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Unverlierbare Schraube

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DE10197047T1
DE10197047T1 DE10197047T DE10197047T DE10197047T1 DE 10197047 T1 DE10197047 T1 DE 10197047T1 DE 10197047 T DE10197047 T DE 10197047T DE 10197047 T DE10197047 T DE 10197047T DE 10197047 T1 DE10197047 T1 DE 10197047T1
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Prior art keywords
captive screw
captive
screw
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Inventor
Edward A Mccormack
Thomas J Ellis
Danin Sewalt
Harry L Dickerson
Michael Menta
Kyle Sareyka
Richard Lewis
Thomas Aukzemas
James Wanstall
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Southco Inc
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Southco Inc
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16BDEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/02Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of fastening members using screw-thread
    • F16B5/0208Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of fastening members using screw-thread using panel fasteners, i.e. permanent attachments allowing for quick assembly
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S411/00Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
    • Y10S411/999Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener with retainer, e.g. tether

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Connection Of Plates (AREA)
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DE10197047T 2000-12-16 2001-12-14 Unverlierbare Schraube Withdrawn DE10197047T1 (de)

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US25627500P 2000-12-16 2000-12-16
US29897701P 2001-06-18 2001-06-18
PCT/US2001/047803 WO2002048557A1 (en) 2000-12-16 2001-12-14 Captive screw

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US (1) US6761521B2 (de)
CN (1) CN1262769C (de)
DE (1) DE10197047T1 (de)
GB (1) GB2385646B (de)
TW (1) TWI232268B (de)
WO (1) WO2002048557A1 (de)

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