Patents Assigned to A. Raymond et Cie
  • SOLAR PANEL ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20130048056
    Abstract: A solar panel assembly attachment apparatus is provided. In another aspect, a single piece and entirely metallic grounding clip is employed. A further aspect includes a clip or fastener which provides both frame grounding and a frame-to-strut attachment. In still another aspect, a grounding clip having barbs is linearly slid onto a solar panel frame and the clip additionally includes one or more flexible wings which are removably snap-fit into a slot of an elongated and rigid strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Dorian J. Kilgore, William Teller, Elio G. Evangelista, Justin McCullah, Thomas Wagner, Luc DuPont, James VanBoxel
  • Airbag arrangement
    Patent number: 8376392
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag arrangement, comprising a carrier of an airbag covering, an airbag module which is arranged on a rear side of the carrier and which is fastened on the carrier at at least one location, by way of a screw connection, as well as a reinforcement part which is formed from a sheet-metal piece in a single-piece manner, is involved in the screw connection and comprises at least one rim-hole provided with an inner thread, for screwing a screw of the screw connection and with which a holding force provided by the screw may be introduced into the carrier, wherein the reinforcement part is supported on a front side of the carrier and wherein the airbag module is screwed to the reinforcement part through a hole in the carrier which is aligned with the at least one rim-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignees: Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH, A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Denis Staebler, Rainer Holtorp, Andreas Bachmann, Tobias Puetz, Frank Ketelsen, Stefan Schmedes
  • Clip for holding two parts together
    Patent number: 8370999
    Abstract: A clip for holding first and second parts together snaps into an opening in a first part and includes a central housing for receiving and retaining a male portion on a second part using catches. The clip has a spring structure allowing sideways displacement of the catches so that it occupies either a locked position in which it projects into the central housing to prevent axial movement of the male portion, or a position of release of the male portion in which it is withdrawn from the central housing. The clip also includes a mechanism for causing the catches to move to their locked positions automatically by snapping the clip onto the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: A. Raymond Et Cie
    Inventor: Pascal Camus
  • Coupling for a fluid line
    Patent number: 8373961
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coupling for a fluid line, wherein an oscillating circuit (5, 9) is present for detecting a properly closed position of an inserted part (13). A tuning device (19) is further provided, by means of which the resonant frequency of the oscillating circuit (5, 9) can be influenced such that the resonant frequency corresponds to a characteristic closure frequency only in the closed position of the insertion part (13). The proper arrangement of the insertion part (13) in the closed position can thereby be detected without contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Heinz Kück, André Bülau, Volker Mayer, Marc Schober, Martin Kurth
  • CLAMP CIRCUMFERENCE MEASURING GAUGE
    Publication number: 20130031796
    Abstract: A circumference measuring gauge for measuring an item is shown and described. The circumference measuring gauge may include a base, a fixture displaceably positioned on the base, the fixture capable of securing the item, and a measuring member having first and second ends, the first end fixed to the base and the second end fixed to the fixture, where the measuring member circumscribes the item. The circumference measuring gauge may also include a biasing member secured to the fixture, wherein the biasing member applies a predetermined force to the measuring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventor: Wally Pipp
  • DECKING SYSTEM WITH HIDDEN DOVETAIL FASTENER
    Publication number: 20130025228
    Abstract: This present invention relates generally to deck fasteners for securing deck boards together and to a supporting member, and more particularly with a deck fastener which does not protrude from the deck surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Dorian Kilgore, William Teller
  • STEPPED HIDDEN DECKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130014465
    Abstract: A fastener for securing first and second decking boards with a joist is shown and described. The fastener may include a joist connecting member capable of engaging the joist, a board connecting member capable of engaging the first decking board, where the board connecting member is generally perpendicular the joist connecting member. The fastener may also include a retention feature laterally spaced from the board connecting member, where the retention feature is capable of engaging the second decking board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Dorian Kilgore, William Teller, Todd Hemingway
  • Engagement unit for attaching and for engaging a threaded bolt
    Patent number: 8348578
    Abstract: An engagement unit for insertion on and engagement with a threaded bolt (33) is provided with an inner part (1) and with an outer part (2) that can be slid onto the inner part (1). The inner part (1) and the outer part (2) are configured with torque receiving means (8, 9, 23, 24) for transmitting a torque applied to the outer part (2) to the inner part (1). After the inner part (1) has been slid onto a threaded bolt (33) in a pre-assembly arrangement in which latching means configured on spring arms of the inner part (1) and cooperating with the threaded bolt (33) are able to slide along the threaded bolt (33), the engagement unit according to the invention can thus be inserted onto the threaded bolt (33) and, once the outer part (2) has been slid onto the inner part (1), can be tightened in the manner of a screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: A. Raymond Et Cie
    Inventor: Martin Busch
  • Device for fastening a connector piece to a carrier piece and fastening arrangement having such a device
    Patent number: 8342460
    Abstract: A bracket part and a securing part are provided to connect an add-on part to a carrier part. The securing part is displaceable relative to the bracket part. The bracket part includes a carrier part receptacle that receives an edge region of the carrier part that is adjacent a carrier-part opening. In a final mounting arrangement, the securing part secures the bracket part via a mounting operation that can be performed by displacing the bracket part and the securing part. The final mounting arrangement can be easily checked for proper execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Sven Binkert, Uwe Motsch
  • SPIRAL FASTENER
    Publication number: 20120308332
    Abstract: A spiral fastener is provided. In another aspect, a spiral fastener, is made of layers of material and/or a light curable material. Another aspect uses a three-dimensional printing machine to emit material from an ink jet printing head to build up a fastener having a spiral formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventor: Nicholas Jackson
  • ROOF CLAMP
    Publication number: 20120304556
    Abstract: Roof clamps and methods of securing roof clamps are provided. The roof clamps include a saddle, a wedge, and a securing member. The securing member facilitates engaging a seam of a roof with the clamp and removably fixing the roof clamp to the seam through the camming action of the wedge against a region of the saddle. The securing member also serves as the connection point for an auxiliary item, such as a solar panel or a snow guard. The placement of the securing member allows the roof clamp to be secured from, and the auxiliary item to be attached at, a top surface of the saddle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: William Teller, Dorian J. Kilgore, Walter B. Pipp, Elio G. Evangelista
  • COMPONENT WITH A PASSAGEWAY MADE BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING
    Publication number: 20120304449
    Abstract: A component is provided that includes at least one passageway. In another aspect, a component, such as a lamp or a vehicular washer jet, is made of layers of material, a light curable material and/or multiple built-up materials. Another aspect uses a three-dimensional printing machine to emit material from an ink jet printing head to build up a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Nicholas Jackson, Todd L. Hemingway, Walter B. Pipp, JR.
  • FASTENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120301218
    Abstract: A fastening device having spring legs formed onto a cover plate, including support flanges, which are disposed in support flange recesses. The fastening element thereby has a very high pull-out force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: A RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Michael De Jong, Jens Breitenfeld, Thomas Podsadny
  • Device for attaching two add-on parts to a carrier part
    Patent number: 8316513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for attaching two add-on parts (36, 37) to a carrier part (35), said device having an outer clamp (1) and an inner clamp (11) that arrests any movement of the outer clamp (1), said clamps being insertable, in an interlocked arrangement, into a single insertion opening configured in the carrier part (35) so as to hold not only an add-on part (37) that is movable relative to the carrier part (35), but also the additional add-on part (36), on the carrier part (35) with a high extraction force for each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventors: Michael DeJong, Jens Breitenfeld
  • Integrated side curtain airbag assembly
    Patent number: 8317221
    Abstract: An integrated airbag assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a support structure that provides a single, unitary component that is securable to the airbag and other components, such as grab handles and coat hooks. The airbag, the grab handles and the coat hooks secure to the support structure, such as by snap-fitting to the support structure. The assembly including the airbag, the grab handle and/or the coat hook is mountable to the vehicle, such as by snap-fitting the assembly to a roof rail of the vehicle. Accordingly, the assembly improves installation of the airbag and other components to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: A. Raymond et Cie
    Inventor: Todd Lawrence Hemingway
  • FLUID CONDUIT ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20120285571
    Abstract: A fluid conduit element having a measurement apparatus receptacle is configured to receive a sensor unit wherein there is an insert sleeve which reaches through a receptacle gap designed in a carrier base and connects a flow channel to the sensor unit. The insert sleeve is sealed against the measurement apparatus receptacle by a sealing unit, The design is characterized by a relatively simply and operationally securely effected assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Martin Kurth, Oliver Laux, Christian Fräulin
  • DEVICE FOR SETTING FASTENING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120280017
    Abstract: A device for setting fastening elements, wherein a master shaft rod is provided, which can be driven to rotate via a drive unit and moved via a motion link control and which carries an axial force transmission part. A pressing force of a pressure force sensor unit exerted on a setting location of a fastening element can be initiated via the axial force transmission part, via which a release indicator can be actuated, with which a release signal can be output by the pressing force upon reaching or exceeding a predetermined setting force. The fastening elements can thus be applied having very precisely defined setting forces in respect of location and value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Tobias Buss, Martin Büsch, Jan-Christian Risy
  • DEVICE FOR SETTING FASTENING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20120247174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for setting fastening elements, wherein a master shaft rod can be moved via a master motion link into a forward set position in order to be able to set the fastening element also at inaccessible or vertical locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Martin Büsch, Jan-Christian Risy
  • FASTENING ANCHOR, FASTENING ANCHOR BAND, AND SETTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20120241490
    Abstract: A setting tool having an engagement structure for setting a fastening anchor comprising a receptacle structure implemented in a shaft, the engagement structure engaging with the receptacle structure during a setting procedure. The fastening anchor can thereby be reliably brought to the setting tool and applied in a yielding soft material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventors: Martin Büsch, Patrice Burg, Ronnie Weissenfeld, Sven Bokühn
  • FASTENING DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT PART HAVING A FASTENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120228458
    Abstract: A fastening device having equalization elements, which are movable in the longitudinal direction of a receiving sleeve for adjustment to different diameters of oblong fastening elements such as coarse thread bolts, which hold the fastening element substantially without play in the receiving sleeve in dependence on the diameter of the respective fastening element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: A. RAYMOND ET CIE
    Inventor: Ingo Hauser