Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
411386000 |
Pilot end having means enhancing fastening or installation
| 124 |
411411000 |
Thread or shank structure
| 103 |
411402000 |
Head driving structure
| 58 |
411393000 |
Set screw
| 22 |
411383000 |
Multipart
| 15 |
411399000 |
Head having counter-sinking means
| 11 |
411395000 |
Having bore therethrough
| 11 |
411396000 |
Separate head element
| 9 |
411392000 |
Resiliently flexible
| 7 |
411394000 |
Drive screw
| 6 |
411388000 |
Double-ended | 4 |
20100329817 | TWO-WAY FASTENER - A two-way fastener includes a first member configured to be attached to a first workpiece via a tool selected from the group consisting of: a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, a nutdriver and a hammer; and a second member configured to be attached to a second workpiece such that the second workpiece comes together with the first workpiece and at least substantially hides the entire two-way fastener, the second member extending in an opposite direction as the first member. | 12-30-2010 |
20120282062 | Nail screw, twin spikes, twin nails - The invention provides an alternative improved use of using screws, spikes and nails in joining pieces of wood. The intent of making use of the above named devices is to use a simple procedure to join separate pieces of wood using the Nail Screw or Twin Spike or Twin Nail. This is easily accomplished by using a Drill and Bit as the primary method by drilling the Nail Screw end into the wood. The secondary method would be to hammer the Twin Spike or Twin Nail using a simple tool fitting over the shank. For either method, in most cases, pre drilling would be appropriate. When using the Nail Screw, pre drilling would simplify the wood joinery. The end result would be that in most cases no metal part is visible after completion of the task. | 11-08-2012 |
20140169912 | FIXING DEVICE FOR A FURNITURE FITTING - The invention relates to a fixing device for fixing a furniture fitting to an item of furniture, which furniture fitting is able to be fixed to the item of furniture using said fixing device, selectively using a left-hand or a right-hand furniture-fitting side. Said device comprises: —a connecting element and—a fixing body that has a through-passage, the connecting element being at least partially arranged in said through-passage, being movable in a limited manner relative to the fixing body, and comprising at least two connecting element stops as well as two connecting element regions for fixing said furniture fitting to the item of furniture. At least two stops are designed in or on the fixing body, and when in the assembly position, one of these two stops corresponds, in each case, to one of the two connecting element stops. | 06-19-2014 |
20100061825 | TWO-WAY NAILS, TWO-WAY SCREWS AND THEIR MOUNTING TOOLS - The present invention provides mounting members useable for fastening two objects together and their mounting tools. In one embodiment, the mounting member includes a first tapered tip and an opposite, second tapered tip defining a shank therebetween, where the shank has an exterior surface and a structure formed on the exterior surface. | 03-11-2010 |
411401000 |
Elongated head, e.g., hanger bolt, etc. | 1 |
20110299957 | MODULE CLAMP AND FASTENER APPARATUS - An apparatus and method of employing modified twist-to-engage bolts that attach a photovoltaic (PV) module to an extrusion rail or channel within a rail are disclosed. In addition to a modified twist-to-engage bolt (e.g., “t-bolt”), a complementary bracket portion having alignment tabs locks in place and clamps the modules to the rail. The anti-rotation locking system prevents twist-to-engage bolts from disengaging without the removal of the complementary bracket. | 12-08-2011 |
411400000 |
Hook head, e.g., J-bolt, etc. | 1 |
20150322981 | U-BOLT ASSEMBLY - A u-bolt assembly is provided. The u-bolt assembly includes opposing legs connected together by a connector portion. The connector portion has an interior surface. The interior surface has a plurality of surface structures. The surface structures are configured to engage and grip surfaces in contact with the connector portion. A cross member is configured to slidably engage the legs of the u-bolt. A plurality of fasteners is configured to engage the legs of the u-bolt such as to urge the cross member in a direction toward the connector portion of the u-bolt. | 11-12-2015 |
411379000 |
Stay bolt | 1 |
20100124473 | Fastening Device, Module Mounting Mechanism and Information Processing Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a fastening device comprises an object having a through hole, and a fastener which fixes the object to a support by being screwed into a screw hole. The fastener includes a gripper and a stopper. The gripper is capable of protruding outside of the object from the through hole and getting into the through hole, and has an end surface on a side opposite to a male screw portion. The stopper is positioned between the male screw portion and the gripper. In a state in which the male screw portion is screwed into the screw hole, the end surface is positioned inside the through hole. In a state in which the male screw portion is removed from the screw hole, the gripper protrudes outside of the object from the through hole, and the stopper is caught in the object and holds the fastener to the object. | 05-20-2010 |
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20080260493 | Bolt and thread rolling die and the manufacture of the bolt - The object of the present invention is to provide a bolt that effectively prevents gouging, seizure and racing between the bolt and nut without the aid of a guide boss and is effective when combined with the case nut. The object can be attained by providing a bolt having a threaded shank portion wherein a plural number of notched faces slanting toward the end of the threaded shank portion at an angle ranging from ±15° to ±80° toward the axis of the threaded shank portion, are formed at the beginning of the thread part of the threaded shank portion. | 10-23-2008 |
20090191022 | LOCKING REFRIGERATOR OR FREEZER BOX - A storage system allows secured attachment in a device, such as a refrigerator, a freezer, a medical cart or the like, having a shelf comprising spaced-apart wire rack ribs. The storage system has a body with top and bottom walls, side walls, a rear wall, and an open front face opposite the rear wall, the top wall having a pair of spaced-apart apertures. A front door, hingedly attached to the body, is sized to fully close the front face when attached thereto. The body is attached to the shelf using a screw and a screw-retaining member, with the screw-retaining member operating to secure the ribs of the shelf between itself and the body. A screw, with its head located inside the body, passes through one of the apertures and is threadingly secured to the screw-retaining member. | 07-30-2009 |
20090324363 | THREADED COMPONENT AND DEVICE FOR CONNECTING PIPING - A threaded component for connecting piping employed on motor vehicles includes a thread formed thereon and at least one unthreaded, contacting surface. A first coating having a first coefficient of friction is disposed on at least a portion of the thread, and a second coating having a second coefficient of friction is disposed on at least a portion of the unthreaded, contacting surface(s) of the threaded component. The first coefficient of friction is greater than the second coefficient of friction. In an embodiment an anti-corrosion coating is provided between the coatings and the component. | 12-31-2009 |
20100061823 | DRY-TO-THE-TOUCH ANAEROBICALLY CURABLE COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM - Dry-to-the-touch compositions containing a polymeric matrix and a anaerobically curable component present within the polymeric matrix are disclosed. In a particularly desirable form, the compositions are moisture curable. The compositions are non-flowable, at high temperatures, and have an improved solvent resistance once cured. | 03-11-2010 |
20100111640 | Threaded bolt - A threaded bolt includes a head ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100135745 | MICROALLOYED STEEL WITH GOOD RESISTANCE TO HYDROGEN FOR THE COLD-FORMING OF MACHINE PARTS HAVING HIGH PROPERTIES - The steel according to the invention is characterized in that, in order to keep its weight content of molybdenum below 0.45%, its chemical composition, besides the iron and the inevitable residual impurities that result from the smelting of the steel, corresponds to the following analysis, given as percentages by weight:
| 06-03-2010 |
20100196120 | FASTENER RELIEF PATH - A fastener may include a shaft and a head. The shaft may have first and second opposing ends and a first surface having a first diameter. The head may be attached to the first opposing end of the shaft. The head may have a second surface comprising a second diameter which is larger than the first diameter. The head may have a third surface extending between the second surface and the first surface. The third surface may be defined by a relief slot extending from the second surface to at least one of near and to the first surface. The relief slot may be for providing a relief path to reduce pressure during installation, using a viscous compound, of the fastener to a member. | 08-05-2010 |
20110070050 | SCREW AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a screw used for connecting a hard disk drive cover to a steel plate and a method for manufacturing the same. In conventional joints, the tightening force gets weaker when the threaded portion is shorter then the length of the screw because there is an un-threaded portion below the full length of the screw. To solve such problems, a screw is provided which has a head formed on one end and a threaded portion formed on the outer circumferential surface of the other side, wherein the threaded portion has a uniform outer diameter, and an edge intersecting the axial direction is formed on the front end of the threaded portion. The manufacturing method comprises: forming a head by forging and cutting a wire-shape material; roll-forming a threaded portion with stationary and movable dies on the outer circumferential surface of a body with the head formed thereon; and cutting the threaded portion to a predetermined length with a cutting edge formed on the roll-formed, stationary and movable dies. Accordingly, when the screw is fastened to a low-height female threaded portion of a target object, the fastening action is facilitated and the defect rate is reduced to a minimum, and this provides improved productivity, lower costs and increased joint force. | 03-24-2011 |
20110116893 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SHEET-METAL PARTS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a connection structure for sheet-metal parts that permits two sheet-metal parts to be screwed to each other with good conductivity by a simple process in a simple structure, and an image forming apparatus provided with the connection structure. | 05-19-2011 |
20110150602 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOULDED PART WITH AN ANNULAR CROSS-SECTION AND MOULDED PART PRODUCED ACCORDING TO A METHOD OF THIS TYPE - A molded part and a method for producing the molded part. The molded part is rotationally symmetrical or at least partially annular in cross section and formed by a plasticized polymeric mass containing fibers being injected through an injection opening into a cavity of a molding tool. Once the polymeric mass has solidified, the molded part is removed from the tool. Injection into the cavity takes place through at least two injection openings in such a way that the fibers are aligned predominantly in the main stress directions of axial tension and torsion in the molded part. | 06-23-2011 |
20110268532 | FASTENING APPARATUS - A fastening apparatus for securing a first component to a second component, includes a fastening anchor and a securing member. The fastening anchor has a mounting hole, and a first inner screw thread is defined in the mounting hole. The fastening anchor is attached to the first component, and the mounting hole is corresponding to a first securing hole of the first component. The securing member includes a shaft, and a protrusion is disposed on the shaft. An outer screw thread is defined on a proximal end of the protrusion, and the outer screw thread corresponds to the first inner screw thread, wherein the shaft of the securing member can pass through the mounting hole and the first securing hole, allowing the protrusion to be engaged with a second securing hole of the second component. | 11-03-2011 |
20110311333 | BUSHING ASSEMBLY - A fastener assembly includes a bushing having a flange configured to be urged toward a work-piece, and an isolation spring configured to be positioned between the flange and the work-piece. The isolation spring includes a metal core integrally formed with a rubber coating. | 12-22-2011 |
20120027539 | THREADED JOINT AND METHOD OF SEALING A THREADED JOINT - A threaded joint includes a flange, a nut and a flexible seal. The flange, the nut and the flexible seal have threads respective inner surfaces, the threads having shapes complementary to threads on an outer surface of a stem. The flange is configured to allow the stem to move by rotation through the flange. The nut and the flexible seal are configured to move by rotation relative to the stem. The flange has a counter bore and the nut has a groove. The flexible seal has a first portion configured to fill the counter bore in the flange, and a second portion configured to fill the groove of the nut. | 02-02-2012 |
20120070247 | Method for manufacturing fastening screw and fastening screw - An object of the present invention is to reduce the fastening time and to obtain a predetermined fastening force and to suppress the loosening of a screw. The solution of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a fastening screw, which comprises: a preliminary upsetting step B for forging a front end of a blank wire | 03-22-2012 |
20120070248 | LINEAR OBJECT, BOLT, NUT AND WASHER EACH COMPRISING MAGNESIUM ALLOY - There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours. | 03-22-2012 |
20120107070 | SELF-DRILLING FASTENING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a self-drilling fastening element ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120251267 | PIN JOINT ASSEMBLY - A pin joint assembly is disclosed that includes a pin, a collar configured to engage the pin, and a plate defining holes through which the plate may be fastened to the collar and to a frame of a machine on which the assembly is mounted. | 10-04-2012 |
20120315109 | Metal Members and Assemblies that have Reinforced Punched Holes and Method of Forming the Holes - A metal member defining a hole in which the hole is reinforced by forming a flange and turning the flange back upon itself so that the rolled outer surface of the flange defines the perimeter of the hole. The sheared edge is spaced from the perimeter of the hole. The shaft of the fastener inserted in the hole contacts a non-sheared surface. A reinforcement ring may be assembled around the flange. | 12-13-2012 |
20120328393 | ROLLING DIE - A rolling die for forming a screw thread on a screw blank is disclosed. The rolling die has a plurality of grooves, where the grooves each have two flanks as seen in cross-section. At least a portion of each of the grooves has a forming area in which the size of a profile angle enclosed by the flanks decreases continuously along the grooves. | 12-27-2012 |
20130034404 | Fastener - A press-fit component is proposed, which can be both press-fitted into an existing hole in a sheet metal component and also punched into sheet metal where there is no hole. The press-fit component exhibits a head with a bearing surface and a shaft which emanates from the bearing surface. The shaft has a trilobular cross-section and may be provided with knurling over at least part of its length. The shaft may be provided with a threaded through-hole. As a result of the trilobular form, the shaft and with it the press-fit element is secured against turning, without deformation of the sheet metal from a plane taking place during press-fitting. | 02-07-2013 |
20130051954 | THREAD FORMING DIE AND METHOD - A die for roll forming threads on a cylindrical blank includes a planar die body having a longitudinally elongate working face of sufficient length for the blank to make multiple revolutions across the face. A plurality of thread forming elements on the face. The thread forming elements are spaced apart longitudinally of the die working face an ever increasing distance, based on the actual rolling diameter of the blank with the spacing between the thread forming elements at the start end equal to the diameter of the blank and the spacing between the thread forming elements at the finish end equal to eighty-five percent of the final diameter of the thread formed on the blank. The thread forming elements on the working face of the die are equally spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the working face. | 02-28-2013 |
20130115025 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT AND SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT - The production method according to the invention for creating a thread in an elongated semi-finished product comprises the following steps: shaping, especially lengthwise rolling, of at least two lengthwise grooves into a blank and lengthwise rolling of a thread into the areas circumferentially delimited by the grooves. The distance from the beds of the grooves to the axis of the blank is smaller than the distance from the root of the thread to the axis. | 05-09-2013 |
20130129446 | Ultra High Strength Screw Having a High Yield Ratio - A high strength screw ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130209195 | LINEAR OBJECT COMPOSED OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY, BOLT, NUT, AND WASHER - A linear object is composed of a magnesium alloy including, in percent by mass, 0.1% to 6% of Zn, 0.4% to 4% of Ca, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which, when a creep test is performed on the linear object under conditions of a temperature of 150° C., a stress of 75 MPa, and a holding time of 100 hours, the linear object has a creep strain of 1.0% or less. Zn and Ca interact with each other to improve heat resistance, and thus it is possible to obtain the linear object having an excellent creep property. By incorporating Zn and Ca, in amounts in specific ranges, into the magnesium alloy, it is also possible to obtain the linear object having excellent plastic workability. | 08-15-2013 |
20130230366 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALUMINUM BASED ALLOY-MADE FASTENING PART AND ALUMINUM BASED ALLOY-MADE FASTENING PART - By changing the timing of applying a heat treatment, a high-strength aluminum based alloy-made fastening part having an unprecedented tensile strength or other strength property and a method for manufacturing of the same are provided. The method is characterized in that an aluminum based alloy-made material is subjected to a solution treatment and is then age-hardened; work hardening is further applied to a shaft portion by drawing thereof in a heading process; and the shaft portion is thereafter subjected to a process of rolling male threads. | 09-05-2013 |
20130251476 | SCREW HAVING A SCREW HEAD, A SCREW SHANK AND A CORRUGATED CONICAL FLANGE - The invention relates to a screw having a screw head ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130280012 | Pinned Connections - Improved connection systems for pinned connections are disclosed. Although the connection systems may be utilized in dragline excavating systems, the connection systems may also be utilized for pinned connections in a variety of other types of mining, dredging, forestry, and construction equipment. An insert utilized in the connections systems has a frustroconical shape that joins with an aperture in an element being joined by the connection system. | 10-24-2013 |
20140003880 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE AND METAL ATTACHMENT CONFIGURATIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140133936 | SCREW - A screw has an outer diameter in a range of 0.3 mm to 1.4 mm. The screw includes resin and carbon fiber which is dispersed in the resin and has a fiber diameter in a range of 0.01 μm to 0.20 μm. | 05-15-2014 |
20140241829 | STEEL WIRE FOR BOLT, BOLT, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THEREFOR - A steel wire for high-strength bolts is used for a non heat-treatment bolt with an excellent cold forgeability for which quenching and tempering steps have been omitted after bolt formation, and which has a tensile strength of 1200 MPa or more and an excellent delayed fracture resistance. The steel wire includes C, Si, Mn, P, S, Cr, Al, N, and B, at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, and Nb with the balance consisting of iron and inevitable impurities. The steel wire has a microstructure wherein ferrite and perlite have a total area rate of 98% or more, perlite lamellar spacing is 250 nm or less, and an area rate of the perlite is more than 40%, and 80% or less. The steel wire has a tensile strength of 1300 MPa or less. | 08-28-2014 |
20140271034 | POST INSTALLED CONCEALABLE CONCRETE ANCHOR - An anchor for securing a threaded rod to a concrete structural element has a generally tapered conical or spherical body element configured to be seated within the concrete structural element. The anchor further includes a threaded bore extending through the body element. The threaded bore engages the threads of the rod in order to secure the rod to the concrete structural element. The body element has a generally planar top face having a top face diameter, as well as a generally planar bottom face having a bottom face diameter. Formed between the top face and the bottom face is a side wall such that the body element is formed with a taper. The taper is inserted into a complementary recess formed within the concrete structural element. | 09-18-2014 |
20150056041 | DUAL-LAYER DRY BOLT COATING - A bolt includes a body and a threaded portion formed on the body. The bolt further includes a phosphate base coat, which covers at least the body and is in direct contact with the body. The bolt also includes a PTFE overcoat, which substantially covers the phosphate base coat and is separated from the body of the bolt by the phosphate base coat. | 02-26-2015 |
20150117979 | PEG BOARD DISPLAY FASTENER AND CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM THEREFORE - The invention relates to a reusable fastener designed to secure material such as promotional posters, displays, and brackets to a peg board or other backing in a retail environment. The fastener has a head designed to receive display material without removal, and includes brackets and other items as part thereof. | 04-30-2015 |
20150147136 | FIXING ELEMENT FOR COMPONENTS OF AN ASSEMBLY - A fixing element for components of an assembly, comprising a rod which is formed by a cylindrical shaft and an end, the rod being a metal component which is at least partially surface-treated by means of anode oxidation and coated over at least a portion of the cylindrical shaft with a lubricating coating. Such a fixing element enables the electrical continuity to be ensured with the components during mounting with moderate interference in the assembly. | 05-28-2015 |
20150299422 | Improved fasteners - A fastener comprising a polymer composition [composition (C)] comprising at least one polyaryletherketone polymer [(PAEK) polymer], and at least one nitride (NI) of an element having an electronegativity (c) of from 1.3 to 2.5, as listed in <>, CRC Press, 64 | 10-22-2015 |
20150362006 | LINEAR OBJECT AND BOLT, INCLUDING A MAGNESIUM ALLOY - There is provided a linear object comprising magnesium-alloy having not only excellent heat resistance but also excellent plastic formability. The linear object comprising magnesium-alloy contains, on a mass percent basis, 0.1% to 6% Y, one or more elements selected from the group consisting of 0.1% to 6% Al, 0.01% to 2% Zn, 0.01% to 2% Mn, 0.1% to 6% Sn, 0.01% to 2% Ca, 0.01% to 2% Si, 0.01% to 2% Zr, and 0.01% to 2% Nd, and the balance being Mg and incidental impurities, in which the linear object comprising magnesium-alloy has a creep strain of 1.0% or less, the creep strain being determined by a creep test at a temperature of 150° C. and a stress of 75 MPa for 100 hours. | 12-17-2015 |
20160129489 | A WIRE ROD HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH OF 950 TO 1600MPa FOR MANUFACTURING A STEEL WIRE FOR A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, A STEEL WIRE HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH OF 950 TO 1600MPa FOR A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, A PEARLITE STRUCTURE BOLT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A wire rod having a tensile strength of 950 to 1600 MPa for manufacturing a steel wire for a pearlite structure bolt according to the present invention includes a predetermined chemical composition and is manufactured by hot rolling and then direct isothermal transformation treating, in which when an amount of C in terms of mass % is indicated as , a structure at an area from a surface of the wire rod to a depth of 4.5 mm includes 140× area % or more of a pearlite structure, the average block size of a pearlite block at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is 20 μm or less, in which the average block size is measured in a transverse section of the wire rod, and the average lamellar spacing of the pearlite structure at the area from the surface of the wire rod to the depth of 4.5 mm is more than 120 nm to 200 nm. | 05-12-2016 |
20160186329 | Black Coupling Member for Vehicles, Having Excellent Corrosion Resistance and Black Appearance - Provided is a black coupling member for vehicles, comprising a trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film and a black coating film upon the trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film, on the surface of a zinc-plated metal substrate. The trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film is formed using a hexavalent chromium-free trivalent chromium black chemical conversion treatment solution having a Zn ion concentration of no more than 20 g/L. The lightness (L) of the trivalent chromium black chemical conversion film is no more than 33. The black coating film includes a black chemical conversion component, a modified organopolysiloxane, and a friction coefficient-adjustment component. The black chemical conversion component content is 2-25 wt % relative to 100 wt % of the black coating film. The lightness (L) is no more than 28. | 06-30-2016 |
20180023175 | CONNECTING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR SCREW OR NUT | 01-25-2018 |