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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicants:
Robert E. Stewart, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Lee Dardas, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Stewart, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Charles Lee Dardas, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 31/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure describes a direct tension indicator (DTI) plate. The DTI plate may include a hub having an opening, and an annular array of circumferentially-spaced legs extending radially outwardly from the hub. Each leg may include a knee portion extending from the hub, a foot portion, and an ankle portion joining the knee and foot portions, and the foot portions may be oriented at least partially in a common, circumferential direction. In addition, the ankle portion may be narrower than the knee portion.