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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas R Lanham, Boston, NY (US);
Assignee:
McGard, Inc., Orchard Park, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411373 ; 411431 ; 411910 ;
Abstract
A fastener including a fastener body having a drive configuration thereon, and a separate security cap mounted on the drive configuration by an interconnecting structure which can be a snap ring or a flexible spring ring. A security cap which is mountable on a drive configuration of a fastener including a body, a socket in the body, and an interconnecting member such as a snap ring or a spring ring mounted in a groove in the wall of the socket.