Patents by Inventor Rodney O. Slotten

Rodney O. Slotten has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Self-penetrating wallboard anchor
    Patent number: 4283986
    Abstract: A self-penetrating fastener assembly for anchoring in wallboard has a pointed anchor member and a threaded fastener. The anchor member has a longitudinal recess formed by semicylindrical segments which intersects an aperture that extends through the anchor. The fastener is aligned within the recess which engages the threads of the fastener, the head thereof protruding beyond the end of the anchor and the assembly is hammered into the wallboard. When the anchor clears the wallboard, the fastener is threadingly advanced into the anchor which, in turn, is drawn up against the back of the wallboard securely attaching an article thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1981
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Francis C. Peterson, Gerald D. Barth, Rodney O. Slotten