US3295578A
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Fastening device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-29
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1984-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Emile A Maloof
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:46
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B5/00; F16B5/02; F16B5/0208; F16B39/00; F16B39/22; F16B39/28; F16B39/32; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/924; Y10S411/95; Y10S411/951; Y10S411/999
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A FASTENER FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO MEMBERS HAVING ALIGNED APERTURES COMPRISING: AN EXTERIORLY THREADED BOLT; A CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BOLT IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP THERETO AND BEING ATTACHABLE TO ONE OF THE MEMBERS SO AS TO BE AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH THE APERTURES IN THE MEMBERS; MEANS CONNECTING ONE END OF THE BOLT TO SAID SLEEVE FOR PREVENTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SLEEVE; SAID SLEEVE HAVING A PERIPHERAL GROOVE IN ITS EXTERIOR ADJACENT THE END THEREOF NEAREST SAID ONE PLATE AND AT LEAST ONE RADIAL PASSAGE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID GROOVE AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVE; AN ARCUATE SPRING CARRIED IN SAID GROOVE, SAID SPRING HAVING A YIELDABLE LOCKING FINGER EXTENDING LOOSELY THROUGH SAID RADIAL PASSAGE AND BIASED BY SAID SPRING INWARDLY BEYOND THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVE, SAID LOCKING FINGER TERMINATING IN TWO ANGULARLY INTERSECTING WALLS; AN INTERIORLY THREADED TUBULAR NUT INSERTABLE THROUGH THE APERTURES IN THE MEMBERS FOR COOPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID BOLT, SAID
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A FASTENER FOR SECURING TOGETHER TWO MEMBERS HAVING ALIGNED APERTURES COMPRISING: AN EXTERIORLY THREADED BOLT; A CYLINDRICAL SLEEVE MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID BOLT IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP THERETO AND BEING ATTACHABLE TO ONE OF THE MEMBERS SO AS TO BE AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH THE APERTURES IN THE MEMBERS; MEANS CONNECTING ONE END OF THE BOLT TO SAID SLEEVE FOR PREVENTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SLEEVE; SAID SLEEVE HAVING A PERIPHERAL GROOVE IN ITS EXTERIOR ADJACENT THE END THEREOF NEAREST SAID ONE PLATE AND AT LEAST ONE RADIAL PASSAGE EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID GROOVE AND THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVE; AN ARCUATE SPRING CARRIED IN SAID GROOVE, SAID SPRING HAVING A YIELDABLE LOCKING FINGER EXTENDING LOOSELY THROUGH SAID RADIAL PASSAGE AND BIASED BY SAID SPRING INWARDLY BEYOND THE INTERIOR OF SAID SLEEVE, SAID LOCKING FINGER TERMINATING IN TWO ANGULARLY INTERSECTING WALLS; AN INTERIORLY THREADED TUBULAR NUT INSERTABLE THROUGH THE APERTURES IN THE MEMBERS FOR COOPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID BOLT, SAID
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-01-02 | 1974-07-04 | 1975-01-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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