the zigzag spring is rotatably supported on one of the first and second slider members and the other end thereof is rotatably supported on the other one of the first and second slider members. The zigzag spring is formed of a first zigzag portion and a second zigzag portion having spring characteristics different from the first zigzag portion. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090110475 | Modularity spacer for a damper - A spacer assembly for a series damper, including: at least one fastening element with protrusions arranged to be fixedly secured to first and second cover plates for the damper; and at least one spacer element fixedly secured to the at least one fastening element and arranged to be axially disposed between the second cover plate and a flange for the damper. The at least one fastening element is arranged to be partially rotatable with respect to the flange. A damper assembly, including: a first damper with first and second cover plates and a flange; and a modularity spacer assembly including at least one fastening element fixedly secured to the first and second cover plates and partially rotatable with respect to the flange and at least one annular spacer element fixedly secured to the at least one fastening element and axially disposed between the second cover plate and the flange. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090110476 | Snap ring securing mechanism on a shaft/hub connection - A snap ring securing mechanism on a shaft/hub connection, for axial support of a shaft and hub that rotate with one another, has a snap ring that is inserted into ring grooves of the shaft journal and hub. The side surfaces of the ring groove of the hub are configured at a specific bevel angle, giving the ring groove a trapezoid cross-section. The ring groove of the hub as a depth dimension that is greater than half the thickness of the snap ring, thereby forming a tilt edge at the parting join of the shaft journal and hub. In the joined state of the shaft and hub, the snap ring is disposed in the ring grooves of the shaft journal and of the hub. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100028076 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONNECT AND DISCONNECT FORCES OF A CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having a bore with a housing groove disposed on an inside surface of the bore with a groove establishing a release angle between a housing groove bottom and a bore inside surface. A retainer defines a spring cavity between a retainer and the release angle and a circular radial canted coil spring is disposed in the spring cavity. A pin having a tapered end and a body diameter sized for sliding engagement with the bore is provided which includes a circumferential groove in the pin body for receiving the coil spring upon insertion of the pin into the bore. A circumferential groove includes a load angle for rotating the coil spring in an orientation in which the major spring axis is parallel to the release angle upon initial withdrawal of the pin from the bore. The coil is further compressed along the spring minor axis and expands radially upon continued withdrawal of the pin from the bore. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100135719 | THREE-CLAMP LOCKING DEVICE - A three-clamp locking device comprising a locking housing, a three-clamp spring plate and an eccentric wheel, wherein the three-clamp spring plate is arranged within the locking housing and an opening in adaptation to the eccentric wheel is arranged at the three-clamp spring plate, wherein the three-clamp spring plate is configured to move forwards and backwards by means of rotation of the eccentric wheel provided in the opening, and a bulge for supporting, which supports the three-clamp spring plate, is arranged at the locking housing, and wherein the eccentric wheel is a fan-shaped eccentric wheel, and the opening is a semi-circular opening, which is adapted to the fan-shaped eccentric wheel and which is formed by overlapping a rectangular and a round shape. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100303542 | PLUG MOUNTING - A plug mounting ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100310310 | HARDWARE FOR FURNITURE ASSEMBLY - A hardware system is provided for use in ready-to-assembly (RTA) furniture that allows assembly thereof without the need for tools. The system includes a pin fastener and a pin receiver assembly. The pin receiver assembly is installed into one panel of the RTA furniture while the pin fastener is installed into another panel or component that is to be fastened to the first panel. The pin receiver includes a retaining means therein that serves to releasably engage the pin fastener when it is inserted therein. The pin receiver includes a body having engaging members therein that engage the pin shaft when the pin shaft is inserted into the pin receiver. In a preferred embodiment the pin receiver can be disengaged from the pin fastener using a magnet. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110020059 | Probe Connector - A probe connector has a barrel having a main body, with a chamber defined therein, and a base connected with one end of the main body. The main body has a mounting opening at a substantially middle portion thereof and communicating with the chamber. A plunger includes a basic portion restricted in the barrel and a contact portion extended from one end of the basic portion and exposed from the other end of the main body opposite to the base. A resting element has a mounting slice received in the mounting opening, and a resting lump protruding from a side of the mounting slice and protruding into the chamber of the main body to rest against a side of the basic portion when the contact portion is pressed inside the barrel for deflecting the basic portion to contact an inner surface of the main body by an opposite side thereof. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110110715 | COUPLING FOR A HOISTING SYSTEM - A coupling including a housing with a cutout; a cylindric shaft extending transversely to the cutout through aligned openings; a hook having a width which is less than the width of the cutout and which has a receiving opening with a diameter corresponding to the shaft diameter, and which receives the shaft, and an insertion opening having a width which is less than the shaft diameter and which is oriented at an angle relative to a direction of pull by loading the hook, where the shaft, at a part disposed in the cutout, is provided with opposing flats with mutual spacing which is less than the width of the insertion opening, the shaft being arranged for longitudinal manual displacement against the action of a spring, from a first position where the flats are located outside the cutout to a second position where the flats are in the cutout. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110116862 | LOCK - A lock includes a lock head, a fixing base and a locking component. The lock head has a first portion, a second portion and a neck portion, wherein the diameter of the neck portion is less than those of the first and the second portions. The fixing base has an opening, wherein the first and the neck portions are disposed. The locking component pivoted at an end of the fixing base includes a pivot shaft and a swing part. The pivot shaft goes through the swing part and the fixing base so that the swing part is able to rotate about the pivot shaft. The swing part has a latch portion. When the swing part is at a locking position, the latch portion is locked at an accommodating space formed by the neck, the first and the second portions so as to fix the lock head in the fixing base. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110135382 | AXIAL RETENTION ASSEMBLY - An axial retention assembly for axially retaining a retained member includes a retaining member and a retaining ring. The retaining member has a surface and an annular groove disposed on the surface, where the surface defines a cavity and the annular groove has a groove surface and an edge surface disposed between the surface and the groove surface. The retaining ring has a first portion at least partially disposed in the groove and opposing the groove surface, a second portion at least partially disposed in the cavity and opposing the retained member and the surface of the retaining member, and a recess portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and opposing the edge surface. The recessed portion of the retaining ring does not contact the edge surface of the retaining member when the retained member exerts a predetermined force on the second portion of the retaining ring. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110206450 | LATCHING MECHANISM AND REPOSITIONABLE PART SUPPORT DEVICE EMPLOYING SAID LATCHING MECHANISM - A latching mechanism capable of providing clamped retention to a vertical member, and a repositionable part support device and part support assembly employing said latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes an enclosure having an open interior for receiving a vertical member and a pivotal handle that can be used to move a clamping roller out of contact with the vertical member during repositioning. A spring may be provided for otherwise biasing the clamping roller toward the vertical member. A support pin is located within the interior of the enclosure to engage a pin-receiving hole in the vertical member. The repositionable part support device and part support assembly may have a part support member that is affixed to and extends from said latching mechanism enclosure. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110236126 | Hands-Free Trailer Latching and Releasing Mechanism for a Boat - The invention relates to a mechanism that attaches and releases a boat or personal watercraft or the like to a trailer or lift or the like and includes a trigger which can move between a secured and released condition by means of contact with the boat or manually and which is biased by an energy storage device. Said trigger in turn may restrict or release a securing member or members which releases or secures a boat's eyehook. Said securing member may be biased by a primary energy device that may be moved to a locked or released condition as desired to attach the boat to, or release the boat from, the trailer. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120039666 | CATCH AND MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - An assembly to mount a catch having a number of claws to an object includes a fixing member extending through the catch to mount the catch to the object, and a limiting member mounted to the fixing member. The limiting member includes a head and a post mounted to the fixing member. The diameter of the head is greater than the distance between every two opposite claws. The head is above the claws, the fixing member, and the post are surrounded by the claws. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120251231 | SEAT LOCKING DEVICE - A seat locking device includes a striker and a catching section. The catching section includes a base plate including a first entrance concave portion, a cover member including a second entrance concave portion, a latch, a lock plate, and a bumper rubber including a substantially isosceles-triangle portion. A lateral surface of a holding concave portion of the latch is inclined such that an opening side of the lateral surface is located closer to a bottom surface of the first entrance concave portion than its counter-opening side. A bottom surface of the holding concave portion is closer to an imaginary center line of the first entrance concave portion than one lateral surface of the first entrance concave portion so that a catching-capable dimension for the striker is set between the bottom surface of the holding concave portion and another lateral surface of the first entrance concave portion. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120275854 | CONNECTING ITEMS TO U-SHAPED FRAMES - The present invention relates to a connection system for connecting an item to a U-shaped frame member wherein the system includes: at least two opposed toggle clamps for releasably engaging the arms of the U-shaped frame member; at least one toe which releasably engages the top bend of the U-shaped frame member; and wherein the toggle clamps and toe are connected to a base member which forms part of, or is attachable, to the item. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120301218 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastening device having spring legs formed onto a cover plate, including support flanges, which are disposed in support flange recesses. The fastening element thereby has a very high pull-out force. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130084128 | LATCH ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING TWO BOARDS - A latch assembly for securing two boards together includes a male section and a female section. The male section includes a base to be fixed to one board, a tab protruding from a first side surface of the base. The tab includes at least one latching portion protruding therefrom. The female section includes a support block fixed to the other one board and defining a chamber, a movable block slidably retained within the chamber of the support block, and the at least one elastic member is retained within the chamber. The movable block includes a stop portion capable of latching with the at least one latching portion when the movable block is retained in a securing position by the tab. The at least one elastic member applies a push force to the movable block to movably retain the movable block in the normal position. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130084129 | POWER TRANSMISSION BODY MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND TONER TRANSPORTATION DEVICE - A gear mounting portion of a rotating shaft includes a shaft portion, with a D-shaped cross-section, engaged with a connecting portion of a gear having a D-shaped cross-section; one flexible portion provided along the axial direction; and a retaining portion provided at a tip of the flexible portion. The retaining portion protrudes outwards with respect to the shaft portion, and the shaft portion is engaged with the connecting portion after the retaining portion has passed through a second hole portion of a hollow shaft. The flexible portion remains bent while the retaining portion passes through the second hole portion of the hollow shaft. Once the shaft portion engages with the first hole portion of the connecting portion, the flexible portion ceases to bend and engages with the gear. As a result, without damaging the rotating shaft, the gear is reliably prevented from coming free from the rotating shaft. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130136531 | PLATE-LIKE MODULE SECURING STRUCTURE - A plate-like module securing structure includes a securing member including a main body portion a part of which projects downward with respect to a solar cell module as the plate-like module and a pair of locking pieces that project outward from the main body portion in reverse directions and are capable of being put into the main body portion against elastic forces. The pair of locking pieces direct to a direction substantially orthogonal to a lengthwise direction of a supporting member mounted on a roof material, a part of the main body portion is inserted into the supporting member from the upper side such that the pair of locking pieces are locked to the supporting member so that the solar cell module is secured to the supporting member. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130170898 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER KEYBOARD - A mounting apparatus for a keyboard includes a supporting member and a receiving member. The supporting member includes a supporting plate and a plurality of resilient blocks located on the supporting plate. The receiving member is attached to the supporting plate and includes a receiving portion configured to receive the keyboard and defining a plurality of receiving holes. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks is received in each of the plurality of receiving holes. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks extends through each of the plurality of receiving holes to abuts the keyboard, for preventing the keyboard from disengagement the receiving portion. Each of the plurality of resilient blocks is resiliently deformable to disengage from the keyboard, to release the keyboard. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130183085 | SLIDE PLATE FOR A CAM-TYPE CLOSURE - The invention relates to a slide plate ( | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130216303 | Positioning assembly able to position electrical card - The positioning assembly able to position electrical card is disposed on a printed circuit board able to be connected with electrical card, and comprising: a base unit and a spring unit, wherein the base unit further includes a base body, and a spring accommodating space disposed on one side of the base body; the spring unit further includes an inserting portion able to insert into the spring accommodating space and a pressing portion extendedly formed on one end of the inserting portion, thus the torque formed on the spring unit can be small after the pressing portion of the spring unit being acted, and the spring unit is not broken easily. Two first protruding blocks of the inserting portion are able to be engaged at two blocking portions of the spring accommodating space, so that the spring unit can be assembled with the base unit steadily; | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130243523 | DEVICE FOR RETAINING AN ATTACHED PART ON A CARRIER PART AND ARRANGEMENT HAVING SUCH A DEVICE AND HAVING AN ATTACHED PART - A device for retaining an attached part on a carrier part, including a clip part and an unlocking part displaceably supported in the clip part. In a release position of the unlocking part, latching legs of the clip part engage behind the carrier part while, in a dismantling position of the unlocking part, the latching legs are not engaged with the carrier part so that the attached part can be removed from the carrier part. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130322958 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM - An attachment mechanism adapted for attachment of an armor element to a body to be protected by the armor element, the attachment mechanism comprising a first unit and a second unit which are adapted to engage with each other to provide the attachment comprises a second static member and a working member. One of the static members is adapted for fixed attachment to the armor element, and the other is adapted for fixed attachment to the body to be protected. The mechanism further comprises a screw-free locking arrangement between the two static members, defined by a locking gap associated with a locking body portion in the first static member, and a locking tongue portion of the working member in the second unit. The locking tongue portion is displaceable relative to the second static member so as to move into the locking gap to assume a locked position in which at least in one cross-sectional plane of the mechanism, the locking body portion of the first static member separates between the locking tongue portion of the working member and a portion of the second static member. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130322959 | TOOL COUPLER HAVING ANTI-RELEASE MECHANISM - A tool coupler for a machine is disclosed. The tool coupler may have a coupler frame, a hook coupled to the coupler frame and configured to receive a first pin of a tool, and a wedge operatively connected to the coupler frame. The tool coupler may also have an actuator connected to move the wedge away from the hook to bias a second pin of the tool against the coupler frame, and a latch associated with the wedge. The latch may be movable between a first position at which the wedge is allowed to move away from the second pin, and a second position at which the wedge is constrained from moving away from the second pin. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130322960 | LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A locking assembly includes a base, a hollow cover and an elastic arm. The cover includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding from an inner sidewall of the cover, the first protrusion includes a upper face defining a inwardly curved surface. The elastic arm includes a latching post protruding from an end of the arm. The cover can be unlocked by a single press, where the latching post then abuts the bottom the first protrusion, or locked with a single press, where the latching post is then locked in the inwardly curved surface. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140030012 | LOCATING DEVICE FOR SLIDE JOINT - A locating device for slide joint is mounted to an inner member provided with at least one locating hole and an outer member provided with a through hole and slidably fitted on the inner member. The locating device includes a mounting seat mounted on the outer member; a pushbutton pivotally connected to the mounting seat and having an engaging section located at an end thereof; a torsion spring arranged between the pushbutton and the mounting seat to apply a constant torque on the pushbutton; and a locating rod having two spaced annular ribs. The engaging section of the pushbutton is located between the two annular ribs to selectively press against one of the two inner annular ribs under the torque of the torsion spring. The locating rod has an inner end extended through the through hole on the outer member to insert into the locating hole on the inner member. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140072366 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING A FRONT PANEL ON A DRAWER - A fastening device includes at least one furniture fitting which is pre-assembled on the front panel and has a first connecting element and a second connecting element for fastening the front panel on the drawer and least two intercepting devices, which are assigned to the drawer, wherein the intercepting devices retain the connecting elements automatically when the latter are pushed in. The one intercepting device has at least one movable intercepting element and the second intercepting device has at least one movable retaining Element. At least one locking device for the two intercepting devices prevents the furniture fitting from being released unintentionally from the intercepting devices. At least one unlocking device the two connecting elements of the furniture fitting to be released together from the intercepting devices. The retaining element can be moved independently of the intercepting element of the first intercepting device. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140086676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MODULAR, LOCKING HEADRAIL-RETENTION MECHANISM - In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for Modular, Locking Headrail-Retention Mechanism is described. The module, locking headrail-retention mechanism may, in certain embodiments be separate from a headrail, and insertable into at least one end of the headrail. In other embodiment, the locking headrail-retention mechanism may be manufactured as part of the headrail. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may comprise a cylindrical housing and a first cam disposed within the cylindrical housing. The locking headrail-retention mechanism may also include a retention plate proximate one end of the cylindrical housing and axially aligned with the first cam. A biasing member may be disposed within the cylindrical housing, and may impart an axial force on the first cam. The first cam may be operable to selectively prevent the axial force from being imparted on the retention plate. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140093311 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR PARTS - A mounting structure comprises a part with a base, a mounting member with a mounting hole, a clip and a cap. The base has a temporary fixing part configured to fix the cap in a temporary fixed position, a permanent fixing part configured to locate the cap in a permanent fixed position, and an elastic hooking pawl configured to restrict entry of the cap into the permanent fixed position by interfering with insertion of the cap when held in the temporary fixed position. When the cap is inserted from the temporary fixed position to the permanent fixed position, each of the elastic lockable parts of the clip are deformed toward a mounting hole and press against the elastic hooking pawl such that the elastic hooking pawl does not interfere with the insertion path of the cap from the temporary fixed position to the permanent fixed position. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140099161 | RETAINING DEVICE - A retaining device includes a support including an uneven base; and at least one flexible latch each including a curved lower portion joining the base, an upward extending intermediate portion, and a curved transverse top. A joining edge of the upward extending intermediate portion of each of the at least one latch and the curved transverse top thereof is offset laterally with respect to a joining edge of the curved lower portion of each of the at least one latch and the base. Expansion and contraction of materials of components to be retained by the retaining device are considered in its design phase. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140099162 | SAFE ATTACHED TO THE HITCH OF A VEHICLE - A safe is provided comprising a main box having a predetermined size, such that the safe may also be used as a step; a lockable flip lid pivotally connected to the inside of the main box; a top lid, pivotally connected to the upper edge of the main box such that it disguises the flip lid, and configured such that it is capable of being used as a step; and means for locking the safe to the hitch of a vehicle. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140255089 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR FASTENING A PANEL TO A WALL WITH A HIGH RESISTANCE TO PULLING OFF AND ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - This is to fasten a panel to a wall. The device comprises a male member to engage on the panel and a female member to engage on the wall. For its engagement on the periphery of an aperture of the wall having a contour having two crenels facing each other and two circle arcs facing each other and each extending from one to the other of the crenels, the female member comprises a butt enabling the angular position of the female member to be indexed in relation to the wall, in order for an actuating part of the female member to be turned towards an outside edge of the wall. The assembly comprises the fastening device, the wall and the panel. Advantageously, the assembly also comprises a tool capable of insertion between the wall and the panel to reach the actuating part of the female member. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140363223 | ATTACHING AND DETACHING DEVICE AND ROBOT - An attaching and detaching device that detachably attaches two structures includes a base fixed to one structure of the two structures and formed in a tabular shape, one or more engaging members supported by the base movably along a surface direction of the base and configured to engage with the other structure, an urging member configured to urge the engaging member toward an engaging direction in which the engaging member engages with the other structure, and a releasing mechanism including an operation lever configured to perform operation for moving the engaging member in a direction opposite to the engaging direction and releasing an attached state in which the two structures are attached to each other. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140363224 | CLIP - A clip may have a clip body configured to be attached to a rib formed in an attaching article and configured to be inserted into an attaching hole formed in an object panel. The clip body includes a clamping portion configured to be coupled to the rib via an engagement slot formed in the rib, and an engagement portion elastically engageable with the attaching hole. The engagement portion has a biasing body that is configured to elastically contact an outer surface of the rib when the engagement portion is deformed inwardly caused by an extraction load applied to the clip body. The biasing body is positioned so as to contact the outer surface of the rib in a position closer to a distal end of the rib than the engagement slot. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150056009 | ELASTIC AVERAGING SNAP MEMBER ALIGNING AND FASTENING SYSTEM - An elastically averaging snap member aligning and fastening system has a first component and a second component. The first component includes a first body having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, the first body including one or more apertures extending between the first and second surface portions. The second component includes a second body having a first surface section and a second surface section, the second body including one or more elastically averaging snap members provided on one of the first and second surface sections. Each of the one or more elastically averaging snap members include a plurality of cantilevered snap elements configured and disposed to interferingly, deformably, elastically and matingly engage with corresponding ones of the one or more apertures. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150104245 | Securing element for securing an axial stop element on a shaft - The invention relates to a securing element for securing an axial stop element, in particular a C-clip, radially attached to a shaft. The securing element is designed in such a manner that it is attachable to the shaft and features at least one spring-elastic axle journal, which, in the attached state of the securing element, it exerts a radial holding force for securing the axial stop element ( | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150296649 | QUICK RELEASE CONNECTING DEVICE - A quick release connecting device includes an actuating retainer having an internal receiving space, at least one first push section and a retaining section for detachably engaging with a first object; a fixing member including a body portion movably associated with the receiving space and a pivot portion formed on the body portion for detachably connecting with a second object; pin connection means connecting the body portion to the receiving space for the actuating retainer and the fixing member to move relative to each other within a limited range; an elastic element having two ends pressed against an inner wall surface of the receiving space and the body portion to control the limited movement of the actuating retainer and the fixing member and return them to their original positions. With the quick release connecting device, two mating objects can be conveniently repeatedly connected to and separated from each other. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150345532 | CONNECTING MEANS - In order to provide a connecting means for connecting a first component and a second component, in particular for connecting furniture parts or machine parts, by means of which the components may be connected to one another simply and reliably, it is proposed that the connecting means includes a first connecting element which in the connected condition of the components is arranged on the first component, and a second connecting element which in the connected condition of the components is arranged on the second component, wherein, for connecting the first component and the second component, a spring element of the first connecting element is configured to come into engagement with a receiving element of the second connecting element, wherein the connecting means, in particular the first connecting element and/or the second connecting element, includes a reinforcing element for reinforcing a spring force of the spring element. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150360348 | CLAMP CONNECTOR - The invention relates to a device for connecting two clamps each having a rail ( | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150362002 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING SOLAR MODULES - The invention relates to a profile rail, a clip holder, a cross-connector and an attachment system for mounting solar modules. The components are so designed and matched to each other that solar modules in many variations can be mounted quickly and easily and with the components having a low weight. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150369268 | Fastener and Method for Attaching the Fastener to a Glazing Element - The fastener is intended to be attached to a glazing element, which has a glass sheet and at least one frame part setting against the surface of the glass sheet. The fastener has a support part and a fastening element to be inserted into the gap between the glass sheet and frame. The fastening element comprises a locking element for locking to the surface of the frame part facing the glass sheet. The fastener installed in place remains in place m the gap between the frame part and glass sheet by means of the locking element without any other attachment elements. The locking element can be a locking projection turning to an angle from the plane of the fastening element, a flexible locking tongue turning to an angle from the plane of the fastening element or a rigid locking tip. The support part may comprise gripping means for attaching to the edge rail of the sunshade. In the method the fastener is attached to a glazing element so that at least part of the fastening element of the fastener is inserted into the gap between the glass sheet and frame part and by locking the fastening element to the surface of the frame part facing the glass sheet. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160040694 | Coupling with Solenoid and Spring Release Mechanism - A solenoid operated locking mechanism for securing a lockable rod to the solenoid locking mechanism. Several ball bearings are inserted or removed from a passageway through which the lockable rod must pass to a locking chamber. The plunger has a configuration of locking flats and recesses to determine whether the ball bearings are disposed in the passageway, which restricts the movement of the locking rod past the ball bearings, or whether the ball bearings are out of the passageway, which allows the lockable rod to enter or be removed from the locking chamber or socket. The position of the plunger is controlled by a pair of springs and the solenoid. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160047408 | Locking Device - The invention relates to a locking device having a base body, a locking means for locking the base body to a counter body, an actuation means movable relative to the base body, said actuation means being able to be brought into contact with the locking means, and at least one displacement device. In the case of actuating the actuation means, the displacement device automatically moves the actuation means into a locking position. In the locking position, the actuation means is in contact with the locking means and transfers said actuation means into a locking position. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160061239 | Hammerless Pin Assembly - A pinned rigging component providing relative movement for a connected rigging component includes an integrated hammerless lock. An integral lock is retained in the body of the rigging component and releasably retains the pin in the component. The lock is recessed in the body and is not subject to significant wear during operation. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160069371 | CAPTIVE ELEMENTS OF AN ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein may be directed to an attachment system for coupling an accessory or component to a consumer product. The attachment system may include a captive locking mechanism that may be incorporated with the accessory or non-product side attachment assembly. The captive locking mechanism may include one or more spring-bar components that retain the engagement mechanism in a recess or feature formed in a component of the accessory. The attachment system may also include a release mechanism that may be incorporated with the product-side attachment assembly of a consumer product. The release mechanism may be captive or otherwise retained in the body of the device and may include one or more spring-bar components that retain the release mechanism in a recess or featured formed into the body of the device. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073742 | FASTENER MEMBER, FASTENER STRUCTURE, AND SUPPORT MEMBER - The inventive fastener member, fastener structure, and support member can reduce rattling and noise without reducing the ease of assembly. The fastener member | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160150599 | CONNECTING PART FOR MOUNTING ON TWO HOUSING PARTS AND ARRANGEMENT OF TWO HOUSING PARTS - A connecting part for mounting on two housing parts of an induction hob has a U-shaped cross section overall, as a channel, as seen in the longitudinal direction and has two segments. The two segments are connected together in a displaceable manner in the longitudinal direction and are secured captively to one another. The first segment has a front end and the second segment has a front end. The segments each have a connecting means at their front end for connecting to in each case one housing part of an induction hob in a form-fitting manner | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160153483 | Clip Securing Device, in Particular for Motor Vehicles | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160169258 | NOVEL CAM ASSEMBLY WITH INTERLOCKING PARTS FOR FURNITURE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176691 | TOOL COUPLER HAVING COMPACT LOCKING CONFIGURATION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160377659 | FASTENING ELEMENT FOR A CURRENT SENSOR - The object of the present invention is to reduce the manual assembly effort of current sensors, and to specify a configuration for a fastening element ( | 12-29-2016 |
