NEWFREY LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160101756 | TETHERED FASTENER AND RELATED METHODS - A plastic body includes first and second connector ends coupled together via an elongate tether. A frangible strap can extend from a first to a second point along the longitudinal length of the tether. The length of the frangible strap can be less than the tether length between the first and second points. A metal clip can be non-releasably coupled to the second connector end by being retained within a cage housing. The connecter ends can be releasably coupled to each other by cooperating elongate rails, and with the frangible strap in a non-extended configuration with the first and second connector ends non-releasably coupled associated automobile components. The frangible strap can deform or separate as a result of a tensile force acting on the frangible strap as the tether extends when an airbag deploys separating the automobile components and the connector ends. | 04-14-2016 |
20160069366 | TETHERED FASTENER - A tethered fastener assembly includes a first connector portion, a second connector portion, and a tether portion. The tether portion couples the first connector portion to the second connector portion and includes a first releasable holding feature, a first cooperating releasable holding feature, a second releasable holding feature, and a second cooperating releasable holding feature. The first releasable holding feature is engageable with the first cooperating releasable holding feature. The second releasable holding feature is engageable with the second cooperating releasable holding feature. The first releasable holding feature engages the first cooperating releasable holding feature, and the second releasable holding feature engages the second cooperating releasable holding feature, to retain the tether portion in a folded configuration. | 03-10-2016 |
20160068130 | INSERT MOLDED TETHERED FASTENER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a motor vehicle airbag occupant restraint system fastener includes a metal clip, a first thermoplastic connector, a second thermoplastic connector, and a thermoplastic tether. The thermoplastic tether extends between the first and second thermoplastic connectors. Opposing ends of the thermoplastic tether are seamlessly integrated into the first and second thermoplastic connectors, respectively. The first and second thermoplastic connectors are formed of a first material and the thermoplastic tether is formed of a second material that is different from the first. | 03-10-2016 |
20160068118 | U-BASED FASTENER WITH IMPROVED RIB ATTACHMENT - A resilient fastener is provided and is usable with a panel having either a first thickness or a second thickness. The fastener includes a main body member, a first spring arm and a second spring arm. The main body member includes an anterior side and a posterior side. The first spring arm is disposed on the anterior side of the main body member. The first spring arm includes a first shoulder portion positioned to engage against a surface of a first panel having the first thickness. The second spring arm is disposed on the anterior side of the main body member. The second spring arm includes a second shoulder portion positioned to engage against a surface of a second panel. The second panel includes the second thickness which is less than the first thickness. | 03-10-2016 |
20160061243 | PLASTIC SERVICEABLE SCREW GROMMET AND RELATED METHODS - A retaining wing can be hingedly coupled to an outer surface of each of two legs along a hinge line. The retaining wing can include a leading edge facing toward, and a trailing edge facing away from, the distal end of the legs, and together with the hinge line can define a substantially triangular shape. When a screw is not present in the screw passage, engagement of the trailing edge against one of the automobile components can operate to direct a servicing removal force applied through the base inwardly on the wings causing the wings to flex inwardly and permit removal of the screw grommet from the aperture without damaging any of the components or requiring a separate inwardly directed force to be directly applied to the wings. An associated method is also provided. | 03-03-2016 |
20160047406 | INSERTION-LOCKING PIN AND GROMMET AND RELATED METHODS - A pin and grommet fastener is assembled into a shipping configuration in which the pin is retained in a first position relative to the grommet with longitudinally extending leg members of the grommet in an unexpanded state. Cooperating members are provided on the pin and the grommet to engage each other in a locking configuration in which the pin is retained in a second position relative to the grommet causing the longitudinally extending leg members to be in a laterally expanded state. A driving member is provided on the pin to engage a periphery of an aperture of a joining part to cause the joining part to automatically drive the pin from the first position to the second position simultaneously with the insertion of the assembled pin and grommet into the aperture of the joining part. | 02-18-2016 |
20150377387 | TWO-SHOT TUBE RETENTION POCKET TUBE CLAMP, MOLD AND PROCESS - A first shot body member includes a pair of side walls, a semi-circular sleeve positioned between the pair of side walls to define a portion of a longitudinal pocket, and a pair of deflecting wings. Each deflecting wing is coupled to one of the side walls at a corner. A second shot isolation member of an elastically resilient second material is bonded to portions of an interior surface of the longitudinal pocket defined by each of: the semi-circular sleeve, each of the pair of side walls, each of the pair of corners, and each of the pair of wings. Mold members can include supporting surfaces to support interior and exterior portions of the wing during the second shot molding operation, while leaving an exposed interior bonding surface that defines a portion of the second shot molding cavity. Related methods are further disclosed. | 12-31-2015 |
20150375332 | NON-CONTACT LAMINAR FLOW DRAWN ARC STUD WELDING NOZZLE AND METHOD - A plurality of screens can be supported within a nozzle assembly and positioned so that gas from a housing manifold flows through the plurality of screens and into a flash shield nozzle. The flash shield nozzle can include a partial-parabolic-shaped portion. A distal end of a collet holding the stud during welding can extend past the distal end of the flash shield nozzle and any other component of the nozzle assembly to maintain a gap between a workpiece the stud is being welded to and the nozzle assembly so that no component of the nozzle assembly contacts the workpiece during stud welding. Related methods can include welding a stud to a workpiece including an obstruction or welding impediment. | 12-31-2015 |
20150337585 | TRUNK CUSHION ASSEMBLY - A cushion member assembly includes an attachment fastener having deflecting first and second arms curving toward a planar flange, and a neck region connecting the first and second arms to the planar flange. A cushion member includes a slot in a body first portion first end and a body second portion having a hollow chamber. A first bore extends into the body first portion from the slot. A second bore has a diameter larger than a first bore diameter and substantially equal to a first and second arm spaced width. A surface separates a cavity defined by the second bore from the first bore. The arms initially deflect toward each other during entrance into the first bore and outwardly rebound in the second bore directly contacting the surface. The first and second arms in contact with the surface resist removal of the attachment fastener from the cushion member. | 11-26-2015 |
20150224564 | JOINING MEANS - In the invention, a joining means having a ram tool, a countertool and a holder with an opening to accommodate the ram tool or the countertool, is described. The two tools are arranged coaxial with each other at different ends of a C-bracket. The holder comprises at least one plane contact surface arranged on the outer surface of the holder, resting in contact with at least one plane face of the corresponding end of the C-bracket and detachably fastened thereto. Between the contact surface and the face, at least one interlay is arranged, determining the information and/or the distance of the contact surface from the face. | 08-13-2015 |
20150211565 | PLASTIC U-BASE FASTENER WITH NOISE CONTROL FEATURE - A fastener includes a first portion having first and second legs defining an upside-down A-shape. A second portion includes opposed first and second wings defining a V-shape. The first and second wings are individually initially integrally coupled to one of the legs by a frangible joint in an as-molded condition of the fastener. A frictionally coupled two-piece joined assembly of the first and second body portions is created when a force applied to the first portion drives the first portion into a cavity of the second portion between the first and second wings fracturing the frangible joint. The first portion is thereafter retained with the second portion by a first foot of the first leg and a second foot of the second leg oppositely positioned about and contacting a body end of the second portion, preventing rocking motion between the first and second portions. | 07-30-2015 |
20150174711 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLY OF CONNECTING ELEMENTS TO A PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device. A device for practicing the method includes an intermediate reservoir preceding the loading device comprising two storage chambers to accommodate two different connecting elements supplied by the passage, the storage chambers having an entrance opening and an exit opening alternately connectable to the associated segment of the passage. | 06-25-2015 |
20140173869 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A JOINING PROCESS - A method for monitoring a mechanical joining process performed by a joining tool including a frame, a punch that is displaceable on the frame along a joining axis, a die that is mounted on the frame, and a hold-down device, which is mounted in an axially displaceable manner on the punch and biased in a joining direction; and the monitoring method comprises the steps of: starting the joining process; measuring the punch force exerted by the punch; acquiring the relative travel of the punch in relation to the hold-down device; and plotting a joining curve of punch force versus the relative travel. | 06-26-2014 |
20140157557 | SELF-CLOSING POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT CLIP - A self-closing clip member includes a body having first and second walls. A clamp member is integrally connected to the first wall by a living hinge allowing the clamp member to rotate from an open position into a cavity created between the first and second walls upon direct contact by a tube member, defining a clamp member locked position retaining the tube member. Multiple anti-slide features include a first tab extending from a second wall portion first end. A second tab is oppositely positioned on the second wall. The first and second tabs define cavity end extents. The second tab further extends from a shelf providing a connection between the first wall and an angled intermediate wall. A third tab extends between and is integrally connected to both the intermediate and first walls. The tabs define an anti-slide system preventing the clamp member in the locked position from moving in a direction co-axial to the cavity. | 06-12-2014 |
20140109378 | Single Helix Heat Shield Fastener with Anti-Stripping Feature - A fastener includes a circular shaped body having a dish-shaped interior including an inner flat plate integrally connected to and recessed with respect to an outer planar ring. Multiple connecting legs integrally connect the inner flat plate to the outer planar ring. The outer planar ring has a substantially circular perimeter. First and second deflectable wings are each integrally connected to and extend outwardly from the perimeter of the outer planar ring by first and second deflectable arms. The first and second deflectable wings directly contact opposed ones of multiple faces of a socket tool when the fastener is received in a socket cavity of the socket tool. | 04-24-2014 |
20140109358 | CLIP AND ELASTIC BODY ATTACHMENT COMPONENT - A clip includes a pair of holding members arranged oppositely to one another to be capable of holding an elastic body therebetween, a base member, to which end portions of one side of the pair of holding members are coupled and at least one of the holding members is pivotably coupled, set on an object to be fixed, and pressing members provided on the holding members for pressing/retaining the elastic member between the pair of holding members. | 04-24-2014 |
20140093324 | Blind Rivet and Fastening Method Thereof - A blind rivet comprises a sleeve, a body, and a mandrel. The sleeve includes a barrel with a hexagonal cross-section, a flange, and a through-hole. The rivet body includes a base, a barrel with slits extending in the axial direction, and a through-hole. The mandrel includes an elongated stem and a head. During the setting process, the barrel of the rivet body is pushed open by the head of the mandrel, and the objects to be fastened are fastened between the opened portion of the barrel and the flange of the sleeve. The mandrel is then pulled further and the polygonal vertices of the sleeve barrel are compressed by a round squeezing hole in a nosepiece. The compression of the sleeve barrel forces the inner circumference of the barrel into non-sliding engagement with the mandrel. | 04-03-2014 |
20140041193 | RIVET SETTING MACHINE - A rivet setting machine is provided. In another aspect, a linear displacement sensor directly senses and detects a position of a rivet-setting punch relative to a nosepiece of a rivet setting machine. A further aspect provides a control system and software instructions for sensing the relative position of a punch and nosepiece used by a programmable controller to determine and monitor a rivet setting position without use of a force sensor, motor current/voltage sensor, or a rotation sensor. | 02-13-2014 |
20140007424 | Joining Means - In the invention, a joining means having a ram tool, a countertool and a holder with an opening to accommodate the ram tool or the countertool, is described. The two tools are arranged coaxial with each other at different ends of a C-bracket. The holder comprises at least one plane contact surface arranged on the outer surface of the holder, resting in contact with at least one plane face of the corresponding end of the C-bracket and detachably fastened thereto. Between the contact surface and the face, at least one interlay is arranged, determining the information and/or the distance of the contact surface from the face. | 01-09-2014 |
20130340211 | FASCIA BRACKET WITH QUARTER TURN LOCKING NUT - A system for coupling a trim component to a body component having two generally perpendicular surfaces. A rotatable fastener is coupled to the trim component. The rotatable fastener has a plurality of force transmitting surfaces. | 12-26-2013 |
20130320182 | VIBRATION-PROOF PIPE CLAMP - A vibration-dampening clamp for clamping long, narrow articles such as pipes, said clamp provided with a pipe clamp member made of hard resin that has pipe clamp portions for restraining the aforementioned long, narrow articles, a mounting member made of hard resin that has a mounting portion for mounting to the fastened member, and an elastic connection member made of soft resin that is packed between the pipe clamp member and the mounting member. The pipe clamp member and the mounting member do not make direct contact, so that detachment of the pipe clamp member from the mounting member is inhibited. The detachment inhibiting structure incorporates a T-shaped portion that comprises a flat plate portion and a prism portion formed in a mounting member, and an arm portion formed in the pipe clamp member that extends about the periphery of the flat plate portion of the T-shaped portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20130287521 | HIGH RETENTION FASTENER - A retention fastener includes a body panel and first and second leg members connected to the body panel by first leg member portions. Both leg members co-extend away from a body panel first panel face and have a second portion directed back toward the body panel. The first and second leg members include at least one retention feature connected to the second leg member portion, including: a single tooth wing having a smooth curved surface extending to a single wing retention tooth, and a multiple tooth wing positioned beside the single tooth wing. The multiple tooth wing has individual teeth on a curved surface sequentially increasing in height with respect to the curved surface. The multiple tooth wing is oriented in a superimposed position with respect to the single tooth wing so the individual teeth extend outwardly with respect to the smooth curved surface of the single tooth wing. | 10-31-2013 |
20130272778 | FASCIA BRACKET MOUNTING SYSTEM - CAPTIVE FLOATING NUT SYSTEM TO WELD STUD - A system for coupling a trim component to a body component having a bearing surface. The system has a threaded weld fastener coupled to the body. The trim piece has an exterior bearing surface and an interior bearing surface. Defined within the trim piece is an aperture having a lead-in portion. A rotatable fastener having a nut body with a cylindrical body portion is floatably positioned within the aperture. The body defines a fastener holding aperture and defines a side slot. | 10-17-2013 |
20130259597 | WELD STUD - A welding stud including a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank has an end region opposite the head and the end region includes at least two angled surfaces which incline towards an axis of the shank in a direction moving away from the head. | 10-03-2013 |
20130243542 | BLIND RIVET WITH A PLASTIC RIVET BODY - A blind rivet made of plastic, the shank of the body has a first region located between the head and the foot end, and the first region has a reduced first wall thickness. Within the first region is located a second region with a second wall thickness further reduced as compared to the first region. The first and second regions are arranged such that, as a result of the rivet setting process, the wall of the shank forms a roll fold with an annular bead that is pressed axially against the blind side of the workpiece. | 09-19-2013 |
20130216297 | FASTENING APPARATUS - A fastening apparatus for fastening to a spherical stud affixed to a workpiece, the fastening apparatus removable from the stud with an unlatching tool, and the fastening apparatus comprises: an inner sleeve, which can splay out in the radial direction and can be slid over the stud; an outer sleeve axially slidable over the inner sleeve into a fastening position; and a latching device for releasably joining the outer sleeve to the inner sleeve in the fastening position, the latching device including a latching tongue which engages a latching shoulder in the fastening position, thus forming a latched connection; and wherein the fastening apparatus further comprises a tool access for insertion of the unlatching tool operable to disengage the latching tongue from the latching shoulder. | 08-22-2013 |
20130205573 | Blind Nut and Mounting Method thereof - A blind nut includes an internal threaded portion, a hollow tube-shaped portion adjacent to the internal threaded portion, and a flange with an opening provided at the opposite end of the internal threaded portion. The internal threaded portion and the tube-shaped portion are inserted into the mounting hole of a member. The tube-shaped portion includes a first tube-shaped portion adjacent to the internal threaded portion and having a thickness less than that of the internal threaded portion, and a second tube-shaped portion between the first tube-shaped portion and the flange having a thickness less than that of the first tube-shaped portion. A part of the second tube-shaped portion is plastically deformed so as to enlarge the diameter, the deformation of the second tube-shaped portion elastically deforms the first tube-shaped portion so as to enlarge the diameter, mounting the nut to the member. | 08-15-2013 |
20130189048 | FASTENER - A fastener is fixed to a body panel by inserting a second portion of a clip and the body panel between a flange-shaped head and deformed bulge created by crimping a blind rivet inserted into a mounting hole in the body panel. Afterwards, when a fender panel is inserted between a first portion and the second portion of the clip, pressure is applied to the inserted fender panel from above and below by ribs and on the first and second portions, thereby clamping the fender panel between the first and second portions, and fixing the fastener to the fender panel. The fastener is positioned inside an anti-rotation depression in the body panel. | 07-25-2013 |
20130177367 | SHIELDING AND INSULATION FASTENER - A manually installed fastener includes a fastener body having parallel first and second plates, the second plate having an aperture. A bend member integrally joins the first and second plates. The bend member has an outer deflectable leg integrally connected to the first plate and an inner deflectable leg integrally connected to the second plate. A first barb is integrally connected to the first plate and extends through the aperture of the second plate. A second barb is integrally connected to the second plate and is oppositely oriented with respect to the first barb. The second barb and the second plate are elastically displaced with respect to the first barb and the first plate to change a clearance diameter between the first and second barbs. | 07-11-2013 |
20130164099 | CLIP - A clip for connecting at least two components that are provided with fastening through openings, the clip having a base body that includes a dished flange at one end and a fastening section at the opposite end, on the fastening section are located first elastic retaining fingers, which extend axially toward the flange, and second elastic retaining fingers, which extend axially away from the flange. | 06-27-2013 |
20130160262 | DIE FOR SELF PIERCING RIVET - A die for use in a self-piercing rivet fastening device comprising a die and a punch for driving a self-piercing rivet into fastened members arranged on top of the die, wherein the upper surface of the die defines a cavity formed for receiving portions of the fastened members thrust out by the self-piercing rivet driven by the punch, and the cavity is formed as a concave spherical surface having a single radius R centered on the central axis of the cavity. | 06-27-2013 |
20130139370 | JOINING METHOD - Joining method, in particular for connecting at least two workpieces, in which during a joining operation the profile (F) of a force exerted by a joining tool is recorded and compared with a reference force profile (F | 06-06-2013 |
20130136558 | RIVET STUD - A rivet stud has a rivet body with an elongated shank, a flange, and an axial bore in which is located a tension mandrel, which has a mandrel shank with a drawing end projecting out of a head end of the rivet body that is separable from the mandrel shank at a predetermined breaking point and which has a mandrel head that is supported on a foot end of the rivet body. The mandrel shank is provided with locking means that secure it in the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud, and the predetermined breaking point is located such that the breaking point lies inside the bore of the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud. Located on the mandrel head is a mounting stud that projects from the mandrel head on the side opposite the mandrel shank. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134732 | FASCIA COUPLING BRACKET - A fascia fixture interposed between an extended-directional end portion of a fascia and an auto body. The fascia fixture is interposed in such a way as to be extended in the extended direction of the fascia. The extended-directional end portion of the fascia is mounted on the auto body in such a way as to comprise a part of a wheel house. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134153 | JOINING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A joining apparatus includes a joining tool on which a joining component is held and which moves the joining component in an axial direction to position a metal section of the joining component on a surface of the workpiece. A heating device is provided for heating the metal section of the joining component to integrally couple the metal section to the workpiece. A sensor is connected to the joining tool acting to determine a zero point defined when a joining surface of the metal section has reached the surface of the workpiece before the workpiece is axially deformed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130125341 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING FLOOR MAT TO CARPET - A fastening assembly for securing a floor mat to a carpet in a vehicle includes a first fastener that is attached to the carpet, a knob that is attached to the first fastener, and a second fastener that is attached to a floor mat. A knob base is integrally provided in a first carpet grommet of the first fastener. The knob comprises a knob shank that is coupled to be able to turn about its axis inside the knob base between an unlocked position and a locked position. The knob base includes projections which fit into and mate with channels in knob coupling latching pawls of the knob base; thus, the knob holding force is enhanced, and a clicking sensation confirms completion of the attachment operation. | 05-23-2013 |
20130117996 | NUT, A FASTENING ARRANGEMENT, AND A METHOD OF FASTENING - A nut for fastening a first workpiece defining a through recess to a second workpiece including a bolt projecting in an axial direction through the recess, and the nut comprises an axially extending shank and flange at a first end of the shank, and the nut defines a bore extending axially through the flange and into the shank and further defines an opening to the bore proximate to the first end of the shank, and the nut further includes an elastic holding section radially outward of the opening, and the nut partially defines a depression radially outward of the holding section, so that the holding section can flex radially outward into the depression when the nut is jammed onto the bolt. | 05-16-2013 |
20130115024 | WELDING PIN AND JOINING ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ALIGNED JOINING OF STRUCTURAL PARTS - A welding pin for the aligned joining of structural parts includes a shank that has a flange; on one side of the flange is a welding end and on the other side of the flange is a fastening section. The welding pin also includes a conical section which is arranged between the flange and the fastening section, and tapers in the direction of the fastening section. The welding pin is suitable for a joining arrangement for the aligned joining of structural parts. | 05-09-2013 |
20130105449 | METHOD OF LOADING A STUD WELDING HEAD | 05-02-2013 |
20130105448 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL WELDING CIRCUIT VARIABLES | 05-02-2013 |
20130037199 | JOINING METHOD AND JOINING APPLIANCE - A method for joining studs to workpieces, in particular for the purpose of stud welding, comprising the steps of acquiring a distinguishing dimension of a stud to be joined by the application of a sensing element to the stud and through measurement of a travel distance of the sensing element as it is applied to the stud; and then joining the stud to a workpiece, if the dimension of the stud is within an allowable tolerance range, and the allowable tolerance range is adapted in dependence on the travel distance of the sensing element measured during a preceding method step. | 02-14-2013 |
20130019457 | SINGULATION FOR AN APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A CONNECTING ELEMENT - An apparatus and method are provided for feeding a connecting element into a processing position of a joining apparatus. The apparatus includes a singulation slide for separating and feeding a connecting element. The singulation slide has a through-hole running in an axial direction for accommodating the connecting element, and the through-hole is partially defined by two leg segments. The singulation slide includes a base segment and the transition from the base segment to each of the leg segments is designed so that the leg segments are flexible in a radial direction. | 01-24-2013 |
20120328825 | METAL COLLAR AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING IT - A method for assembling a metal collar to a resin component includes:
| 12-27-2012 |
20120324712 | METHOD FOR HOLDING PARTS IN A TRANSFER POSITION - A method for holding a plastic fastener on a holding device in a position for transfer to an assembly tool, the method comprising the steps of: locating the fastening element in proximity to the holding device and oriented so that a thin wall on the fastener is aligned with the axis of a projecting needle on the holding device; pressing the fastening element and the holding device together; piercing the thin wall with the projecting needle; forming an opening through the thin wall; and frictionally engaging the needle with the thin wall edge that defines the opening to thereby hold the fastener on the holding device in the transfer position. | 12-27-2012 |
20120301262 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING FASTENERS - Method for feeding fasteners to a fastening tool that can be moved by a programmable handling device and on which is mounted a magazine for accommodating at least one fastener. The method comprises: moving the magazine to a filling station, wherein the filling station has an always continuously open tube section with an outlet opening; orienting the magazine with respect to the outlet opening; opening an air seal of the magazine; and conveying at least one fastener to the tube section in such a manner that the fastener travels through the tube section and the outlet opening to reach the magazine. | 11-29-2012 |
20120292932 | BUMPER RETAINER - When a retainer unit is fastened to a body, the rotation of a pin member around its longitudinal axis pushes out and widens the body mounting leg portion of the retainer unit, and the retainer unit is drawn into the body. As a result, the elastic flange of the leg is bent, the insertion hole in the body is sealed by the elastic flange of the leg, and infiltration of water from the outside is prevented. By drawing the retainer unit into the body, the pin member is also drawn into the body a slight distance (dimension α). As a result, the elastic flange of the pin member is bent, the pin insertion hole is sealed by the elastic flange of the pin member, and infiltration of water from the outside is prevented. | 11-22-2012 |
20120260490 | BLIND RIVET AND FASTENING METHOD THEREOF - A blind rivet for fastening two members each member having a plurality of fastening holes arranged in corresponding positions. The inner diameter of the holes in the second member are greater than the inner diameter of the holes in the first member to compensate for positioning errors that may occur during machining. The blind rivet comprises a rivet body having a sleeve, a rivet head, and a through hole; a mandrel having an elongated stem and a head; and a washer. The washer is arranged around the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve in the rivet body and adjacent to the rivet head. The members to be fastened are fastened between the enlarged end of the sleeve and the washer. | 10-18-2012 |
20120240371 | BLIND RIVET FASTENING DEVICE - A steel ball 11 is housed in a hole 10 which extends from an inner wall toward an outer wall of a nose piece 3 and obliquely rearward with respect to a rivet inserting port 6 as shown by an arrow A. An elastic ring 12 elastically pushes the ball 11 from the outer wall toward the inner wall so that a part of the ball 11 may project into the port 6 whereby the mandrel 5 is grasped. As the hole 10 extends obliquely rearward with respect to the port 6, the ball 11 can move easily when the mandrel 5 travels in the inserting direction but the ball 11 is difficult to move when the mandrel 5 travels in the direction opposite to the inserting direction. As a result, the ball 11 blocks the mandrel 5 from travelling. | 09-27-2012 |
20120210557 | BLIND RIVET - A blind rivet | 08-23-2012 |
20120204406 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING PART ON A WORKPIECE - A method for attaching at least one connection part on a workpiece comprises the steps of: providing a premounted contact-making unit including a first attachment element and a holding unit on which the first attachment element is held rotatable relative to the holding unit; inserting at least one connection part into the holding unit so that the connection part makes contact with the first attachment element; and connecting the first attachment element to a second attachment element which is secured to the workpiece. | 08-16-2012 |
20120180305 | PUNCH RIVET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PUNCH RIVET CONNECTION, AND WORKPIECE ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a punch rivet for connecting two workpieces. The rivet includes a head and a hollow shank having a shank internal diameter (D | 07-19-2012 |
20120167366 | RIVETING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A RIVETED JOINT - A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an actuator characteristic. | 07-05-2012 |
20120117786 | BLIND RIVET AND FASTENING METHOD THEREOF - The blind rivet for fastening together a plurality of mounted components with mounting holes comprises a rivet body having a sleeve, a flange and a through hole; a mandrel having a slender stem and a head; and a washer. The head of the mandrel is adjacent to the sleeve-side end portion of the rivet body, the stem of the mandrel extends through the rivet body from the flange-side end portion, and the washer is mounted near the flange on the outer periphery of the sleeve of the rivet body. A portion of the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve adjacent to the flange is swaged to form a recessed portion so that the diameter in the other position is enlarged. The washer is pushed onto the enlarged-diameter portion and secured. The mounted components are fastened together between the enlarged end portion of the sleeve and the washer. | 05-17-2012 |
20120079708 | Blind Rivet and Fastening Method Thereof - The blind rivet assembly for fastening components having a mounting hole comprises a rivet body and a mandrel. The body has a hollow sleeve with a flange at one end. The mandrel has a stem having a diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the sleeve and a length greater than the sleeve, and a head whose diameter is greater than the inner diameter of the sleeve. A beveled face is formed in the end portion of the through hole in the sleeve. When the stem of the mandrel is pulled to fasten the mounted components, the head expands the end portion of the sleeve is pushed by the head to expand the diameter, the head is pulled through the rivet body without breaking off from the mandrel stem, and the mounted components are fastened between the flange of the rivet body and the expanded end portion of the sleeve. | 04-05-2012 |
20120010638 | CLIP FOR FASTENING A STRIP OR RIB - In a clip for fastening to a strip or rib, in particular on a motor vehicle, having a single-piece body made of plastic that has a retaining region, the retaining region has a receiving slot with an insertion opening and a locking finger. The locking finger is attached to a first guide section and extends from its fastening end in the insertion direction and in the direction of a second guide section. The locking finger has an insert that forms a tongue projecting from the free end of the locking finger. | 01-12-2012 |
20110311334 | BLIND FASTENER AND PRODUCTON METHOD THEREOF - This invention relates to a blind fastener having a hollow sleeve with high surface hardness and sufficient elongation, and to a novel heat treatment method therefor. The method for the heat treatment of the blind fastener includes austempering. The austempering includes a step in which a hollow sleeve of cold-rolled low carbon steel with a carbon percentage of 0.08 to 0.13% is heated and maintained from 800° C. to 950° C. during carburization, and a subsequent step in which isothermal maintenance is performed from 320° C. to 500° C. The resulting carbon percentage (CP) value is from 0.3 to 0.5%. Even in the case of a low carbon steel blind fastener, the austempering can harden the surface of the sleeve and soften the inner portion other than the surface for suitable elongation in order to provide a blind fastener having a sleeve with high surface hardness and sufficient elongation. | 12-22-2011 |
20110302746 | BINDING DEVICE - This invention provides a method for the easy manufacture of a binding device in which resistance in the extraction direction is strengthened by applying an inclination to a movable clasp and ratchet teeth, and provides a binding device manufactured using this manufacturing method. The device includes a band-like body having flexibility and a head portion disposed on an end of the band-like body in the lengthwise direction. The other end of the band-like body in the lengthwise direction is inserted into a through-hole disposed in the head portion to form a loop for securing purposes. The band-like body is connected to the head portion via a curved portion, and an acute angle is formed centered on the curved portion in the direction orthogonal to the insertion direction, etc. of the band-like body into the through-hole. | 12-15-2011 |
20110289763 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLY OF CONNECTING ELEMENTS TO A PROCESSING APPARATUS - In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate steps, a first step in which the connecting elements are individually conveyed by the supply unit into a intermediate reservoir arranged near the loading device, and a second step in which a single connecting element at a time is conveyed from the intermediate reservoir into the loading device of the processing unit. Specifically, at least two different connecting elements are picked up by the intermediate reservoir, and of the several connecting elements accommodated in the intermediate reservoir an arbitrary one determined by the processing operation is selected for the second step and conveyed to the loading device. A device for practicing the method includes an intermediate reservoir preceding the loading device comprising two storage chambers to accommodate two different connecting elements supplied by the passage, the storage chambers having an entrance opening and an exit opening alternately connectable to the associated segment of the passage. | 12-01-2011 |
20110280650 | JOINING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A JOINING COMPONENT - The present invention relates to a joining component for axial joining to a workpiece, having a base body composed of thermoplastic material which has a holding section and a flange section, with a joining surface being formed on the flange section and having a metal section which can be heated inductively. The metal section is in this case integrated in the flange section. | 11-17-2011 |
20110278275 | ARC WELDING METHOD AND ARC WELDING APPARATUS - An arc welding apparatus welds a bracket held by a welding head to a pipe by arc welding. A hollow tubular member is provided in the bracket, which tubular member is formed in a hollow conical shape or funnel, so that the diameter thereof increases from the bracket to an open mouth therein. The open mouth of the tubular member of the bracket held by the welding head is pulled up from a condition of being in contact with the pipe, an electric arc is generated between the mouth of the tubular member and the pipe to effect melting, and the open mouth is pressed against the pipe, whereupon the bracket is welded to the pipe. | 11-17-2011 |
20110277906 | JOINING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention relates to a method for axial joining of a hybrid joining component to a workpiece, wherein the joining component has a thermoplastic joining section and a metal section which can be heated, having the following steps: moving the joining component into contact with a surface of the workpiece; heating of the metal section such that the joining section at least partially melts; ending the heating of the metal section such that the joining component makes a force-fitting, interlocking and/or integral connection with the surface of the workpiece. In this case, the joining component is held with a regulated force and/or in a regulated position with respect to the workpiece at least during the heating of the metal section, in such a manner that the joining component can be joined to the surface of the workpiece without any opposing support. | 11-17-2011 |
20110260025 | CARPET CLAMP - The tang portion of a clamp member of the carpet clamp deforms elastically, and thus the portion which holds a wire harness can be moved. Further, the tang portion is pressed (deformed) in the direction of a bottom wall by a groove portion. Thus the tang portion fits to the wire harnesses having different diameters. Further, in the case where the wire harness has a small diameter, the tang portion of the clamp member deforms elastically, and thus the portion which holds the wire harness is moved, and thus the outside dimension of the carpet clamp becomes substantially small in accordance with the wire harness having a small diameter. The carpet clamp has a height which is smaller by a dimension than in the case where the wire harness has a large diameter. | 10-27-2011 |
20110259940 | STUD WELDING APPARATUS - A stud welding apparatus comprises a feeder to receive a plurality of studs and feed the stud one by one with the stud being fed in advance of a weld portion thereof from an outlet of the feeder; and a welding gun to receive the stud as fed from the feeder through a feeding pipe to hold the stud and to weld the stud to a workpiece. The outlet of the feeder is provided with a shuttle loader wherein a hollow shuttle is loaded to a rod body of the stud to extend the length of a short stud, so that the shuttle loaded stud is lengthened as a whole to prevent the shuttle loaded stud from tumbling in the feeding pipe and/or a stud path in the welding gun. | 10-27-2011 |
20110239449 | ELECTRIC BLIND RIVET SETTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a small electric blind rivet setting device that is capable of being driven by a battery and that does not require a pathway for recovering the broken mandrels to be provided in the motor shaft. A recovery container | 10-06-2011 |
20110225778 | INTERIOR TRIM SEALING FASTENER - A fastener with a base part and a pair of arms connected to the base part. The base part includes a wide portion and a body portion which is narrower than the wide portion and the body portion has a first end at the wide portion and extends from the wide portion and terminates at a second end. The second end of the body part includes an insertion opening, the arms including an insertion portion which is inserted into the insertion opening and connect the arms to the body portion. The arms also an angled portion, the angled portion extending at an angle from the insertion portion, towards the wide portion and outwardly from the body portion. The arms additionally include a concave portion adjacent to the angled portion and further extending toward the wide portion, a peak being defined between the angled portion and the concave portion. | 09-22-2011 |
20110188961 | BLIND RIVET - A mandrel has an anti-dropping-off portion that is formed between a head and a breakable portion thereof. In the anti-dropping-off portion, a plurality of latching ridges is formed which have peaks that protrude outwardly in the radial direction and frictionally engage with the inner wall surface of a sleeve. The latching ridges are formed in the outer surface of the portion of the mandrel that is between the head and breakable portion thereof, so as to be diagonal relative to the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the mandrel and to cross each other, with the peaks thereof formed in a twill pattern protruding out from the outer surface of that mandrel portion. | 08-04-2011 |
20110173803 | SELF-PIERCING RIVET SETTING MACHINE - A self-piercing rivet setting machine comprises a C-shaped arm and a receiver section disposed at one end of the C-shaped arm to receive a self-piercing rivet fed from a feeder. The receiver section has a rivet-reach detection sensor to detect the presence or absence of a self-piercing rivet in a driving chamber therein. If the rivet-reach detection sensor detects the absence of any self-piercing rivet in the driving chamber, the sensor outputs a signal to prevent a punch from being driven. | 07-21-2011 |
20110162184 | AUTOMATED MONITORING FOR CLINCHING JOINTS - A system for monitoring clinched joints performed by an apparatus that moves a punch relative to a die. The system determines acceptability of a clinched joint by correlating the amount of punch advancement toward the die in the formation of the joint and the diameter of a button formed by the joint. | 07-07-2011 |
20110158769 | TANGED SCREW THREAD INSERT WITH IMPROVED REMOVABILITY - A helical-shaped insert to engage a threaded fastener to a receiving member includes a helical coil having a plurality of coil sections having inner and outer surfaces forming a thread shape, and opposing first and second coil end sections. A removable tang extends radially inward from the first coil end section. A continuously curved surface at a finished end of the second coil end section forms a tangent point where the continuously curved surface tangentially meets the second coil end section outer surface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110156377 | TWO STAGE HIGH RETENTION FASTENER - A fastener system for use with an air bag includes a fastener having a rounded base having a flat portion, and first and second arms oriented transverse to the flat portion. A first set of engagement devices is connected proximate the rounded base. A second set of engagement devices is connected spatially separated from both the first set and the rounded base. A vehicle component has a dog-house. The rounded base is received and engaged in a dog-house cavity connecting the fastener and vehicle component. The vehicle component displaces upon air bag deployment from a first engagement position having the first engagement device set engaged with a vehicle body panel, to a second engagement position having the second engagement device set engaged with the vehicle body panel. A second fastener sliding part allows telescopic extension of the vehicle component. | 06-30-2011 |
20110154623 | PLASTIC CLIP - A plastic clip for fastening an article in the region of an end face of a flat workpiece comprises a base section, including a first and a second leg extending from the base section to form a U shape, and a fastening section connected to the base section and operable to fasten the article to the clip. The base section and the legs are made of a relatively hard plastic material and the legs can be elastically expanded relative to one another in order to accommodate the workpiece between their inner sides. An anti-slip section made of a relatively soft plastic material is provided on at least one of the inner sides. | 06-30-2011 |
20110154621 | FASTENING DEVICE - A fastener for fastening an attached or trim part to a support part includes a receptacle part having a pocket with a lateral opening and a guide slot, and a connecting part having at least one flange that can be introduced into the pocket through the lateral opening and having a fastening section. The fastening section has an opening to accommodate a retaining stud projecting from the support part. Located in the opening are latching fingers which can hold the retaining stud in place in the opening. | 06-30-2011 |
20110150597 | CLIP - A plurality of pin legs descends from a pin flange, pin leg through holes and pin acceptance cavities are formed in a bushing flange and bushing leg, leg spreaders are formed in the tip ends of the bushing leg, first locks are formed in the tip ends of the pin legs, for latching on permanent fastening projections of the leg spreaders so as to maintain the pin legs that have been diametrically spread by the leg spreaders in a permanently coupled condition, and second locks are formed at positions different from those of the first locks, for latching on temporary fastening projections in the bushing leg, whereupon the pin leg through holes restrain the diametrical spreading of the pin legs in the radial direction so that the tip ends of the pin legs can be inserted into the attachment holes of the members being attached to. | 06-23-2011 |
20110146456 | STUD MOUNTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A holding device for holding a stud, which includes a radially projecting flange in a securing position, comprises a collet component including a hollow tubular insertion section defining an insertion axis, and a clamping section operable to exert a radially inwardly directed clamping force for clamping the stud. A securing device is arranged on the insertion section and includes a securing sleeve formed of plurality of separate securing-sleeve sections that are radially movable relative to one another. A clearance space is defined between a bottom end of the securing-sleeve sections and a top end of the clamping section, and the clearance space is operable for holding a flange of a stud in the securing position. | 06-23-2011 |
20110142566 | STUD FOR STUD WELDING - A welding stud includes a shank and a head flange, which projects radially relative to the shank and whose outer circumference is of polygonal design in order to be able to apply a test torque (T) to the stud by means of a tool. The flange includes an annular section ( | 06-16-2011 |
20110135420 | BLIND RIVET AND METHOD - A blind rivet includes a hollow rivet body having a longitudinally extending indented groove. The groove may be shaped to impart rivet setting characteristics that may be varied to provide desirable fastening characteristics for joints in a number of industries. The shape of the indentation on the rivet body may be varied to cause a portion of the rivet body to collapse and form a secondary head at a predetermined longitudinal location. | 06-09-2011 |
20110129317 | BLIND RIVET - A head is formed so that the maximum diameter portion as viewed from the front is arranged in a different position axially with respect to the maximum diameter portion as viewed from the side. The horizontal cross-section of the head is such that a first ellipse is formed in the maximum diameter portion, and a second ellipse is formed in the maximum diameter portion with the long axis perpendicular to the long axis of the first ellipse. The horizontal cross-sectional shape of the head is gradually changed in the axial direction so as to continue from the first ellipse to the second ellipse. Each one of the horizontal cross-sections has the same circumferential length at different axial positions on the head. | 06-02-2011 |
20110123294 | STUD AND FASTENER WITH STUD AND FLEXIBLE CLIP - A fastener assembly for joining a component to a support part, comprises a stud fixable to the support part and a resilient clip fixed to the component and connectable to the stud in a defined position by the head of the stud. The stud further comprises: a shank, a head located at the first end of the shank, and an attachment end formed at the second end of the shank. The head includes an underside with a shoulder having a conically tapering contact surface, and the contact surface of the shoulder has an area with a friction-enhancing surface. The clip further comprises: a fastening section defining an opening to receive the head end of the stud, and resilient retaining means, located in the opening, and engageable with the conically tapered contact surface of the head when the clip is installed on the stud. | 05-26-2011 |
20110086715 | THREADED BOLT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A threaded bolt may be produced according to a method including the steps of: forming a cylindrical bolt blank of metal with a root end and a head end, and with a section of the bolt blank adjoining the root end that is reduced in diameter up to a region designed for the formation of lead-in flights. Then, in a first rolling phase, partially form the principal thread flights and the lead-in thread flights using a first pass of flat jaws of a thread rolling machine. Then, in a second rolling phase, fully form the principal flights and the lead-in flights and forming grooves. | 04-14-2011 |
20110076114 | PLASTIC BLIND RIVET - A plastic blind rivet includes a sleeve with a plurality of legs formed by a plurality of slits of constant width. A body lock is formed on the inside of the rivet sleeve, and a mandrel lock is formed in the shank of the mandrel. When the rivet is set, the body lock and mandrel lock are engaged so as to maintain the legs in an expanded condition. A stopper is formed in the mandrel shank and abutments formed in the sleeve body. During rivet setting, the stopper and abutments engage to limit further deformation of the sleeve legs. | 03-31-2011 |
20110072763 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY, CIRCUMFERENTIALLY WRAPPING A CABLE HARNESS - A method and apparatus for automatically circumferentially wrapping a cable with a wrapping tape connectable to a fastener, wherein the apparatus comprises: a gripper device with movable jaws, a joining tool, a first feeder; a second feeder, and a control device. The jaws permit the fastener and the wrapping tape to be circumferentially guided around the cable. The joining tool joins overlapping portions of the tape, and is adapted to join the tape separately to the fastener. The first feeder advances tape to the gripper device during the wrapping operation and retracts the tape during tautening. The second feeder feeds the fastener to the gripper device. The control device locks the fastener in a predefined circumferential position relative to the cable, and causes the first feeder to advance the tape forward relative to the fastener by a predefined tape length. | 03-31-2011 |
20110070405 | WRAPPING TAPE FOR A CABLE HARNESS - A wrapping tape for automatically circumferentially wrapping an axially extending article, in particular a cable or a cable loom, the tape suitable for wrapping around the article and then tautened and joined to itself in an overlapping manner by a joining tool. The wrapping tape comprises a core with a contact area, which is designed to rest on the article; and tabs protruding laterally from the core. A tab forms such an angle with the contact area that the joining tool can engage behind the tab when the tape is wrapped tightly around the article, and without the tool engaging behind the contact area, while tabs of overlapping tape portions are joined to one another. | 03-24-2011 |
20110068234 | FASTENING ELEMENT FOR A CABLE HARNESS - A fastening element for fastening a longitudinally extending article, in particular a cable or a cable loom, which is to be fixed to a component, in particular to a motor vehicle body part, with a wrapping tape. The fastening element comprising a body including a first cheek element, a second cheek element, and at least two connection struts which connect the cheek elements to one another in a longitudinal direction of the body, and which define an opening for receiving the tape. The tape is insertable into the opening substantially transversely to the longitudinal direction, in order to circumferentially wrap the article with the wrapping tape. | 03-24-2011 |
20110065335 | CONTACT-MAKING ARRANGMENT, UNIT AND METHOD - The invention relates to a contact-making arrangement for establishing an electrical contact, having a nut which has an internally threaded section, and having a holding part for holding captive the nut and at least one connecting part such as a cable lug, with the nut having a collar section which projects radially beyond a base body of the nut, with the holding part having a holding section for the nut, into which the nut can be inserted in a first axial direction, and with the holding part having first latching means which are designed to engage behind the collar section of a nut which has been inserted into the nut holding section. | 03-17-2011 |
20110057426 | SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - A side airbag device for a vehicle seat comprises an inner connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, an outer connection member having a clip hole in an inner end portion thereof, and a clip inserted in the respective clip holes of the inner and outer connection members and a clip-locking hole of a seat frame. The clip is inserted in the clip holes of the inner and outer connection members under a condition that the inner end portion of the inner connection member and the inner end portion of the outer connection member are overlapped on each other to allow the clip hole of the inner connection member and the clip hole of the outer connection member to be aligned with each other. The clip is locked to the clip-locking hole. | 03-10-2011 |
20110049312 | FASTENER FOR ELONGATED COMPONENT - A fastener for securing pipes or wire bundles to a foundation structure, the fastener including a body a separate pipe or wire clamp. The body has a clamp holder for receiving and holding the clamp. The clamp holder receives the clamp with a gap allowing the clamp to vibrate. Leaf springs are formed on the side walls of the clamp holder to resiliently support the side wall of the clamp within the clamp holder. Second leaf springs with anti-release pawls are formed on the bottom of the clamp, and second leaf spring receiving grooves are formed in the bottom of the clamp holder to resiliently engage the second leaf springs and anti-release pawls. Third leaf springs are formed on the bottom of the clamp, and third leaf spring receiving grooves are formed on the bottom of the clamp holder to resiliently engage the third leaf springs. | 03-03-2011 |
20110044782 | FASTENER FOR AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS - A fastener for securing an undercover panel to an underside of a vehicle is disclosed. The fastener includes a body having a bore for receiving a threaded bolt extending from the underside of the vehicle, a flange for engaging a first side of the undercover panel, a plurality of resiliently deformable engaging fingers for allowing insertion of the bolt into the bore and to resist removal of the bolt from the bore, and a plurality of resilient engaging members for enabling the engaging members to pass in a first direction through an aperture in the undercover panel, and to resist removal of the fastener from the panel. A plurality of reinforcing members extend from the body to engage a respective engaging member, as a result of forces urging said undercover panel towards the underside of the vehicle, to resist flexing of the engaging members away from the body. | 02-24-2011 |
20110033260 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR FASTENING A MEMBER TO WORKPIECE - A fastener assembly comprises a stud bolt including a bolt portion and a weld end to be welded to a workpiece, and a nut member to be screwed into the stud bolt. The nut member screwed into the stud bolt before welding is formed out of an electrically conductive material to allow the welding current to flow through the nut member into the stud bolt and weld the nut member to the workpiece while connected to the stud bolt. Then an attachment member is disposed on top of the workpiece, and the attachment member is fastened to the workpiece when the nut member is turned in the fastening direction. | 02-10-2011 |
20110027042 | BLIND RIVET - A blind rivet assembly is provided. In another aspect, a blind rivet has ends that are received within countersinks in one or more workpieces and a mandrel head is completely pulled through the rivet without being severed from a mandrel stem. A further aspect includes a mandrel with an outwardly tapering shoulder. | 02-03-2011 |
20100329811 | VARIABLE GRIP BLIND RIVET - A variable grip blind rivet includes a tubular rivet body and a mandrel. The rivet body has a first shank, insertable into a hole in a workpiece, and a flange at a first end of the first shank for abutting the workpiece when so inserted. The mandrel has a head, for engaging a second end of the first shank, and a second shank adapted to extend through the axial bore of the rivet body. The head has an abutment portion for abutting the first end of the first shank, and the second shank has a first reduced diameter portion adapted to break when a predetermined tensile is loaded applied. At least one protrusion adjacent the abutment portion defines a recess for receiving the first end of the first shank during setting of the rivet. | 12-30-2010 |
20100325857 | Retractable Prewinder Assembly With Infinite Adjustability For Installation Of Helically Coiled Wire Inserts - A prewinder apparatus attachable to a drive tool to install a helical coil insert includes a body connected to the drive tool. An adapter rotates and is releasably connected to the body at operator selected positions. A prewinder portion displaces in/out of the body. The prewinder portion translates into the body until a fastener engaged with the prewinder portion contacts a stop member defining a predetermined helical coil insert insertion depth. A mandrel axially extends from the prewinder portion when the prewinder portion moves into the body to rotatably insert the helical coil insert. A clutch engages/disengages the mandrel from a drive member. A second clutch or a stall device stalls the drive tool after coil insertion. | 12-30-2010 |
20100295273 | AIRBAG FASTENING DEVICE WITH SLIDE - A fastening device for the airbag, in particular a window airbag, is provided, having a retainer to which the airbag can be fastened and that has an opening through which a mounting stud can be passed. Fastened to the retainer is a slide element that can be slid from an open position into a fastened position and the stud is captured in the opening by the slide in the fastened position. | 11-25-2010 |
20100293776 | METHOD FOR FASTENING A RETAINER OF AN AIRBAG - The invention concerns a method for fastening a retainer of an airbag, in particular of a window bag, to a body of a motor vehicle. The method for fastening including the steps of: arranging the retainer on the body by inserting a hollow pin in a corresponding bodyshell opening; positioning a tool on the retainer; and pressing a pin into an opening of the hollow pin to radially expand the hollow pin, and thereby securing the hollow pin in the corresponding bodyshell opening. | 11-25-2010 |
20100288736 | WELD STUD - A weld stud 10 comprises a weld flange adapted to be welded to a workpiece and a portion integrally formed with the weld flange. The flange has a surface to be welded. The surface includes a flattened annular portion of a predetermined radial width at an outer periphery thereof and a conical recess conically formed from the annular portion to the center thereof, so that only the annular portion is welded to the workpiece. | 11-18-2010 |
20100288735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL WELDING CIRCUIT VARIABLES - A method for determination of electrical variables of a welding circuit which is connected to an electrical power supply device and operable to provide either a welding current or a lesser pilot current, the method including the steps of (a) determining the resistance of the welding circuit and (b) determining the inductance of the welding circuit. | 11-18-2010 |
20100285318 | JOINING COMPONENT AND FASTENING ARRANGEMENT - A stud for joining onto a flat workpiece, in particular for the purpose of stud welding. The stud including a joining portion, by means of which the joining component can be joined onto the workpiece, and a fastening portion, formed as a single piece with the joining portion and to which at least one further structural element can be fastened. The joining portion including a joining surface that contacts the flat workpiece during joining and has a circumference. There being realized in the joining surface at least one recess that extends transversely relative to the circumference and that divides the joining surface into at least two partial surfaces. | 11-11-2010 |
20100284761 | Press Type Fastener - A fastener comprises a pin, made of plastic, having a pin head and a pin shank, and a bushing, made of metal, having a bushing flange and a pair of bushing legs, which pin and bushing are coupled in a non-opened coupled condition with a gap between the pin head and the bushing flange, further comprising latching recesses formed at positions adjacent to the tip ends of the pin shank, together with first latching projections, formed in the bushing legs, for maintaining the non-opened coupled condition, and second latching projections, formed at the tip ends of the bushing legs, for maintaining a opened coupled condition, and the pin shank is formed to a length in the axial dimension wherewith, in the non-opened coupled condition, when the first latching projections are mated with the latching recesses, the tip end thereof does not protrude from the second latching projections of the bushing legs to the tip ends thereof. | 11-11-2010 |
20100278615 | METHOD FOR PRIMARY MOLDING OF A MOLDED PART, AND MOLD PART PRODUCED BY PRIMARY MOLDING, IN PARTICULAR NUT - In a method for primary molding of a molded part having an opening and an internal thread formed in the opening, segments of a course of the inner thread arranged in two different sectors of the opening are formed by molding cores projecting into the opening. For release from the mold, the mold cores are withdrawn from the molded part radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the internal thread. A molded part produced according to the method has an opening and, formed in the opening, an internal thread that has segments of a course of thread located in different sectors of the opening, wherein one core opening is opposite each segment of the internal thread, which opening penetrates the wall of the molded part radially outward. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276400 | FRONT LOADING STUD WELDING HEAD - The invention relates to a joining head arrangement for joining components, such as studs, onto a workpiece. The joining head arrangement comprises a housing and a slide that is mounted on the housing and is movable, by means of a linear drive, in a joining direction in relation to the housing. The joining head further comprises a component holder, arranged on the slide, and operable to hold a component during a joining operation. A feed device delivers components, at a transfer location, to the component holder. The component holder is rotatable about an axis, which is aligned transversely relative to the joining direction, from a transfer position to a joining position. | 11-04-2010 |
20100275438 | RIVETING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR FORMING A RIVETED JOINT - A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an actuator characteristic. | 11-04-2010 |
20100275424 | Blind Rivet Fastening Device - To provide a blind rivet fastening device that makes it easy to mount a blind rivet in the nose and that keeps the mounted blind rivet from falling out of the nose. | 11-04-2010 |
20100232905 | JOINING STUD AND FASTENING ARRANGEMENT - A double-T stud with ring flanges at each end, for joining onto a workpiece surface. The stud including a joining portion and a head portion located at opposite ends of a shank. The head and joining portions formed as identical annular flanges with diameters greater than the shank portion. The stud is axially symmetrically in relation to a plane extending transverse to the shank. | 09-16-2010 |
20100212119 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR SECURING FLOOR MAT TO CARPET - A fastening assembly for securing a floor mat to a carpet in a vehicle. The fastening assembly including a first fastener that is attached to the carpet, a knob that is attached to the first fastener, and a second fastener that is attached to a floor mat. A knob base is integrally provided in a first carpet grommet of the first fastener. The knob comprises a knob shank that is coupled to be able to turn about its axis inside the knob base between an unlocked position and a locked position. The knob base includes projections which fit into and mate with channels in knob coupling latching pawls of the knob base; thus, the knob holding force is enhanced, and a clicking sensation confirms completion of the attachment operation. | 08-26-2010 |
20100207001 | Conductive And Isolated 2-Shot Tube Clamp - A clamp includes polymeric body portions connected by a living hinge. A retention section is each created in each body portion. Elastically deflectable material insert members have injection molded features adapted to engage to the retention sections. An electrically conductive material is included with the elastically deflectable material to render the clamp electrically conductive. | 08-19-2010 |
20100199464 | TRIM CLIP FOR TRIM FOR CURTAIN SIDE AIR BAG - A trim clip comprises a tether, a main clip body, and a pin. In the assembled condition, a body securing part and a trim securing part of the main clip body are directly connected. The trim securing part has a leg formed as a hollow tubular member. Flexible first latching pawls are formed in the leg and protrude radially outward from the leg. When the pin is inserted into the leg of the body securing part, then second latching pawls on the inside of the leg engage a latching shoulder on the pin, and pulling up on the pin is limited and inward movement of the first latching pawls is prevented, thus securing of the body securing part to a body panel is strengthened. | 08-12-2010 |
20100199463 | BAND CLAMP FOR ELONGATED MEMBER - A band clamp comprises a band for holding a long member and a lock that has a latching pawl provided at one end of the band, for effecting a lock when the band is wound about the outer periphery of the long member. An engagement part for engaging the latching pawl is formed at only one location in the longitudinal direction of the band, and the position of that latching part is a position that establishes the length of the winding of the band about the long member at a prescribed length. | 08-12-2010 |
20100176093 | METHOD OF SHORT-TIME STUD JOINING - The invention relates to a method of short-time stud joining, a first workpiece, such as a stud for example, being joined with its end face onto a joining surface of a second workpiece, such as a metal sheet for example, with the steps of: a) creating an arc between the end face and the joining surface in order to begin melting the end face and/or the joining surface, and b) lowering the first workpiece onto the second workpiece and switching off a joining current (I | 07-15-2010 |
20100172714 | ANCHOR - A pin having a head and a plurality of legs extending from that head, and a bushing having a flange and a shank extending from that flange, are comprised. In the flange, holes for accepting a plurality of legs are provided in a plurality corresponding to the number of legs, and in the shank, corresponding spaces for accepting each of the legs which have passed through the holes are provided in a plurality corresponding to the number of legs. The cross-section of the shank is polygonal, spaces are disposed on the surfaces of the shank capable of forming that polygon, and elastic latching pieces extending outward in lateral directions are provided at positions adjacent to the flange in a plurality corresponding to the spaces. By inserting the legs into the spaces, the elastic latching pieces are prevented from being displaced in directions whereby they would approach the spaces. | 07-08-2010 |
20100162537 | SPACER CLIP - A spacer clip including a flange, a shank extending from the flange that can be inserted into a through in a member being attached to, legs extending from the end part of the shank, connected by hinges to the shank end part so as that they can pivot from an initial attitude to a clamping attitude wherein they are substantially parallel to the flange. Levers extend from root portions of the legs toward the tip ends of the legs so that they can pivot together with the legs. The legs have leg-side pawls in the portions thereof adjacent to the shank end part, which extend to the flange side when the legs are in the clamping attitude, the flange has flange-side pawls for engaging the leg-side pawls and maintaining the legs in the clamping attitude, and slits are formed on either side of the flange-side pawls. | 07-01-2010 |
20100140430 | MOUNTING CLIP - A mounting clip for mounting a component on a supporting part having an aperture includes a head section for attaching the component. A shank section is insertable in the aperture. At least two latching fingers are resiliently held apart from the head section on opposite shank section sides which spread outward toward the head section. At free ends the latching fingers have latching surfaces that rest against a supporting part underside when the mounting clip is inserted in the aperture. The shank section has on one side which extends perpendicular to the sides having the latching fingers, a contact surface that is supported on the aperture inner edge, and has on the side opposite the contact surface an elastically resilient rib or tongue that is supported with a preload against the aperture inner edge after the mounting clip is placed in the aperture. | 06-10-2010 |
20100139349 | AUTOMATED MONITORING FOR CLINCHING JOINTS - A system and method for monitoring clinched joints senses lateral displacement of die segments during formation of a joint, which depends on joint button diameter. The system determines whether a joint is acceptable by correlating acceptable button diameter with acceptable amount of punch advancement. A predetermined number of unacceptable joints indicates excessive punch and/or die wear. | 06-10-2010 |
20100139076 | BLIND RIVET METHOD - There is provided a blind rivet including an axially extending hollow tubular body having a tail end face at one end and a pre-formed radially enlarged flange at the other end, together with a mandrel having a stem which extends co-axially though the body and having enlarged head adjacent the tail end of the body, the stem having a weakened region immediately adjacent the head. There is also provided a method of fastening at least two workpieces using such a blind rivet, including providing the blind side of the workpieces with a countersunk region to accommodate the conically deformed tail end of the body after setting, substantially flush therewith. | 06-10-2010 |
20100111642 | CLIP FOR ATTACHING A COVER OR OTHER ATTACHING MEMBER - A clip including a stud engagement part which is configured to receive a stud. The stud engagement part has a first end with a stud receiving opening and a second end with a flange. A pair of retainer pieces extend from the stud engagement part near the second end of the stud engagement part. An elastic piece extends diagonally from an end of the retainer piece, the elastic piece being longer than the retainer piece. | 05-06-2010 |
20100096366 | FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE GAS COVER - A joining device for joining a component to a workpiece. The device includes a component holder which moves the component along an axis in a first direction towards the workpiece in order to connect the component to the workpiece, and has a protective gas feed in order to carry out a welding process in a protective gas atmosphere. During the welding process the protective gas is discharged essentially in a second direction which is opposed to the first direction. An elastic sealing sleeve including folding bellows is arranged in relation to the component holder in such a way that a welding space, which is bounded by the workpiece, the component holder, the component and the sealing sleeve and through which the protective gas flows, is sealed off from the external surroundings during the welding process so that the protective gas can escape only in the second direction. | 04-22-2010 |
20100088860 | FASTENER AND FASTENER ASSEMBLY - A fastener including a base and a support part extending from the base. The support part includes two legs and an end portion; the two legs extend from the base and are connected to one another by the end portion. A retention finger is located between the legs of the support, a first end of the retention finger being attached to the base and a second end of the retention finger being attached to the end portion of the support. The retention finger extends outwardly to a peak and tapers inwardly from the peak towards the first and second ends. | 04-15-2010 |
20100066061 | Air Bag Fastener Assembly - A fastener assembly includes a metal first component having two flange portions defining a receiving slot therebetween, and a polymeric component received in the receiving slot in an assembled position. When rotated 90 degrees the second component outwardly displaces first and second deflectable wings of the first component to extended positions. | 03-18-2010 |
20100025272 | HOLDER FOR AN ELONGATE ARTICLE - A holder for at least one elongate article, with a main part on which is formed at least one receptacle into which the article can be introduced, and with a lid part which is movably connected to the main part via a joint and closes the receptacle in a closed position at least the main part having a hard component portion and a soft component portion connected thereto, the soft component portion forming the receptacle for the article. The joint is also formed by the soft component portion. | 02-04-2010 |
20090307883 | FASTENING ELEMENT TO BE FASTENED IN A HOLE - A holding element for fastening in a hole of a carrier part has a central shaft extending along a longitudinal axis, a supporting part fastened to the far end of the shaft and projecting laterally, and at least one arm, a fastening end of which is fastened movable to the shaft. The arm extends transverse to the longitudinal axis and for some distance from the shaft and in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis is supportable on the supporting part and in the opposite direction is supportable on a guide part fastened to the front end of the shaft. | 12-17-2009 |
20090293237 | Blade Fastener For Trim Member - A fuse-shaped fastener provides a plastic member having opposed elastically flexible wings, and a metal insert having multiple barbs. The deflectable wings homogenously extend from a molded head and are distally connected by a joining member. The barbs engage within a trim component dog-house assembly. The deflectable wings extend outwardly of the trim component to releasably connect the trim component to an automobile vehicle panel. | 12-03-2009 |
20090236486 | CLAMP FOR PLURAL WIRE HARNESSES - A clamp including a panel fixing portion and a wire harness holding portion. The wire harness holding portion includes a holding portion main unit with a U-shaped groove with an open upper portion and a cover portion. A plurality of protruding ribs are formed on the inner wall surface on the bottom surface side of the holding portion main unit and extend lengthwise with respect to the wire harnesses from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove, the open portion upward from the mid-height position of the U-shaped groove being wide enough to accommodate more wire harnesses above the mid-height position. The cover portion is formed with an elastic harness pressing tab for elastically pressing down on the upper portion of the wire harnesses, so that the entire outer periphery of the wire harnesses are elastically pressed down upon when covered. | 09-24-2009 |
20090235486 | Stop Arrangement and Method for Setting up a Stop for Two Components that are Movable with Respect to Each Other - A stop arrangement for forming an adjustable stop between a first component and a second component that are movable in relation to each other, in particular between a vehicle body and a flap hinge-connected to it, including a fastening element which is connected to the first component and has a first threaded portion, and including a stop part, which serves as a stop for the second component and has a second threaded portion, which can be brought into engagement with the first threaded portion in such a way that, by turning the stop part, the distance of the latter from the first component can be set. | 09-24-2009 |
20090214317 | WELD STUD - A welding stud including a head and a shank extending from the head. The shank has an end region opposite the head and the end region includes at least two angled surfaces which incline towards an axis of the shank in a direction moving away from the head. | 08-27-2009 |
20090208697 | DISK-SHAPED OBJECT OF SYNTHETIC THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A disk-shaped object of synthetic thermoplastic material has contact surfaces on opposite sides that possess a rough texture. In a method for production of the disk-shaped object, synthetic material is injected under pressure in a plasticized state into a cooled molding tool and removed therefrom after a cooling phase, the molding tool having correspondingly rough molding surfaces to form the rough contact surfaces of the object. | 08-20-2009 |
20090205174 | Two Stage High Retention Fastener - A fastener system for use with an air bag includes a fastener having a rounded base having a flat portion, and first and second arms oriented transverse to the flat portion. A first set of engagement devices is connected proximate the rounded base. A second set of engagement devices is connected spatially separated from both the first set and the rounded base. A vehicle component has a dog-house. The rounded base is received and engaged in a dog-house cavity connecting the fastener and vehicle component. The vehicle component displaces upon air bag deployment from a first engagement position having the first engagement device set engaged with a vehicle body panel, to a second engagement position having the second engagement device set engaged with the vehicle body panel. A second fastener sliding part allows telescopic extension of the vehicle component. | 08-20-2009 |
20090169335 | INTERNAL THREAD HOLE CLOSING PLUG - An internal thread hole closing plug for closing an internal thread hole in a weld nut and a hole in a body panel includes a flange, column and elastic latching pieces and that extend from the column toward the flange and away from the column. The tips of the elastic latching pieces engage the thread flanks of the internal thread hole in correspondence with the lead angle of the threads thereof to align the axis of the column with the axis of the internal thread hole. The pair of lower elastic latching pieces extend in one radial direction, centered on the column, and the pair of upper elastic latching pieces extend in a radial direction that crosses the lower elastic latching pieces. This causes the axis of the column to be aligned with the axis of the internal thread hole when the column is passed through the internal thread hole. | 07-02-2009 |
20090137160 | CONTACT-MAKING UNIT, ATTACHMENT METHOD AND SCREWING TOOL FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A contact-making unit including a holding unit and a screw with a head and a shank. The holding unit includes a connection part-holding section into which at least one connection part can be inserted, and a screw-holding section into which the screw is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the holding unit in such a way that the screw is held captively in the screw-holding section in the longitudinal direction but in a rotatable fashion, and in that a connection part which is inserted into the connection part-holding section can make electrical contact with the inserted screw. A radially protruding bearing section is formed on the head of the screw, and the screw-holding section has a shoulder section which axially supports the bearing section on the holding unit. | 05-28-2009 |
20090133228 | FASTENER - A fastener with a shank and, arranged at one end of the shank, a head intended for welding to a workpiece, has multiple detent pawls formed on the shank that extend radially outward from the shank toward the head and that are elastically resilient in the radially inward direction. On the outside, each detent pawl has an engagement recess with support surfaces. The shank has a longitudinal hole, in which is located a stud, wherein one end of the stud projects out of the longitudinal hole and forms the head for welding. Also formed on the shank is a flange that is elastically resilient in the axial direction, whose outermost edge region is located opposite the engagement recess of the detent pawls. | 05-28-2009 |
20090123252 | Power Seal Bolt Assembly - A power seal bolt assembly includes a bolt having a head and a shaft having an unthreaded shaft portion and a threaded portion. A washer is fixed to the bolt proximate to the head. A compressible washer retainer frictionally engages the unthreaded shaft portion and contacts the head. The compressible washer retainer includes a retainer portion having flexible legs extending inwardly into a washer retainer through aperture. The flexible legs flex to frictionally engage the retainer portion to the unthreaded shaft portion. A compressible washer portion homogenously connected to the retainer portion is oriented to contact the washer when a bolt torque is applied. The compressible washer portion includes at least one raised ring contacting the washer to create a fluid seal at the washer; and at least one partial cavity permitting the compression washer portion to axially compress upon application of the torque. | 05-14-2009 |
20090113675 | FASTENER FOR FASTENING TO A STUD - A fastener including a body that has, extending along a center axis, an opening with an insertion end for inserting a stud. The fastener further includes a detent pawl that is attached to a first inner wall of the opening and extends toward the center axis. A yoke is attached to a second inner wall of the opening and spaced axially apart from the detent pawl. The yoke projects into the opening and, together with the second inner wall, forms a yoke opening into which the stud can be inserted during installation. | 05-07-2009 |
20090096249 | ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COVER - An attachment assembly for an aerodynamic cover includes a substantially flattened aerodynamic cover adapted to be located on a body panel with a predetermined height (H) form the body panel; a first clip; and a second clip. The first clip comprises a flange and a shank adapted to engage with a stud on the body panel. The second clip includes a flange and a tubular body adapted to receive the shank therein and connect the shank therewith. The first and second clips are connected to each other in a manner that the aerodynamic cover is sandwiched and held between the flange. Thus, the aerodynamic cover is located on the body panel with the predetermined height (H) form the body panel. | 04-16-2009 |
20090089982 | TRIM RETAINER - A retainer employs a flexible arm with an internal rib. In another aspect of the present invention, a retainer has at least one generally triangularly shaped projection laterally extending from an arm. A further aspect of the present invention retainer provides a laterally enlarged member, a trim panel-retaining head and stem, a central post, one or more flexible wings flexibly spanning between a tip of the post and the laterally enlarged member, and an internal rib and/or at least a pair of generally angular extensions flexibly extending from each arm. | 04-09-2009 |
20090060681 | ANCHOR CLIP - A clip including a flange, a shank extending longitudinally from the flange and at least one leg extending from an end of the shank towards the flange. The at least one leg comprises a root portion where the leg meets the shank, an adjacent portion adjacent to the root, a bridge portion connecting the root and the adjacent portion and an extending portion extending from the adjacent portion towards the flange and the extending portion has a linear outer shape. | 03-05-2009 |
20090060634 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR FASTENING COMPONENTS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A fastening system including a stud with a shank and an annular flange whose diameter is greater than the diameter of the shank. The system further including a nut with a bore and an internal thread formed in the bore, the internal thread having a helical thread ridge formed in the bore and a thread groove running next to the thread ridge. The annular flange of the stud can be screwed into the internal thread. | 03-05-2009 |
20090035091 | THREADED BOLT AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - A threaded bolt having a shank of basic cylindrical form and with a root end and a head end is provided with a spiral-shaped external thread, which has at least one principal flight and in the vicinity of the root end has at least one lead-in flight, adjoined by the principal flight, where the lead-in flight has a lead-in surface which differs from the principal flight and is formed in order to come into crossing-free engagement with flights of a complementary internal thread of an element. The lead-in flight and the principal flight are interrupted by at least one groove, which extends in the longitudinal direction of the shank in order to form a free space for the accommodation of lacquer residues. The flights and the grooves are initially formed by rolling. | 02-05-2009 |
20090035089 | Blind rivet - A blind rivet assembly is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a blind rivet has ends that are received within countersinks in one or more workpieces and a mandrel head is completely pulled through the rivet without being severed from a mandrel stem. A further aspect of the present invention includes a mandrel with one or more ribs located on an outwardly tapering shoulder. | 02-05-2009 |
20090031549 | Blind rivet - A blind rivet assembly is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a blind rivet has ends that are received within countersinks in one or more workpieces and a mandrel head is completely pulled through the rivet without being severed from a mandrel stem. A further aspect of the present invention includes a mandrel with one or more ribs located on an outwardly tapering shoulder. | 02-05-2009 |
20090028659 | CLIP - A clip including a pin and a grommet, a leg is formed by a plurality of narrow leg pieces, the tip portions of the leg pieces have inside folded-back portions that are folded back from the tips toward the inside of the leg and extend toward a flange, a gap is formed between the inside folded-back portions and the outside portions of the tip portions of the leg pieces, and the leg pieces are formed in narrow flexible plate shapes which extend at constant thickness from the root portion adjacent the flange to intermediate positions in the tip portions. | 01-29-2009 |
20090020171 | Cartridge with Internal Spring - A cartridge valve includes a housing body having a base wall and a cylindrical side wall extending from the base wall. An upper ceramic disk and a lower ceramic disk are disposed in the housing body. The lower ceramic disk, the base wall and at least a portion of the cylindrical side wall define a chamber, wherein water is allowed to fill the entire chamber. | 01-22-2009 |
20080284111 | HOLE-SEALING COVER - Hole-sealing cover wherewith, while securing space for a moving part such as the end of a suspension arm, the size of a hole in a member being attached to can be made small. The hole-sealing cover is shaped so that it can be inserted into a hole in a bracket, includes a vessel-shaped main cover body which has a space for an end to move in formed inside, and a flange, formed at the peripheral edges of the main cover body, for preventing excessive insertion, in which main cover body, at the top part thereof forming a vessel-shaped bottom surface, a hinge is formed which extends, crossing the top part linearly, which hinge exhibits elasticity wherewith the width in a direction crossing the hinge can be reduced by a pressing force and wherewith the width is restored to the original width when the pressing force is released. | 11-20-2008 |
20080214047 | JUNCTION BOLT, JUNCTION ELEMENT, AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COUPLING DEVICE - Junction bolt having a shank and a foot arranged at one end of the shank and intended for attachment of the junction bolt to a part, the shank includes an outer surface forming a surface of contact for attachment of a junction element. The outer surface of the shank is surrounded by a protective sleeve covering the surface of contact on the shank and movable into a position in which the surface of contact is freely accessible. | 09-04-2008 |