Locking Dog Or Pawl Carried By Bolt Head Or Nut And Engaging Substructure Patents (Class 411/141)
  • Patent number: 11953040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clip for connecting a cover panel to a vehicle body. The clip comprises an annular inner portion defining a central through hole for receiving a fastening means for securing the clip to the vehicle body. The clip also comprises a plurality of leg portions for snap-locking a cover panel to be mounted to the vehicle body. The leg portions extend radially from the annular inner portion and are circumferentially distributed and separated from each other by void spaces. Each leg portion has an initial contact surface. Each leg portion is configured to flex radially inwardly towards the annular inner portion when the initial contact surface is subjected to a pressing force, and to snap radially outwardly when said pressing force on the initial contact surface as ceased. The axial extension of the annular inner portion is shorter than the axial extension of the leg portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Jacob Raine
  • Patent number: 10830558
    Abstract: A lock release lever pin assembly for an adjustable buttstock assembly of a firearm, wherein the lock release lever pin assembly includes a lock release lever pin including a first end and a second end and a lock pin nut that engages the first end of the lock release lever pin. The first end of the lock release lever pin includes at least one insertion portion and at least one retaining portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventors: James Matthew Underwood, Larry Cullen Underwood
  • Patent number: 8882422
    Abstract: A seal having an integral attachment arrangement. The attachment arrangement comprises at least one attachment feature and at least one locking feature. The at least one attachment feature is configured and arranged to interdigitate with features of another component in a first orientation and to lock to the other component in a second orientation. The second orientation is rotationally displaced from the first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Zahid M. Hussain, Brian A. Handley, Andrew J. Mullender
  • Publication number: 20130294861
    Abstract: A mount apparatus for a frame member is provided. The mount apparatus includes a bolt and a retainer. The bolt includes a head, a shank extending from the head, and a tang extending radially from the head. The retainer includes a reactive plate fixing the retainer against rotation relative to the frame member and an engagement slot defined by the retainer having a first wall disposed to prevent positive rotation of the tang.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Trevor J. Wiffen
  • Patent number: 7993086
    Abstract: The present disclosure shows an anti-rotation bolt for fastening reactor plates to prevent subsequent SCC problems wherein the bolt head has a circumferential series of anti-rotation tabs extending from the head of the bolt which are moved in by a restrainer cone which is placed on top of the bolt to allow its insertion into the plates and is removed for locking the tabs into detents formed in one of the plates to provide anti-rotation. The cone is again moved over the tabs during the removal of same leaving the bolt undamaged and fit for reuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Areva NP Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Kruse, Brian Ring, Jeff Enneking
  • Patent number: 7661914
    Abstract: A loosening-proof screw fastening device, including at least one stop wheel on at least one of a plurality of contacting faces; the at least one stop wheel is rotatably assembled in a locating hole on said at least one contacting face with its stop tooth slightly protruded beyond the contacting face; upon application of a backward action force for loosening the fastening device a created torque will bring the at least one stop wheel into rotation and make a stop tooth of the at least one stop wheel protrude beyond the contacting face and penetrate into a surface closely opposed to the at least one contacting face for preventing the fastening device from loosening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Xiamen Yuchengjie Electromechanical Science & Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yuen Liu
  • Patent number: 5498052
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a seat back cushion assembly having a lower end and an upper end, and a seat cushion assembly having one end adjacent the lower end of the seat back assembly and an opposite end. A mounting structure is provided and is constructed and arranged with respect to the upper end of the seat back cushion assembly to mount the same so that the upper end does not move appreciably in a horizontal direction but can have limited vertical movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignees: Atoma International, Inc., Chrysler Corporation, Lear Seating Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Severini, Daniel C. L. Yee, Omar D. Tame, Shelly M. Plaza, Noel P. Gravenstruter, Dragi Jovan, Thomas J. Susko, Steven A. Schulte
  • Patent number: 5141374
    Abstract: A lock nut device consists of a lock nut (22) and a lock spring (31). The spring is bent into an U-shape and extends in a axial plane over the nut. It has spring legs (32) lying in grooves (25) in the nut and has end portions formed for engagement with the profile portion (16) on a non-rotatable element (4). In the engagement position, the legs are at such a distance from the nut surface that, with the aid of a socket forced over the nut, they can be pressed towards the nut surface, thus moving the end portion from the engagement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: AB Volvo Penta
    Inventor: Niclas Olofsson