A fastening element for retaining mechanical parts to each other at an opening extending through the mechanical parts.

A bolt retainer, to position a bolt within a bolt receiving element of a component, is disclosed. The bolt retainer may include a tube structure. The bolt retainer may further include bolt engaging elements that extend from an inner surface of the tube structure to engage with the bolt. The bolt retainer may additionally include component engaging elements that extend from an outer surface of the tube structure to engage with the component.

It is known to use screws to fasten cladding to the structural timber framing of a building. A problem is that in an earthquake event, movement of the wall can cause the screws to bend and cause non-recoverable damage to the cladding and framing. This may adversely affect the ability of a building to absorb energy sufficient to resist the destructive forces that earthquakes bring to bear. The fasteners address this problem. The fastener has a head 2, a first shaft portion (a fuse) 4 and a second shaft portion (a shank) 5. The fuse extends between the head and the shank and has less resistance to bending than the shank.

A bolt retention device is provided that includes a bolt having a shaft, a retention portion that includes a radial retention surface extending along the shaft, a sleeve having a cylindrical base with an inner bore, and at least one rib extending radially from the cylindrical base, wherein the retention portion has a diameter sized to receive the inner bore of the sleeve, and wherein the bolt is inserted into the sleeve to align the retention portion with the inner bore of the sleeve. The sleeve works to retain the bolt in a coupling aperture by applying a resistive force in the direction opposite the direction of motion. This resistive force is caused by physical interference created by the ribs against the inner bore of the coupling aperture. The ribs may vary in shape to create different desirable resistive characteristics.

Provided is an arrangement that attaches a ground-engaging tool (GET) to an adapter on support structure of ground/earth engaging/conditioning apparatus. A retainer is in a recess of the adapter. A fastener is received through the GET aperture and into the adapter aperture. The head of the fastener can be within a recess of the GET. The recess can be multi lobed/shaped to receive the retainer and prevent rotation or other torsional/lateral deformation of the retainer when tightening/inserting the fastener. A fastener has a first threaded portion adjacent the head of the fastener and a second threaded portion along a shaft portion of the fastener extending distal from the head. The first threaded portion can be wider and/or of a more coarse thread pitch than the second threaded portion.

A fastening screw and a height-adjustable table using the same are provided. A threadless transition portion is provided between a threaded section and a head portion of the fastening screw to increase the contact area between the screw and a workpiece, and to cooperate with a shaft portion to fasten the workpiece. The transition portion is provided with a tapered wall surface, and the transition portion expands from the threaded section to the head portion of the screw. The screw offers a tension expanding outward in a circumferential direction of a mounting portion. An area of a joint between the transition portion and the head portion does not exceed a circumferential area of threads. In a direction of a central axis of the screw, the projection of the transition portion overlaps that of the shaft portion, which prevents the transition portion from falling off the workpiece or damaging the workpiece.

Aspects herein are generally directed to a fastener having a disco-rectangular cross-sectional shape. This shape is advantageous for purposes of gripping and as the disco-rectangular shape provides a gap between the edges of a countersunk bore and the edges of the disco-rectangular shape. As such, a user of the disco-rectangular shape may be able to grip the edges of the disco-rectangular shape, with fingers or any other type of tool.

Disclosed herein attachment mechanisms and methods of using the same. The attachment mechanism includes a first connector, a second connector, and a coupling positioned between and coupled to each of the first and second connectors. The first connector is adapted to be mounted to a stable or unstable base. The second connector is adapted to be mounted to a body-secured or gripped object. The coupling is adapted for free 360° rotation relative to at least one of the first and second connectors without decoupling therefrom. A method of using an attachment mechanism includes mounting a coupling to a first connector and mounting the coupling to a second connector opposite the first connector. The coupling is adapted for free 360° rotation relative to at least one of the first and second connectors without decoupling therefrom.

A hook mounting system of a unibody structure with three platforms that face an angled hole. The hook system includes nails adapted to be particularly suitable for mounting the hook and platform deformable inserts to receive the nails. The system is adapted for a rod hanging assembly. The system includes a nail having a non-circular shank portion and a head portion.

A bolt for joining a first component and a second component, the bolt being capable of correcting a position of the second component with respect to the first component is provided. A bolt is fitted in a first hole of a first component and in a second hole of a second component in order to join the first component and the second component. The bolt includes a flange part, a threaded part, a head part, and a centering part. The centering part has a centering part body, and a plurality of blades. Each blade has an external-diameter increase portion in which a distance from the axis to an outer edge gradually increases toward a direction opposite to a tightening rotation direction of the bolt, and a distance from the axis to the outer edge gradually increases along an axial direction toward the flange part.