| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 403381000 | Enlarged head in complementary recess, e.g., dovetail, etc. | 17 |
| 20080213040 | Shear Connector for Connecting at Least Two Components and System of Interconnected Components - The invention relates to a shear connector ( | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090103977 | MULTI-STEP SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES - Systems, including method and apparatus, for processing workpieces driven automatically along a linear path to a plurality of positions disposed substantially along the linear path. In some embodiments, a workpiece may be processed at one or more of the positions using two or more processing stations, such as a first processing station that cuts the workpiece into segments and a second processing station that performs another processing operation on the workpiece. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100290831 | COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR FURNITURE COMPONENTS - Coupling assemblies ( | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110085853 | Retaining Structure - A retaining structure is used to retain a wooden first part with a wooden second part together and comprises a retainer fitted to a recess of the first part, and a fastening member to be engaged to the second part, wherein the fastening member has a plurality of wings formed on two sides of an acting end thereof, a number of recessed portions mounted between front and rear sides thereof and spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of raised portions; the recessed and raised portions are arranged longitudinally or horizontally between the front and rear sides of the acting end of the fastening member. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110255915 | Furniture bracket - A type of furniture bracket, having two components, which allows easy assembly and disassembly of furniture, such as a vanity, without the need for tools. The components being attached to a planar and end side of furniture panels, respectively; one component having a recess with a flared lower portion and the other component having a flared raised portion such that the flared raised portion is inserted into the recess and slid down into the flared portion of the recess, thus wedging the components together and forming a tight contact between the two panels. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110299921 | FASTENING DEVICE AND OBJECT HAVING THE SAME - A fastening device is adapted for fastening a first article to a second article, and includes a first hook, two positioning plates, and a second hook. The first hook is disposed on the first article. The positioning plates are disposed on the first article, and flank the first hook. Each of the positioning plates includes a positioning guide tack. The positioning guide track includes an upright slot portion, a curved guiding slot portion, and a stop shoulder. The curved guiding slot portion is located at a side of the upright slot portion distal from the first hook. The second hook includes an upright plate body disposed pivotally on the second article, a hook body engaging removably the first hook, and two guiding rods flanking the hook body. Each of the guiding rods includes a guiding stub engaging the stop shoulder. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120027511 | FASTENING DEVICE AND OBJECT HAVING THE SAME - A fastening device includes first and second hooks, a stopper member, and two fixed plates. The first hook is disposed on the first article, and has a first hook portion. The stopper member is disposed on the first article, and is spaced apart from the first hook in a left-to-right direction. The fixed plates are disposed on the second article, and are spaced apart from each other in a front-to-rear direction. Each fixed plate has a pivot groove and a first positioning portion. The second hook is connected pivotally between the fixed plates, and extends between the first hook portion and the stopper member. The second hook has a second hook portion engaging removably the first hook portion, two pivot shafts, and two second positioning portions. The pivot shafts are rotatable respectively within the pivot grooves. Each second positioning portion engages the corresponding first positioning portion. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120045278 | Method for forming a mortise and tenon for tool free joinder, and joint assembled therefrom - A method for making two items and their joinder, one having a mortise and the other a tenon to enable a substantially flush, contiguous, void-free abutment. All cuts are made with a straight router bit having a diameter “Y” from a single sheet of substrate stock having a thickness “X” such that Y≦(½)X. In the mortise, corners are given a rounding defined by Y and a length “L | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120257924 | MOLDED ATTACHMENT CLIP - A molded attachment clip for securing a member to a body. The clip including a primary support and a pair of retention tabs extending from the primary support. The retention tabs extend away from the primary support member, each retention tab is biased toward a non-deflected position away from the primary support. A recess is formed at a terminal end of each retention tab, each recess defined by a bearing surface and an abutment surface. During insertion of the attachment clip into an aperture of the body, the retention tabs are deflected toward the primary support to a deflected position through contact with a surface defining the aperture. The bearing surface slidingly engages the surface defining the aperture and the abutment surface engages another surface of the body proximate the aperture as the retention tabs are biased to return toward their non-deflected position wherein the member is joined to the body. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130170904 | Composed element and corner connection applied herewith - A composed element includes at least two panel-shaped elements, such as a locking tongue and groove connection, that are arranged to be coupled to each other at an angle, either directly or indirectly by means of an intermediate piece. The connection includes, at least at one of the panel-shaped elements, a tongue or groove, cooperable with a groove or tongue provided on the other panel-shaped element or on the intermediate piece. The tongue includes a split tongue, with at least a first part and a second part, and a slit located therebetween. A locking part is located at the outer side of at least said first part wherein the slit, seen in cross-section of the tongue, defines at least one side, the course of which, seen in cross-section, deviates from the main direction belonging to the tongue. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140064843 | MATING CONNECTION FOR CONNECTING TWO COMPONENTS IN A NON-ROTATABLE WAY AND METHOD - A method for producing a plug connector and to a plug connector for rotationally connecting a first component to a second component, for example, in a clutch assembly, where the first component includes at least one connecting element, where the connecting element protrudes through an opening of the second component, where the connecting element has an end piece above the second component, where a cross-section of the end piece is wider than a cross-section of the opening, where the widening of the end piece is produced by means of a rolling method. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140161520 | JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD - The invention relates to a joint including a substrate, optionally a metal substrate, and a body of material joined to the substrate, the body of material typically having a composite portion. An outer surface of the substrate is provided with a fastening projection for fastening the substrate to body of material, wherein the fastening projection has a stem and a plurality of branches having dendritic geometry projecting into the material of the body. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140219715 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REINFORCING BARRIER INTERCONNECTIONS - In an underground barrier wherein each barrier member has a first edge having a flange defining a first connector and an opposed second edge having a channel defining a second connector, the channel being sized and shaped to receive the flange in slidable interconnection therein an apparatus for reinforcing a connection between adjacent barrier members comprises a first plate shaped to correspond to a first side of the barrier member around the channel, a second plate shaped to correspond to a second side of the barrier member, around the channel and a plurality of fasteners extending between the first and second plates so as to retain the first and second plates proximate to the channel. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20150117946 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF RESIN COMPONENTS - A mounting structure of two resin components includes a primary component including an insertion piece extendedly provided from a base portion, and an engagement recessed portion formed in the insertion piece; and a secondary component formed capable of being mounted to the primary component and including an insertion portion configured to guide the insertion piece formed at the base portion, an engagement protruding portion formed in the insertion portion and configured to fit into the engagement recessed portion of the insertion piece, and a restriction wall configured to cover a root side of the insertion piece inserted into the insertion portion, and in a top plan view, a width of the restriction wall being gradually decreased toward a direction separating from a side where the primary component is mounted. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150308475 | Quick connecting structure - A quick connecting structure contains a plurality of longitudinal parts, plural connectors, and a plurality of horizontal parts. Each longitudinal part includes two first retaining slots, each being formed in a dovetail shape and having a plurality of positioning holes. Each connector is formed in a dovetail shape to correspond to each longitudinal part and includes a second retaining slot formed in a dovetail shape, two parallel recesses, a fixing portion defined between the two parallel recesses, two flexible moving portions, and two coupling segments for coupling the fixing portion and the two flexible moving portions, the fixing portion has plural posts retaining with the plurality of positioning holes. Each horizontal part includes two engaging blocks, and each engaging block has an insertion and an engagement seat joining with the insertion, wherein the engagement seat is formed in a dovetail shape to correspond to the second retaining slot. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160017907 | SPLIT WEDGE DOVETAIL DOWEL - A configuration for split wedge dovetail dowels that provide attachment points along dovetail channels where wedge action locks the dovetail dowels in place through compression and friction without the need for glue or screws. This configuration can also be used to connect two members with matching dovetail channels by positioning the split wedge dovetail dowel across the joint between the two members. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160129846 | RETENTION FEATURE FOR SNAP-IN ATTACHMENTS - A coupling system includes a glovebox panel having inner and outer surfaces and a keyhole slot disposed therethrough having an enlarged portion leading to a narrowed portion. A ramped flange is disposed on the outer surface of the glovebox panel. A damper mechanism includes an abutment plate with a post and head member. The head member is received through an enlarged portion of the keyhole slot when the damper mechanism is in a pre-load position. The abutment plate engages the ramped flange to progressively drive the head member into engagement with the inner surface of the glovebox panel as the damper mechanism moves from the pre-load position to a seated position. | 05-12-2016 |
