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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341413 | Self-piercing blind fastener A self-piercing blind fastener comprising a mandrel having an elongate cylindrical shell mounted on a stem of such mandrel and which extends co-axially about a central elongate axis of the blind fastener, the shell having a radially extending flange at one end and a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7273338 | Blind rivet and method of assembly A blind rivet and a method of assembly comprising a tubular shell and mandrel in combination. The mandrel comprises a stem and a radially-enlarged head which in use forms a blind head to the shell to set the rivet, in which either the head of the mandrel or the bore... | 09/25/2007 |
| RE39582 | Method for replacing a tacking fastener A temporary fastener that fastens two adjacent workpieces. The fastener includes a shank that extends through a hole of the workpieces. Extending from one end of the shank is a conical shaped head. The fastener also contains a pull stem which has a head located adja... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7160047 | Functional element arrangement, functional element, auxiliary assembly element, assembled component and method for producing an assembled component A functional element arrangement which includes a functional element which is to be mounted on a component, especially but not exclusively on a brittle or non-rigid component made of a material containing cavities or pores, e.g. plastic, wood, metal foams, plastic o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7083370 | Fastening devices A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059816 | Nut plate The invention provides a rivetless nut plate including a nut, a holding bracket having tubular and bracket portions, and a stem having an enlarged head. The stem is positioned within an aperture of the tubular portion such that the head is resting on a shoulder with... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6935811 | Frictional mining bolt A system for mine roof reinforcement includes a bearing plate and a tubular member with an inner surface, an outer surface, first and second free ends, and an enlarged portion disposed proximate one of the free ends. The system also includes a projectile and an inse... | 08/30/2005 |
| RE38664 | Method for creating a hole for a permanent fastener that replaces a tacking fastener A method for creating a hole for a permanent fastener that replaces a temporary fastener that fastens two adjacent workpieces. The temporary fastener includes a shank that extends through a hole of the workpieces. Extending from one end of the shank is a conical sha... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6637995 | Super-elastic rivet assembly According to an embodiment of the present invention, a fastening assembly has a first component containing a first aperture and a second component containing a second aperture. A pin made of a super-elastic alloy defines a shank with a bore having an axis... | 10/28/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6537005 | Blind fastener A blind fastener which can be installed by access to one side only of a workpiece comprises a pin, a sleeve, and an abutment member. The pin extends inside the sleeve and engages the sleeve at one end. The other end of the sleeve has a radially enlarged h... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494652 | Blind rivet and method of making the same Disclosed is a self plugging blind rivet for securing together apertured members, the rivet comprising a tubular shell having a tail end face at one end and a preformed radially enlarged bead at the other end, and a stem that extends through the shell and... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6428255 | Blind rivet A blind rivet having a mandrel with a predetermined breakable stem (4) disposed within a body with a bored (18) shank (14). A radial flange (16) is formed on one end of the shank and the other end (20) of the shank is engaged with the enlarged head (2) up... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6299398 | Blind rivet A peel type blind rivet (1) has a rivet body (2) composed of a cylindrical part (3) and a flange-shaped head (4) formed integral with one end of the part, and a mandrel (5) composed of a body (6) for insertion in the part and an enlarged head (7) formed a... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6263547 | Clamping joint for interconnection of a clamping lock A clamping joint and a method for producing such a joint for interconnection of a clamping lock with at least one wire, which is insertable therein, and which clamping lock after compression during plastic deformation in a clamping tool seizes and arrests... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6224310 | Blind rivet and method of making same A self-plugging blind rivet for securing together apertured members comprises a tubular shell (11) having a tail end fact (16) at one end, a pre-formed radially enlarged head (13) at the other end, and a stem which extends through the shell and has a stem... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6202265 | Tool-less fastener for computer connections A tool-less fastener for use in connecting a computer cable to either a computer or peripheral equipment. An elongated rod with an external expandable sleeve fits into a standard threaded hole and then expanded to fasten the cable to the equipment without... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6183179 | Blind rivet The present invention relates to a process for riveting materials by means of a blind rivet and corresponding blind rivets. The process of the invention in particular carries out the step of stretching the body of the sleeve (31) before blocking it from one pa... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6171038 | Tapered shank rivet An improved method of blind riveting and an improved blind rivet have been described. The blind rivet of the present invention includes an interference fit shank portion which ensures adequate hole-fill and produces work hardening in a work piece. The bli... | 01/09/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6042313 | Blind rivet To produce a blind-rivet connection in which the rivet shaft (7) breaks off flush with the set-head (4) of the blind rivet (1), regardless of the total thickness (G) of the components (21) to be riveted, a blind rivet (1) is proposed whose rivet shaft (7)... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5957641 | Headed fastener with precisely calculated groove under head to accommodate O'ring sealing member as a self-sealing assembly A sealing fastener, such as a sealing rivet, is disclosed for sealing engagement with a workpiece. The sealing fastener has a head and a shank extending from a lower surface of the head. An aperture passes through the head and shank, and a mandrel and col... | 09/28/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5759001 | Blind rivet An improved blind rivet assembly is disclosed, in which a plastics cylinder is moulded along a pulling stem of a long break mandrel. On setting the mandrel is broken within the cylinder providing the cylinder with an additional degree of shear strength, a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5704747 | Adhesive bonded nutplate assembly with integral liner sleeve An adhesive bonded nutplate assembly is provided for mounting onto a substrate, particularly such as a composite substrate having an opening therein for passage of a fastener such as a bolt or screw. The nutplate assembly includes an integral liner sleeve... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5689873 | Tacking fastener A temporary fastener that fastens two adjacent workpieces. The fastener includes a shank that extends through a hole of the workpieces. Extending from one end of the shank is a conical shaped head. The fastener also contains a pull stem which has a head l... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5581867 | Process for riveting materials by means of a blind rivet, and corresponding blind rivets The present invention relates to a process for riveting materials by means of a blind rivet and corresponding blind rivets. The process of the invention in particular carries out the step of stretching the body of the sleeve (31) before blocking it from o... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5569006 | Bulb fastener A fastener including a sleeve, a stem extending through the sleeve, an integral shear ring adjacent a tail end of the sleeve, and an expander ring between the shear ring and the sleeve tail to facilitate bulbing of the sleeve tail.... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5562375 | Push type fastener A push type fastener for fastening a movable structural part (41) to a fixed structural part (43), wherein the coupling and decoupling actions are both a push type operation, the fastener consisting of a plunger (12) having a shank (20) with a plunger hea... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5551816 | Removable rivet and method of removing the head from the shank of the rivet A removable rivet which includes a shank and a preformed head located at at least one end of the shank, the shank being insertable through workpieces and being capable of being permanently deformed to rivet the workpieces together. The rivet includes an a... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5531551 | Rivet assembly A rivet type fastening device having a hollow rivet body, a pull shank slideably disposed within said hollow rivet body and including an enlarged mandrel head at one end. The opposing end of the pull shank is connected to a pivotally mounted actuator mova... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5503510 | Blind rivet A blind rivet includes a tubular shell formed with an enlarged head and a shank, and a mandrel formed with a stem and an enlarged head. The shell and mandrel are insertable from one side of a plurality of members to be fastened together through aligned op... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5496140 | Blind rivets and method for its manufacture A blind rivet includes a mandrel shaft having a head disposed at one axial end. A hollow rivet shell has a cylindrical shape including an inner cylindrical surface and an outer cylindrical surface. The rivet shell surrounds the mandrel shaft. The outer cy... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5429464 | Blind fastener with two-piece expander A blind fastener which comprises a fastener body, a stem and a two-piece shear/expander assembly. The assembly includes an anchor section sized to fit within an annular groove in a neck portion of the stem and an expander collar which surrounds the shear ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5378098 | Hole filling blind rivet A blind fastener designed to secure workpieces having aligned holes therein is provided. The fastener comprises an elongated stem having a head at one end and a serrated tail at the other, and a tubular sleeve having a head through which tail of the stem ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5346348 | Self-plugging blind fastener A self-plugging blind fastener suitable for fastening apertured sheets together, and of the type comprising a body having a shank, headed at one end, and an axial bore in which is disposed an elongate stem which, in use, is pulled to expand the shank and ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5286151 | Blind fastener A fastener mandrel has formed on one end a shoulder and a twisted, generally rectangular shaped head adjoining the shoulder. In setting the fastener in a workpiece, the shoulder enlarges the end of a tubular rivet and clamps workpieces together in combina... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5252014 | Hole filling blind rivet A blind fastener designed to secure workpieces having aligned holes therein is provided. The fastener comprises an elongated stem having a head at one end and a serrated tail at the other, and a tubular sleeve having a head through which tail of the stem ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5252013 | Self-plugging blind rivet A self-plugging blind rivet, of the kind comprising a tubular body having a head and a shank which is deformed by means of a headed stem which is disposed in the body and pulled so as to form a blind head and, if necessary, to cause the shank to bulb so a... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5228815 | Detachable device for joining together objects which each have a hole Detachable device for joining together objects having holes intended to come into alignment, comprising: a tubular member made of an elastically deformable material and capable of passing through the holes when it is in the expanded state and of widening ... | 07/20/1993 |
