Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
403343000 | SCREW OR CAM | 38 |
20090010709 | MULTI-PIECE TOOL ASSEMBLY AND CUTTING TOOL - A multi-piece tool assembly includes a male threaded member having an external thread, and a female threaded member having an opening adapted to receive at least part of the male threaded member up to a predetermined depth and an internal thread adapted to mate with the external thread of the male threaded member. When the male threaded member is received in the opening to the predetermined depth, substantially all forces between the external thread and the internal thread are oriented along an axis of the female threaded member, a working portion of the tool assembly being provided on one of the male threaded member and the female threaded member. | 01-08-2009 |
20090279947 | SUCKER ROD - An improvement in a sucker rod having an elongated metal body with opposed ends and threaded couplings positioned at each of the opposed ends comprises a thread form on the threaded couplings defining at least two concurrent helixes. Each of the at least two helixes has a different starting position on a circumference of the threaded coupling. | 11-12-2009 |
20100003075 | SHAFT-HUB CONNECTION WITH TOOTHING - A method for producing a shaft-hub connection, in particular between a helically toothed pinion ( | 01-07-2010 |
20100129147 | ROOF TO POST ADJUSTABLE HOLD DOWN DEVICE - A connector to connect a pair of components of a building and transfer a load from one to the other. The connector comprising a pair of members, each to be connected to a respective one of the components, and an adjustable abutment acting between the members to inhibit relative movement between the members in one direction. The ratchet mechanism acting between the members to permit movement in the one direction and to inhibit relative movement in an opposite direction, whereby adjustment of the abutment to cause relative movements in the one direction is accommodated by the ratchet mechanism. | 05-27-2010 |
20100183366 | BROOM ASSEMBLY - A broom assembly includes a head structure and a rod structure. The head structure includes a base having a coupling face formed with a reception chamber and an opening for access into the reception chamber, and a plurality of resilient ribs provided at the periphery confining the opening and extending inwardly and radially toward a center axis of the opening. The rod structure includes a coupling member provided partially, rotatably and detachably within the reception chamber in the coupling face of the base. When the coupling member is detachably received within the reception chamber, the coupling member biases against and engages the resilient ribs so as to be prevented untimely disengaging from the base. | 07-22-2010 |
20100329777 | DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF FASTENING TWO COMPONENT MEMBERS - A device and method for fastening two component members. The device includes a first component member including at least two protruded portions each having a predetermined lead angle, and a second component member which keeps predetermined positional relationship with the first component member and has at least two protruded portions which are engaged with the protruded portions of the first component member, among at least two of which protruded portions, at least one of the protruded portion has a different lead angle from the lead angle of the protruded portions of the first component member, and the first and second component members can be moved closer opposite each other, the protruded portions are engaged with each other after moving opposite each other by a certain distance, and the first and second component members are integrally fixed by frictional engagement of the protruded portions differing in the lead angle. | 12-30-2010 |
20110243655 | DISTANCE DEVICE AND FASTENING SYSTEM HAVING DISTANCE DEVICE - A distance device bridges a free space between a carrier part and a roof body for fastening a roof luggage rack, such as a roof rail, a roof strip or the like, on a vehicle roof by a threaded screw, with a support part and a counter support part. The support part and counter support part are held together by a threaded connection and can be adjusted relative to each other in order to set a bridging length. The support part or counter support part is carried along by a rotationally engaging connection with the threaded screw when it is screwed into a counter thread of the roof luggage rack or carrier part as far as a contact position with the carrier part or the roof body. The rotationally engaging connection has a plastic carrier into which the thread of the threaded screw is/has been screwed for carrying along with frictional resistance. | 10-06-2011 |
20120082509 | INTERFACE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A housing is disclosed having ends capable of receiving tool head interfaces and tool handle interfaces. One of the ends can be configured as a specialized interface end and the other end can be configured as a standardized interface end. One example of a standardized interface end is a threaded interface. An example of the specialized interface end is a selectively engaged end having a plurality of detents for variable positioning of the tool head end relative to the tool handle end. | 04-05-2012 |
20120107042 | Blind and pre-loaded mortise and tenon joint - A blind and pre-loaded mortise and tenon joint. The joint includes a first joint part, a second joint part, and at least one wedge. The first joint part has a tenon extending outwardly therefrom. The second joint part has a mortise extending therein. The at least one wedge is pre-loaded into the tenon of the first joint part before the tenon of the first joint part is inserted into the mortise of the second joint part so as to allow the tenon of the first joint part to expand against the mortise of the second joint part as the at least one wedge drives further into the tenon of the first joint part by engaging the mortise of the second joint part until the tenon of the first joint part bottoms out in the mortise of the second joint part at which time the tenon of the first joint part is blindly captured in the mortise of the second joint part. | 05-03-2012 |
20130017014 | ATTACHMENT SYSTEMAANM WANDELT; DennisAACI WolfsburgAACO DEAAGP WANDELT; Dennis Wolfsburg DE - An attachment system for attaching a first component to a second component is provided, the system including a cylindrical element which has an outer lateral surface and a sleeve-shaped element which has an inner lateral surface, by means of which the two components may be variably attached to each other. At least one rib is arranged on one of the lateral services of the cylindrical or sleeve-shaped element and is oriented substantially perpendicularly to the axis of the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements. A projection is arranged on the other lateral surface of the sleeve-shaped or cylindrical element, the rib and the projection being provided on the cylindrical and sleeve-shaped elements in such a way that the sleeve-shaped element may be mounted on the cylindrical element, and the cylindrical element may be rotated relative to the mounted sleeve-shaped element in variable axial positions around the axis. The rib is brought into communication with the projection during rotation, and the cylindrical element being thereby fixed in place relative to the mounted sleeve-shaped element in the axial direction. | 01-17-2013 |
20130078034 | BUILDING BLOCK - Disclosed is a building block having a body, a stud and a cavity. The stud and cavity have threaded surfaces, allowing blocks to be rotated together to form a secure structure. Specifically, the stud of one block may be inserted and rotated into the cavity of another block, providing a secure connection between the two blocks. The blocks may be separated by rotation in the reverse direction. | 03-28-2013 |
20130084131 | TAPERED THREAD CONFIGURATION WITH IMPROVED DURABILITY - Underground drilling operation often requires connecting a drill tool (e.g., drill bit, backreamer, etc.) to a drill string. It is desirable to connect the drill tools to a drill string in a manner that facilitates quick and easy assembly and disassembly. Low torque coupling, commonly referred to as “torque-less” connection, can provide such functionality. The useful life and strength of such connections can be improved upon. The present disclosure provides a low torque coupling with improved strength and durability. | 04-04-2013 |
20130094900 | HARDFACING ALLOY, METHODS, AND PRODUCTS THEREOF - Disclosed is a hardfacing alloy deriving its usefulness from carbides and borides of molybdenum and niobium. The alloy does not rely on chromium as an alloying agent. The hardfacing alloy is capable of being applied to a number of industrial substrates in a crack-free manner, and once applied convert the substrate to a wear- and abrasion-resistant material having an extended service life, even when subjected to harsh wear conditions. | 04-18-2013 |
20130136533 | THREADED ENGAGEMENT DEVICE - The threaded engagement device includes a female thread portion and a male thread portion, which are engaged to each other through a plurality of threads formed along the axis direction. Each thread of the female thread portion and the male thread portion of the threaded engagement device includes a crest, a root, a stab flank and a load flank. The root of the female thread portion has a straight portion extending along the axis direction and a concave rounded portion. The root of the male thread portion has a concave rounded portion, wherein the radius of curvature of the rounded portion formed in the root of the male thread portion is larger than the radius of curvature of the rounded portion formed in the root of the female thread portion. | 05-30-2013 |
20130142569 | ANTI-ROTATION CABLE RESTRAINT FOR CONNECTING FLEXIBLE DUCTS - An anti-rotation cam adapted to prevent rotation of a cable restraint is described. The anti-rotation cam includes a body having a through-hole adapted to be coupled to a fitting of the cable restraint, a first leg extending out from the body and adapted to prevent the cam from rotating in a clockwise direction, and a second leg extending out from the body and adapted to prevent the cam from rotating in a counter-clockwise direction. | 06-06-2013 |
20130156496 | COUPLING PARTS FOR CONNECTING A DRIVING DEVICE TO AN EXPANDER HEAD - A coupling for connecting a driving device to an expander head configured to expand pipes and hoses and to be actuated via an expanding mandrel driven by the driving device includes a first coupling part associated with the driving device and a second coupling part associated with the expander head. The first coupling part includes a through-hole that acts as a passage for the expanding mandrel and radially outwardly projecting circumferential portions disposed at a circumference, a rear face of the circumferential portions including at least one contact face. When connected, the coupling parts are disposed along an axis along which the expanding mandrel is movable for the actuation of the expander head. The second coupling part includes at least one counter-portion configured to act on a respective one of the at least one contact face of the circumferential portions. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156497 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL - The present invention relates to a household appliance with at least one pedestal comprising a threaded rod which can be screwed into a corresponding threaded hole in a base of the household appliance in a longitudinal direction in order to reach a desired effective height of the pedestal. According to the invention a snap nut made of a resilient material is provided having a threaded bore with a diameter and a thread fitting to the threaded rod so that the snap nut can be screwed along the longitudinal extension of the threaded rod, the snap nut further comprising a slot having a width that is less than the diameter of the bore and which defines a lateral opening of the bore wherein the width of the slot and the resiliency of the material allows the snap nut to be snapped from the side onto the threaded rod. | 06-20-2013 |
20130164081 | CONNECTION MECHANISM - A connection mechanism has a drive section with a thread on one end and is constructed as a sleeve. A shaft element having a thread matching the thread of the drive section can be screwed together with the drive section. At least one interlocking element forming an interlock with the sleeve is provided in addition to the thread. | 06-27-2013 |
20130170900 | GLUELESS JOINING DEVICES FOR INTERLOCKING WITH HOLLOW SHAFTS - A glueless shaft joining system, apparatus and method are disclosed. An expandable insert, half-out insert or outsert is disposable at least partially into the inside of the shaft of an arrow or other tubular member such as a golf club shaft. A set screw can be tightened to expand finger elements to lock the insert and arrowhead attached thereto in place. Alternatively, a screw can lengthwise contract base and wedge elements along contacting portions of respective ramp portions, thereby expanding the effective outside diameter of the device inside of the shaft to lock it into place. In either case, a component, such as a broad head, can be aligned, removed or indexed as desired. | 07-04-2013 |
20130183087 | Molded Composite Threads - Molded articles are described herein having a surface feature thereon, the articles being formed so as to include a polymeric composite material having reinforcing fibers in a polymeric matrix material. The surface feature(s) is created during heat molding of the polymeric composite material to form the article and the surface feature(s) include the polymeric matrix material and the reinforcing fibers therein. A method is also described which provides surface feature(s) to a molded article by providing a composite material as noted, placing the composite material in a mold for forming an article having a surface feature thereon, and molding the composite material using bladder inflation molding and pushing the reinforcing fibers into the surface feature of the molded article during molding using a heat molding process having a bladder inflation molding step, wherein the surface feature is created during the molding of the polymeric composite material to form the molded article and the reinforcing fibers are present in the polymeric matrix material defining the surface feature in the molded article. | 07-18-2013 |
20130279975 | FASTENING STRUCTURE ASSEMBLY - A fastening structure assembly includes a housing, a to-be-fixed element, and at least one fastening element. The housing defines at least one fastening post. The to-be-fixed element includes at least one supporter each of which is bent to surround one of the at least one fastening post. Each of the at least one fastening element includes a stopper and a fastening pole extending from the stopper. Each of the fastening pole engages with one of the fastening posts to make the corresponding stopper resist an edge of the supporter surrounding the fastening post to fasten the to-be-fixed element to the housing. | 10-24-2013 |
20130294823 | Interlocking Swim Noodles - A device for connection to at least one swim noodle having an alcove defined by side walls. The device includes a body member having an elongated base portion and a generally conical shaped engagement portion connected to and extending generally perpendicularly outwardly from the base portion. A barb extends generally helically about the engagement portion for substantially the length of the engagement portion, and the base defining at least one coupling profile. | 11-07-2013 |
20130343812 | SHEET METAL PART FOR LCD DEVICE, LCD DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SHEET METAL PART - The present disclosure relates to the field of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly to a sheet metal part for an LCD device, an LCD device, and a method for manufacturing a sheet metal part for an LCD device. The sheet metal part comprises an inner hole flange, the flange comprises an internal thread, and a circumference of a cross section of the inner hole comprises at least one protrusion protruding to a direction of a center of circle of cross section of the inner hole. The sheet metal part for the LCD device of the present disclosure comprises the inner hole flange. The flange comprises the internal thread, and the circumference of the cross section of the inner hole comprises at least one protrusion protruding to the direction of the center of circle of cross section of the inner hole. The protrusion changes a shape of the inner hole, so that the inner hole is not a complete circular hole any more. After tapping the standard internal thread on the flange, the thread tooth of the protrusion is deep, thereby bearing much torsion; the thread teeth of other parts are shallow, the thread wall is thick; thus, the strength of the inner hole is increased, thereby improving the locking reliability of the thread of the inner hole on the whole. | 12-26-2013 |
20140079477 | Adjustable Length Titanium Vaporizing Instrument - A vaporizing instrument used for smoking and consisting of two parts, the upper adjustable head and the fixed lower body. The instrument is used to vaporize herbal medicines or any other fluid capable of being vaporized. The lower body is fixed in length and has threaded hole for upper head, lower body may also have fins and counterweight. The upper head consist of cup to hold vaporizing fluid and is attached to threaded column which is inserted into the lower body. The threads allow the user to adjust length of upper head to desired height. Entire instrument is made of commercially pure titanium. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079478 | THREAD FIXING MECHANISM - A viewfinder fixing device comprises a holder, a ring, a washer, a dowel, and a plurality of inner peripheral concave-convex portions. The holder has a male thread portion. The ring has a female thread portion that meshes with the male thread portion. The washer is provided between the holder and the ring. The dowel is provided to the washer. The inner peripheral concave-convex portions are provided in the peripheral direction to the ring, and when the ring is turned, the male thread portion and the inner peripheral concave-convex portions cause the holder and the ring to move closer together, which is accompanied by the washer and the ring moving closer together, and the inner peripheral concave-convex portions come into contact with the dowel when the washer and the ring have moved closer together up to a specific distance. | 03-20-2014 |
20140178126 | Device for and Method of Connecting Two Items Together - A device includes first and second inter-engageable parts, each having a longitudinal axis and a connecting face extending substantially transversely to the longitudinal axis. The first part has an engagement formation extending substantially axially and the second part has a receiving formation extending substantially axially, and in which the engagement formation is receivable. The engagement and receiving formations each includes a substantially helicoidal surface extending at least partially around the longitudinal axis of the respective part of the connector, so that rotation of the parts relative to one another about the longitudinal axes, when the parts are substantially co-axially aligned, so that the connecting faces of the parts face one another in a substantially axial direction, causes engagement of the engagement formation with the corresponding receiving formation. | 06-26-2014 |
20140186107 | Connecting device - The invention relates to a connecting device with a drive section having a thread on the end, wherein the drive section is formed as a plug-shaped element, and the connecting device can be used to screw a shaft element to a thread corresponding to the thread of the drive section, wherein, in addition to the thread, at least one positive-locking element forming a positive-locking connection with the shaft element is provided. | 07-03-2014 |
20140270931 | PET TOY - A pet toy having a first part with internal threads, and a second part having external threads. When the first and second parts are threaded together by interengagement of their internal and external threads, they cooperate frictionally with one another to prevent, or at least to make difficult, an unintentional unthreading of the two parts from one another, wherein the threaded-together parts form a pet toy. To make unintentional unthreading even more difficult, additional engagement means can be provided on the first part and additional cooperating second engagement means can be provided on the second part. | 09-18-2014 |
20150037090 | THREADED REINFORCING BAR COUPLING FOR DEFORMED REINFORCING BAR, AND THREADED DEFORMED REINFORCING BAR - A threaded reinforcing bar coupling for a deformed reinforcing bar according to the present invention connects a pair of reinforcing bars ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150043966 | Coupling Member, Method for Producing Coupling Member, and Wooden Member Joint Structure - Disclosed is a coupling member that enables a joint between a wooden member and a mating member to absorb vibration energy, and a method for producing the same and a joint structure using the same. The metal coupling member is embedded in the wooden member. The wooden member is connected with a mating member by the coupling member. The coupling member includes a metal rod-like main body portion to be embedded in the wooden member, and an inner rod portion protruding from the main body portion. The inner rod portion axially extends from a protruding portion thereof to a predetermined depth in the main body portion, has a periphery separated from the main body portion to allow axial displacement of the inner rod portion relative to the main body portion, and is integrally connected to the main body portion at the deepest part thereof. | 02-12-2015 |
20150043967 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a connecting structure that enables a lid body to be connected by the slight rotation thereof in either direction, and that is robust with respect to use in many environments including sandy or dusty environments. A connecting structure ( | 02-12-2015 |
20150056010 | Connecting device - The invention relates to a connecting device with a drive section having a thread on the end, wherein the drive section is formed as a plug-shaped element, and the connecting device can be used to screw a shaft element to a thread corresponding to the thread of the drive section, wherein, in addition to the thread, at least one positive-locking element forming a positive-locking connection with the shaft element is provided. | 02-26-2015 |
20150071705 | IN SITU FORMATION OF THREADS THROUGHOUT BORE OF SLEEVE INSERTED INTO SUBSTRATE HOLE - Threads are formed in situ throughout a bore of a sleeve inserted into a corresponding hole a substrate. A sleeve having a bore is inserted into a corresponding hole of a substrate. A mandrel is rotated through the sleeve. The mandrel has a threaded ended; the threaded end rotating throughout the bore of the sleeve forms threads throughout the bore. Prior to inserting the sleeve into the corresponding hole of the substrate, the sleeve can be placed onto the mandrel. In this case, the mandrel has an increasing diameter at the threaded end thereof, such that the sleeve rests on the mandrel towards the threaded end thereof where the bore has a smaller diameter than the mandrel. The mandrel is then rotated out of the sleeve in a direction opposite the direction in which the sleeve has been inserted into the corresponding hole of the substrate. | 03-12-2015 |
20150093189 | MULTI-START THREAD CONNECTION FOR DOWNHOLE TOOLS - An apparatus for transferring rotary power to a consumer in a wellbore includes a rotary power source positioned along a conveyance device and a drive train connected to the rotary power source. The drive train transfers torque from the rotary power source to a consumer. The drive train includes at least two torque transmitting members connected by a multi-start thread connection. | 04-02-2015 |
20160102503 | MECHANICAL-LOAD BEARING AND ELECTRICALLY ISOLATING MECHANICAL CONNECTION - A hollow body composed of an electrically conducting material and extending longitudinally along an axis is connected at one axial end to a connection element composed of an electrically conducting material and extending along the axis. A first thread is provided on the hollow body at the one axial end running about the axis, while a second thread is provided on the connection element running about the axis, so that the second thread is mechanically supported by the first thread. An insulation-material extent between the first thread and the second thread electrically isolates the hollow body from the connection element. | 04-14-2016 |
20160144415 | SUCKER ROD - The disclosure relates to the treatment of rods made of metal, particularly to the method of reclamation of used standard length rods, such as pump rods already used in the mechanical deep-pumping extraction of oil, as well as to the product made with the help of the mentioned method. The method of remanufacturing of standard length rods includes the reheating of the rod body to a temperature favorable for the plastic treatment of the rod such as plastic deformation of the rod body under pressure. Such methods allow for the reclamation of rods of the desired geometric form and enhancement of the mechanical properties of the remanufactured rod. The technical outcome of the claimed invention consists in the reclamation of rods of the desired geometric form and enhancement of the mechanical properties of the remanufactured rod. | 05-26-2016 |
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