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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7921530 | Low swage load fastening system and method A fastener installation tool including an anvil member having a swage cavity, a collet having a pull section with a fastener engagement end and a plurality of teeth, and an anvil member. The plurality of teeth includes a first tooth with a first inner diameter, and ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896598 | Low swage load fastening system and method A swage-type fastener to secure a plurality of workpieces together, which includes a pin member, having an elongated pin shank to be located in aligned openings in the workpieces. An enlarged head at one end of the pin engages one side of the workpieces. A grooved p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891924 | Low swage load fastening system and method A low swage load fastening system is provided for installing swage-type fasteners to secure a plurality of workpieces together. The fastener includes a pin member, having an elongated pin shank to be located in aligned openings in the workpieces. An enlarged head at... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7458245 | Extreme offset nose assembly An apparatus and method for utilizing an extreme offset nose assembly for installing fasteners are disclosed involving a drawbar, an anvil, and a collet. The drawbar having a first portion, a second portion, a third portion. The third portion transitioning from the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7308842 | Blind fastener and nose assembly for installation of the blind fastener A blind fastener for securing a plurality of workpieces is provided that has a sleeve, and a pin member. In an alternate embodiment, the blind fastener has a sleeve, a pin member and a nut. The sleeves have a head with a plurality of rearwardly sloping recesses disp... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308746 | Fastener removal apparatus and associated method An improved fastener removal apparatus is configured to remove a swaged fastener of the type having an elongated threaded pin and a collar, with the collar being swaged to the pin. The fastener removal apparatus includes a nose assembly that can be mounted to an act... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293339 | Low swage load fastening system and method A low swage load fastening system is provided for installing swage-type fasteners to secure a plurality of workpieces together. The fastener includes a pin member having an elongated pin shank to be located in aligned openings in the workpieces. An enlarged head at ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7195438 | Swage type fastener A fastening system is provided that includes a fastener having a pin member with a lock groove and crest geometry that is optimized to receive swaged material from collars of materials of different strengths for securing workpieces for different load applications. T... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7059216 | Fastener removal apparatus An improved fastener removal apparatus is configured to remove a swaged fastener of the type having an elongated threaded pin and a collar, with the collar being swaged to the pin. The fastener removal apparatus includes a nose assembly that can be mounted to an act... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033120 | Blind fastener and drive nut assembly and method of installation thereof A blind type fastener for securing a plurality of workpieces is provided that has a sleeve, a pin member and a drive nut. The sleeve has a body that is internally threaded along a portion of the sleeve, a head positioned at one end of the sleeve and an internally un... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025550 | Pull type swage fasteners with removable mandrel A pull type swage fastener including a pin and a collar adapted to be swaged into a locking portion on the pin shank and with a removable mandrel being threadably securable in a pull cavity at the end of the pin shank and with the mandrel adapted to be gripped by an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6874985 | Captive nut assembly A captive nut assembly that allows removal of one or more workpieces and/or provides access to an area between a plurality of workpieces is provided. The captive nut assembly includes a screw with an elongated shank that is adapted to be located in an opening of one... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868757 | Blind fastener and nose assembly for installation of the blind fastener A blind fastener for securing a plurality of workpieces is provided that has a sleeve, and a pin member. In an alternate embodiment, the blind fastener has a sleeve, a pin member and a nut. The sleeves have a head with a plurality of rearwardly sloping recesses disp... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6766575 | Installation tool for installing swage type threaded fasteners A fastener system for multi-piece swage type fasteners, including a pin and a collar, and providing a stump type fastener constructed to be set as a pull type fastener with the fastener pin having a threaded gripping portion and including a compact installation tool... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6739170 | Offset nose assembly with improved deflector and guard assemblies An offset nose assembly for installing fasteners is provided that generally includes a drawbar, a swage anvil and a collet. The drawbar has three portions with the third portion transitioning from the second portion by a chamfer, the chamfer being of a preselected a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6702684 | Method of designing and manufacturing a swage type fastener A fastening system is provided that includes a fastener having a pin member with a lock groove and crest geometry that is optimized to receive swaged material from collars of materials of different strengths for securing workpieces for different load appl... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6662612 | Method and apparatus for fillet formation under the head of a headed pin type fastener The present invention relates to apparatus and process for roll forming a fillet at the juncture of the shank and head of a pin type fastener. The process and apparatus can be preset to perform the fillet rolling at selected parameters and to monitor the ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662420 | Hydraulic installation tool A hydraulic installation tool for installing fasteners is provided, that includes a housing having a first portion adapted to receive a drawbar and a second portion adapted to receive a piston, a gland and a retaining ring. A generally L-shaped drawbar is... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6551040 | Blind fastener with a blind side head having a clamp support and lock section A two piece blind fastener for securing a plurality of workpieces including a hollow sleeve having an enlarged sleeve head at one end and a pin having an enlarged shear ring at the end opposite the sleeve head followed by an elongated retention portion of... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6532635 | Installation tool for pull type fasteners A manually applied installation tool, for setting fasteners by applying a relative axial pulling force thereto and including a first hydraulic piston in a first hydraulic cylinder for reciprocation in response to a preselected high hydraulic pressure for ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6516510 | Installation tool for installing swage type threaded fasteners A fastener system for multi-piece swage type fasteners, including a pin and a collar, and providing a stump type fastener constructed to be set as a pull type fastener with the fastener pin having a threaded gripping portion and including a compact instal... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6325582 | Swage type fastener with low swage load A two piece fastener system for including a pin member and a collar having an optimized strength with the materials of the pin member and collar having a predetermined shear strength ratio; the collar has a preselected excess volume to provide a desired `... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6247883 | High strength blind bolt with uniform high clamp over an extended grip range A blind bolt for securing a plurality of workpieces at a desired clamping force includes a pin having an elongated shank terminating at one end in an enlarged pin head and a generally elongated tubular sleeve adapted to receive said pin shank. The sleeve ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241443 | Fastener with staged locking system A fastener includes a pin and a collar for engaging the pin. The pin includes a pin head for engaging one exposed surface of the workpieces and a pin shank for positioning through a bore in the workpieces. The pin shank includes a second working second wo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6233802 | Low swage load fastener and fastening system A fastening system including a two piece swage type fastener including a pin and a collar in which the pin has relatively wide lock grooves and in which the lock grooves have a generally smooth root contour with the collar having a shank portion with a wa... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213699 | Filling rivet with high pin lock A two piece blind fastener for securing a plurality of workpieces including a hollow sleeve having a straight shank with an enlarged sleeve head at one end and a pin having an enlarged pin head; the pin has a pin stop shoulder and a lock groove located ne... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6182345 | Gripping jaw assembly with in phase jaws A gripping jaw assembly for a pull tool for setting pull type fasteners of a type which include a pin and collar and/or sleeve with the pin having a pull portion adapted to be gripped by a plurality of jaws in the jaw assembly with the jaws having a plura... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6149363 | Lightweight threaded fastener and thread rolling die The present invention is to a lightweight threaded bolt type fastener having a shank with a large diameter portion and small diameter portion connected by a transition portion; a thread is roll formed on the small diameter portion and terminates in a run-... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095733 | Threaded fastener with determinable clamp load A threaded fastener for securing workpieces with a determinable desired clamp load and including a nut assembly and a bolt with the nut assembly including a nut member with a lock base having a load ring portion and a boss portion with the boss portion ad... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077012 | Self-retaining fastener A pin for a two piece type fastener includes a flexible member attached to a free end of the pin. The flexible member has a diameter slightly larger than a bore in a workpiece through which it is inserted so that the pin is retained in the bore after inse... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6077009 | Blind fastener with high strength blind head and high clamp and high shear load resistance A blind fastener with a pin having a pin shank which extends through a cylindrical main sleeve and expansion sleeve whereby it can be gripped and pulled by an installation tool with the pin having an enlarged pin head at the blind end of the pin shank. Th... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5865581 | Free running prevailing torque nut A threaded fastener including a nut and a bolt with the nut including a ring section and a nut section with the nut section having a main body portion and a neck portion with the neck portion adapted to be moved into the ring section and to be moved radia... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5810530 | Interference blind type bolt A blind fastener has an assembly including an inner sleeve, an outer sleeve and a pin member and is adapted to be located in workpiece openings with the pin member having an expansion portion adapted to be pulled through the inner sleeve radially expandin... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5707053 | Blind alignment and clamp up tool A clamping tool for removing the gap between and temporarily clamping workpieces together for subsequent fastening and having a cable actuated toggle member for engagement with one side of the workpieces and a nut member engageable with the opposite side ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5685663 | Fastener construction with internal support for spaced portions of structural member A fastening system for securing structural members such as C-channels for buildings, bridges and the like and including a fastener construction for securing the structural members through spaced flanges or plates at locations where there is limited suppor... | 11/11/1997 |
