| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 411347000 | Headed fastener element with securing means and biasing spring | 43 |
| 20080226419 | FASTENING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A fastening device for coupling a first work-piece to a second work-piece. The fastening device includes a fastener body having a peripheral surface configured to be received in the first work-piece. The fastening device also includes a spring assembly coupled to the fastener body. The spring assembly includes a flange member, and a plurality of tunable springs extending radially outward from the flange member, the tunable springs are each configured to deform when a predetermined pressure is applied to the flange member, the predetermined pressure is sufficient to couple the first work-piece to the second work-piece. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090080997 | Retaining Device and Apparatus - The present invention provides a retaining device and apparatus ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110014005 | CLIP - A clip is provided which can flexibly deal with a change in thickness of a member in which a mounting hole is formed so as to be stably fixed in the mounting hole without any looseness. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110033262 | CAPTIVE FASTENERS WITH MULTIPLE RETAINING FUNCTIONALITY - Captive panel fasteners are configured to be held captive on a panel by multiple retaining elements. The fasteners include longitudinal grooves along a cylindrical portion of the fastener, a retaining ring over the cylindrical portion, a primary structure for retaining the retaining ring on the cylindrical portion, and secondary structure for retaining the cylindrical portion within a bore of the panel. The retaining ring includes radially inwardly extending opposing prongs that fit into the longitudinally extending grooves. A stop point may be provided in the longitudinally extending grooves, or an end of the fastener may be flared, to retain the retaining ring on the fastener. The prongs may also be slightly flexible and flared to grip the longitudinally extending grooves. The secondary structure can include one or more spring loaded pins in the fastener extending externally outward. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110085875 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A fastening system especially well suited for use with solar panel systems that enables an electrical connection to be made between two metallic frame components that are secured together. The fastening assembly includes a spring clip and a threaded bolt that engages within a hole in the spring clip. The spring clip has a leaf spring like shape. The threaded bolt has a head portion shaped to permit it to be inserted in a channel of a frame member, then rotated ninety degrees, which flattens the spring clip and enables it to retain the threaded bolt in an upright orientation ready for use. After being rotated ninety degrees, the head is retained in the channel as well. The fastening assembly can be inserted into a suitable sized channel of a frame member at any point along the channel, thus significantly simplifying and expediting the assembly of solar panel modules onto a supporting frame element. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110255935 | SECURING STRUCTURE WITH URGED FASTENER - An exemplary securing structure includes a base, a fastener, and a spring mounted around the fastener. The base defines a securing hole, and two slots located aside the securing hole and communicating with the securing hole. The fastener includes a head, a bolt extending downwardly from the head, and two blocks extending outwardly from an outer periphery of the bolt corresponding to the slots. The bolt is extendable through the securing hole together with the blocks extending through the slots, respectively. The fastener is then rotatable to a position such that the blocks abuts a bottom side of the base. The spring is resiliently compressed between the head of the fastener and a top side of the base. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110311332 | CHASSIS MOUNTING SYSTEM - An assembly includes a chassis coupled to a mounting surface via a mounting system. The mounting system includes a bolt, a dashpot, and a spring. The dashpot and the spring are configured to reduce vibration forces transferred from the mounting surface to the chassis. Techniques for forming the assembly are also described. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120009042 | LOCKING SCREW - A locking screw for connecting two or more articles together is provided. The screw includes an externally threaded shaft, a head, and an elastic member. The head defines a chamber in which a spiral groove is defined. The shaft extends from the bottom of the chamber; and the elastic member is arranged around the shaft and one end of the elastic member is received in the spiral groove of the chamber and another end abuts against an article. The elastic member can be rotated around the longitudinal axis of the shaft, to change the length of the elastic member, so that enough tension is created to ensure locking the screw in place and prevent any rotation, thus maintain a tight engagement among the articles. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009043 | PIN APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Pin apparatuses and methods are disclosed having particular suitability for use with machine handles such as those associated with walk-behind machines such as lawnmowers. A pin apparatus may include a housing defining an opening for receiving at least a portion of a pin. The pin may include an elongated pin body having a proximal end section and a distal end section. The pin apparatus may further include a pin handle external from the housing for moving the pin within the housing. At least a portion of the pin body can be positioned at least partially through a machine handle and at least a portion of the housing can be positioned outside of the machine handle. Rotation of the pin handle can move the pin between the extended position and the retracted position. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120093610 | DECOMPRESSION SEAL WITH SCREW CONNECTION FOR HOLDING COMPONENTS TOGETHER - Decompression seal ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120099943 | Captive fastener - A captive fastener includes a mounting base member bonded to a first panel frame, a locking shank loaded with a spring member and axially movably mounted in the mounting base member hole for engaging into a mounting through hole of a second panel frame to detachably lock the second panel frame to the first panel frame, and a driving member, which is coated with a color index coating for identification and connected to the locking shank after bonding the mounting base member to the first panel frame and operable to move the locking shank between a locking position where the first panel frame and the second panel frame are locked and an unlocking position where the first panel frame is detachable from the second panel frame. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120141227 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a post, a first and a second threaded portions extending from opposite ends of the post, a head portion extending from the first threaded portion opposite to the second threaded portion, a spring fitting about the post, and a nut screwed to the first threaded portion. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120170992 | CAPTIVE FASTENERS WITH MULTIPLE RETAINING FUNCTIONALITY - Captive panel fasteners are configured to be held captive on a panel by multiple retaining elements. The fasteners include longitudinal grooves along a cylindrical portion of the fastener, a retaining ring over the cylindrical portion, a primary structure for retaining the retaining ring on the cylindrical portion, and secondary structure for retaining the cylindrical portion within a bore of the panel. The retaining ring includes radially inwardly extending opposing prongs that fit into the longitudinally extending grooves. A stop point may be provided in the longitudinally extending grooves, or an end of the fastener may be flared, to retain the retaining ring on the fastener. The prongs may also be slightly flexible and flared to grip the longitudinally extending grooves. The secondary structure can include one or more spring loaded pins in the fastener extending externally outward. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120213609 | PUSH-IN FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A push-in fastener assembly includes a fastener having deflectable retainer wings and a guide ring slidable over the retainer wings. The retainer wings and/or the guide ring are shaped to reduce interference of the guide ring sliding over the retainer wings when distorted by the retainer wings. Structure is provided for more secure preassembly of the guide ring on the fastener. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120301248 | System and Method for Fastening Objects Together - A fastener device for fastening two or more objects together, and more particularly a fastener device of the type that incorporates a pin having an undulating section and a corresponding mating housing having a resilient biasing member for fixing the mating housing along a desired position on the pin. The mating housing can be caused to permanently lock onto the pin or can be removable from the pin. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130045062 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a bolt, a ring engaged around the bolt, and a coil spring. The bolt includes a head, a threaded engaging portion, a shaft portion between the head and the threaded engaging portion, and a bottom flange extending radially and outwards from an end of the shaft portion connecting the threaded engaging portion. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130108393 | SCREW ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130164095 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly includes a fastening member, a locking member engaged with the fastening member, and an elastic member sleeved on the fastening member. The fastening member forms an arc resisting sidewall. The elastic member includes a main body and a plurality of elastic strips extending from a same side of the main body and spaced from each other. Each elastic strip gradually closes to an center axis of the main body along the direction of away from the main body. Each elastic strip forms an arc protrusion towards the center axis of the main body on an inner wall. The arc protrusion matches with the resisting sidewall. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130287520 | Coupling arrangement for providing controlled loading - Arrangement for coupling first component and a second component exhibiting thermal expansion. The shank of a fastener extends through the first opening of a flattened first spacer, a spring opening of a spring element, and a second opening of a second spacer element, and is fixedly secured to the first component. The second spacer is disposed within a channel in the second component. The first spacer is disposed subjacent a head of the fastener, and the spring element is disposed between the first spacer and an abutment surface of the second component. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140023454 | Fastener For Ornament With Pin - The present invention is to provide a fastener for an ornament having a pin which is excellent in workability on assembly and manufacture and improved in yield ratio, and the fastener of the present invention is characterized that the pin of the ornament is clamped in the fastener and retained between the respective spherical surfaces of a plurality of small balls, wherein a column portion inside a housing is provided with an outer column portion of a cylindrical body which is formed integrally with a pin retaining portion in a direction at which the pin retaining portion is pulled backward and internally has a through hole in the same direction as a direction at which the pin is inserted and an inner column portion of a cylindrical body which is inserted and fixed to the through hole inside the outer column portion, formed integrally with the control lever in a direction at which the control lever is urged and also has a through hole acting as a passage for introducing the pin inserted through the pin passing hole. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140294532 | Fastening Device - A device comprising a shaft and a fastener. The device requires substantially no tools to apply while generally maintaining the basic shape of a common clevis pin and the robustness of a common cotter pin. The fastener passes through a bore hole in the shaft. A cap positions onto a shaft head, and includes a ridge that engages a slot in the shaft head. The cap and head have low profiles and are non-protuberant, so as to minimize snagging, inadvertent release, and/or damage to contacting objects. A plunger positions inside the shaft, passing through a plunger spring. The plunger spring provides a compressive force that presses against the fastener to hold it in place. Removing the cap reduces the compressive force. The shaft cannot be released by external pressure on the shaft head. A compressive element helps secure the fastener in a shaft cross bore. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20160010676 | Elastomeric Retaining Devices For Joining Elements | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160201703 | Arrangement for Connecting Components | 07-14-2016 |
| 411348000 | Ball detent securing means | 4 |
| 20090214319 | Fastening device and an unlocking and placement tool for such a fastening device - The invention relates to a fastening device comprising an outer tubular body, an axially slidable tubular body inserted into the core, a spring mounted inside the tubular body which, on the one hand engages with the core and on the other hand engages with the tubular body, at least one opening in the wall of the tubular body and an axially slidable locking member which extends through the opening and is positioned in abutment against the core. Said core is provided on its upper end with an abutment surface which can engage with a tool for axial movement of the core between a locking position in which a locking part of the core is positioned in abutment against the locking member and a release position in which a relatively narrow release part of the core is disposed opposite the locking member in a radial direction. The invention is characterized in that the core is pressed in an upward direction by the spring member into the locking/securing position, whereby the core can be brought into the release position by pressing the spring in a downward direction. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110008128 | RELEASE PIN - A releasable locking member, having a handle, a spindle, and a shank connected at a first end to the handle. The shank has an opening extending through along a longitudinal axis thereof. A shaft extends through an opening of the shank. The shaft has a first portion, a second portion, and a central portion extending between the first and second portions. An actuator member is connected to the first portion of the shaft. A spindle is connected to the second portion of the shaft. A biasing member is positioned between the actuator member and a wall of the handle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20120282061 | FASTENER - A fastener includes a body member having a head affixed to a plate member and a shank extended from the head, a spring member mounted in a blind hole of the body member, and a rolling member supported on the spring member in the blind hole and partially forced out of the blind hole by the spring member for stopping at a bottom side of a frame member around a mounting through hole to lock the plate member to the frame member. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20150110575 | QUICK-RELEASE FASTENER - The invention relates to a quick-release fastener ( | 04-23-2015 |
| 411349000 | Securing means rotatable about fastener element or rotatably engageable by tool-rotatable headed fastener element | 16 |
| 20090003963 | Device and Method for Making a Screwed Connection Between a First Component and At Least One Further Component - The invention relates to a device ( | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090110511 | ELASTIC FASTENER - An elastic fastener for fixing a heat sink on a circuit board includes a fixing element, a cylinder and an elastic element. The fixing element has a head and a fixing section. One side of the fixing section is formed into a protruding ring. The cylinder is made of electrically non-conductive materials and it has a hollow hole for allowing the fixing element to pass through. The cylinder extends inwardly to form a locking ring for engagingly connecting with the protruding ring. The elastic fastener further includes an elastic element. Both ends of the elastic element are elastically compressed between the head and the top surface of the cylinder. With the above arrangement, the electrically non-conductive property of the cylinder can prevent the circuit board and the heat sink from contacting to generate a short circuit and in turn cause a breakdown of the circuit board. Furthermore, the elastic force of the elastic element can prevent the force of fixing the heat sink on the circuit board from being too large. Thus, the circuit board can be protected form suffering damage. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20120251265 | FLOATING CAPTIVE SCREW - A floating captive screw includes a mounting socket having a top orifice, an upper flange extending around the periphery and a bottom mounting portion for bonding to a first metal plate member, a locking screw bolt inserted through the mounting socket for fastening to a second metal plate member to lock the first metal plate member to the second metal plate member and having a shoulder for engaging into the top orifice to temporarily lock the locking screw bolt to the mounting socket, a spring member stopped between the head of the locking screw bolt and the upper flange of the mounting socket to impart an upward pressure to the locking screw bolt, and a cap member affixed to the head of the locking screw bolt and axially slidably coupled to the periphery of the mounting socket and stoppable at the bottom side of the upper flange of the mounting socket. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20150354619 | ASSEMBLY UNIT - The invention relates to an assembly unit having an assembly part, which is penetrated by a bore and is to be fastened to a basic structure. The basic structure having a shaft, a head, and a fastener. The fastener having a fastening section on the end thereof facing away from the head, which is held captively and movably in the bore between a first axial position and a second axial position. The assembly unit having a spring, which encompasses the shaft and is formed from a wound spring wire and which holds the fastener captively in the bore. The spring wire is wound in a spiral shape such that the windings thereof do not overlap in the radial direction relative to the spring axis. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160146240 | SPRING BOLT ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Some embodiments are directed to an apparatus for facilitating manual connection of a spring bolt assembly to a mounting structure. A handle is connected to a bolt holder. The bolt holder can define a proximal section adjacent the handle, a spring support, a front concavity disposed between the spring support and the proximal section, and a rear concavity disposed distally relative to the spring support. The front concavity can be configured to retain a bolt head and a washer of the spring bolt assembly. The spring support can be configured and disposed to retain a spring of the spring bolt assembly. A retainer can be disposed at a distal end of the bolt holder, and can be configured to contact the mounting structure so as to retain the mounting structure within the rear concavity, while also facilitating attachment of a nut to a distal end of the bolt shaft. | 05-26-2016 |
| 411549000 | Outwardly extending projection cooperates with socket member having ramp engagement means | 8 |
| 20100272540 | Connecting Element and Connecting Arrangement - The invention relates to a connecting element for the mechanical connection of at least two components, in particular two components of a motor vehicle door, with a bearing collar for bearing against a first component, with a crossbar that has bearing flanks for bearing against a second component and for clamping the latter against the first component in a rotated final assembly position, and with a shaft section, which bears the crossbar, for rotatably passing through corresponding openings in the components. In this case, a means is provided for fastening to the first component in a defined preassembly position. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding connecting arrangement comprising at least two components each having an aperture, and a connecting element of this type, with the connecting element being held on the first component in a preassembly position. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20130011218 | ADHESIVE FASTENING ELEMENTS FOR HOLDING A WORKPIECE AND METHODS OF DE-BONDING A WORKPIECE FROM AN ADHESIVE FASTENING ELEMENT - An adhesive fastening element ( | 01-10-2013 |
| 411550000 | Including means providing axial adjustment | 1 |
| 411551000 | Threaded adjustment | 1 |
| 20090169337 | Eccentric Fastening Device - An eccentric fastening device is provided. The eccentric fastening device includes a first threaded fastener, a base and a rotary lug providing a non-fastened pre-assembled position. The base includes a top, a bottom, a stem and a hole, where the stem axially extends from the bottom of the base, and the hole axially extends from the top through the stem of the base. The rotary lug is releasably retained in the hole of the base by the first threaded fastener. The rotary lug includes a cylindrical portion having a thread and a head, wherein the head is offset from the cylindrical portion. The cylindrical portion is substantially axially concentric with the hole of the base, allowing the head to be eccentrically rotated on or off of the stem, whereby a selective structure may be variably clamped and releasably retained between said head and said base. An aircraft having an eccentric fastening device is also provided. A method of installing the same is also provided. | 07-02-2009 |
| 411552000 | And discrete biasing spring | 1 |
| 20100272541 | FIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to a fixing device comprising a closing part ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 411553000 | Similar, opposed ramp surfaces | 4 |
| 20090263210 | Connecting assembly for fastening an add-on element on a carrier element - A connecting assembly ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100284767 | Threadless Nut - A glassware forming machine baffle arm assembly that includes a quick-connect/disconnect arrangement mounting a baffle manifold on a baffle arm. The arrangement includes a baffle arm having an aperture, and a baffle manifold having a segment extending through said aperture and permitting rotation of said baffle manifold with respect to said baffle arm. The arrangement also includes a threadless nut, and a bayonet connection between said threadless nut and said baffle manifold segment. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110027048 | Threadless Nut - A glassware forming machine baffle arm assembly that includes a quick-connect/disconnect arrangement mounting a baffle manifold on a baffle arm. The arrangement includes a baffle arm having an aperture, and a baffle manifold having a segment extending through said aperture and permitting rotation of said baffle manifold with respect to said baffle arm. The arrangement also includes a threadless nut, and a bayonet connection between said threadless nut and said baffle manifold segment. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110255938 | BOLT RETENTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A unitized component assembly includes an component having an aperture, and a plurality of discrete projections extending into the aperture and spaced apart from one another about the perimeter of the aperture, and a fastener having a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank includes a necked portion and a threaded portion adjacent the necked portion. The shank is positioned in the aperture such that the necked portion is in facing relationship with the projections. The threaded portion is engageable with the projections to provide an axial stop for limiting movement of the fastener relative to the component | 10-20-2011 |
| 411554000 | Helically slotted securing means having cooperating engaging portion on socket member | 2 |
| 20100232908 | FASTENER FOR JOINING METAL PLATE MEMBERS - A fastener includes a socket for fastening to a mounting through hole of a first metal plate member, a screw member inserted through the socket for threading into a screw hole of a second metal plate member to joint the first and second metal plate members together, a barrel molded on the head of the screw member and axially movably coupled to the socket for enabling the screw member to be moved axially relative to the socket and rotated with the barrel relative to the socket and having interference devices protruded from the inside wall for friction engagement with the socket, and a spring member sleeved onto the shank of the screw member and stopped between the head of the screw member and an inside annular flange of the socket. | 09-16-2010 |
| 411555000 | Through-slot for engagement with crossbar | 1 |
| 20110268536 | FASTENER FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO PANELS - A fastener includes an adjustable insert that disposed a receptacle having a first end facing a grommet and the insert is connected to the receptacle for movement relative to the receptacle. The insert has a central opening and diametrically opposed cam and locking surfaces open to said central opening. A stud, having cross pins, extends into said central opening, and said cross pins being engageable with said cam and locking surfaces. A bore in the insert is radially disposed relative to a longitudinal axis of the insert and the bore having an opening at the outer periphery of the insert facing the receptacle. An engagement member disposed within the bore and moveable therein laterally relative to the longitudinal axis of the insert toward and against the receptacle to fix the insert against movement relative to the receptacle. The engagement member is moveable laterally relative to and toward the central opening of the insert to allow movement of the insert relative to the receptacle. | 11-03-2011 |
| 411350000 | Securing means rotatable and axially movable, e.g., wear takeup means, etc. | 1 |
| 20120170993 | QUICK-POSITIONING CAPTIVE SCREW - A quick-positioning captive screw includes a mounting base member having an outer thread spirally extending around the peripheral wall of a top flange thereof, the outer thread having a leading end terminating in the top edge of the top flange and a tail end terminating in the bottom edge of the top flange and cutting a part of the top flange into a rib, a lock screw having an inner thread located on the inside wall of a plastic cap thereof for threading through the outer thread into the space around the periphery of the mounting base member below the bottom edge of the top flange after bonding of the mounting base member to an external panel frame by reflow soldering, and a spring member sleeved onto the threaded shank of the screw bolt of the lock screw and stopped between the head of the screw bolt and the inside step of the mounting base member. | 07-05-2012 |
