| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 411039000 | Frangible member | 29 |
| 20090220316 | SPREADING PLUG - The object of the invention is a spreading plug which preferably comprises plastic and has a plurality of slots in the plug cover, between which slots spreading segments are formed which are spread outward against the wall of the drilled hole when a screw or another spreading element is screwed into the central insertion channel of the plug. In order to obtain a plurality of spreading regions which are distributed over the axial plug length, for the purpose of a more uniform spreading action, a plurality of slot arrangements are provided which are arranged offset with respect to one another both in the circumferential direction and in the axial direction. Preferably, a first slot which extends over the diameter of the plug is provided over a part length of the shaft and a further continuous slot is provided, offset in the circumferential direction by 90°, over the remaining part of the plug length as far as the plug base. Here, the two slot pairs overlap one another in the central region. Moreover, preferably window slots which lie opposite one another are provided in the plug base region, in which window slots rotary vanes can move which are integrally formed on the plug sleeve by way of their plug-base-side end via a joint, spread outwards when the screw is screwed in and ensure both rotational securing and securing against being pulled out axially. | 09-03-2009 |
| 411043000 | Frangible mandrel | 28 |
| 20080213063 | Dual-action disposable clamp - A clamp and a method for installing the clamp into at least two work pieces is provided. The clamp has a shank keyed to an expander. The expander engages the core bolt such that rotation of the core bolt bulbs the expander to clamp the work pieces. A spacer engages the shank to prevent rotation of the shank during installation. The shank has a flange fracturing at a predetermined compression load. The core bolt optionally has a first and a second break groove fracturing at predetermined compression loads. A nut is optionally provided to engage the spacer. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080219798 | STEM PLUG MODIFICATIONS IMPROVING WIREDRAW FUNCTIONALITY - A blind rivet which includes a stem, a sleeve and a locking collar. The stem includes a head or plug portion, and the plug portion includes one or more grooves or depressions which provide that lower installation forces can be used to install the blind rivet, and if a sealant or paint is used, provide a type of escape mechanism for the sealant or paint to travel to during installation of the blind rivet. The grooves or depressions may vary in number and take on any number of shapes and sizes. For example, they may be longitudinal and may get wider and/or deeper toward the end of the stem. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080219799 | Blind Rivet and Removal Method Thereof - The invention relates to a blind rivet (R) of the type which is used to position at least two elements ( | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080298924 | Riveting structure - A riveting structure is provided, which includes a rivet and a riveted member. A riveting portion is formed at one end of the rivet, and the riveted member has a blind hole formed thereon for accommodating the riveting portion of the rivet. A deformable pressing portion is formed by extending from the edge of the blind hole, for covering and pressing the riveting portion, so as to securely fix the rivet onto the riveted member | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090016842 | BLIND RIVET IN PARTICULAR FOR FIXING A STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SAME - The invention concerns a blind rivet (R) of the type consisting of a deformable bushing ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090035089 | Blind rivet - A blind rivet assembly is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a blind rivet has ends that are received within countersinks in one or more workpieces and a mandrel head is completely pulled through the rivet without being severed from a mandrel stem. A further aspect of the present invention includes a mandrel with one or more ribs located on an outwardly tapering shoulder. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100068001 | RIVET - The invention relates to a rivet ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100074710 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE BLIND RIVET PARTICULARLY FOR STRUCTURAL ATTACHMENT - The invention relates to a blind rivet (R) characterised in that it comprises a severing groove ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100150681 | BLIND RIVET ASSEMBLY - A blind rivet assembly for securing workpieces having aligned bores with the workpieces having an open surface at an open side and a blind surface at a blind side, the blind rivet assembly including a tubular shell having an enlarged shell head adapted to be in engagement with the open surface of the workpieces, a stem having an elongated shank with a stem head at the far end of the shank and having gripping means at the opposite end adapted to be gripped by an installation tool for application of an axial pulling force, and a placement ring having an near end and a far end, and having a pre-installation orientation and a post-installation orientation, wherein in the pre-installation orientation the placement ring is disposed around a ring receiving portion of the elongated shank, and the post-installation orientation is created by axially pulling the stem towards the open side of the workpieces with an axial pulling force that forces the placement ring into a through bore which causes the shell to deform outwards and form a blind head, and wherein upon continued axial pulling of the stem, the stem progressively moves into the shell until the stem encounters a stop shoulder, whereupon material of the stop shoulder is moved into a locking portion to arrest further movement of the stem, and whereupon increased axial force on the stem shears a portion of the stem on the open side at a shearable break-groove. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100260572 | INSTALLABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN EXPANDABLE OUTER MEMBER AND A FASTENER WITH A MANDREL - A fastener assembly is installable in an opening of a workpiece and includes an outer member and a fastener. The fastener is movable through a passageway of the outer member. The fastener includes a mandrel and a stem. The mandrel is dimensioned to radially expand the outer member. The stem has an expansion portion and a propping portion. The expansion portion radially expands the outer member after the outer member has been expanded by the mandrel. The propping portion keeps the expanded outer member in an installed expanded configuration. The outer member and fastener are installed in a single operation to reduce installation time. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100329811 | VARIABLE GRIP BLIND RIVET - A variable grip blind rivet includes a tubular rivet body and a mandrel. The rivet body has a first shank, insertable into a hole in a workpiece, and a flange at a first end of the first shank for abutting the workpiece when so inserted. The mandrel has a head, for engaging a second end of the first shank, and a second shank adapted to extend through the axial bore of the rivet body. The head has an abutment portion for abutting the first end of the first shank, and the second shank has a first reduced diameter portion adapted to break when a predetermined tensile is loaded applied. At least one protrusion adjacent the abutment portion defines a recess for receiving the first end of the first shank during setting of the rivet. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110188961 | BLIND RIVET - A mandrel has an anti-dropping-off portion that is formed between a head and a breakable portion thereof. In the anti-dropping-off portion, a plurality of latching ridges is formed which have peaks that protrude outwardly in the radial direction and frictionally engage with the inner wall surface of a sleeve. The latching ridges are formed in the outer surface of the portion of the mandrel that is between the head and breakable portion thereof, so as to be diagonal relative to the circumferential direction of the outer surface of the mandrel and to cross each other, with the peaks thereof formed in a twill pattern protruding out from the outer surface of that mandrel portion. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20130129442 | Blind Rivet Element - A blind rivet element includes a setting head attached to one head of a shank that is smaller in diameter than the setting head and has an opposite end with an internal female thread or a receptacle for a threaded bolt as well as a deformation section disposed axially therebetween. The blind rivet is inelastically deformed from an unset condition to a set condition thereby forming a radially outwardly protruding bead which serves to fasten the blind rivet element to a workpiece. The deformation section includes a void that interrupts the bead and defines a non-arcuate edge along that portion of the bead disposed adjacent to the void. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130136558 | RIVET STUD - A rivet stud has a rivet body with an elongated shank, a flange, and an axial bore in which is located a tension mandrel, which has a mandrel shank with a drawing end projecting out of a head end of the rivet body that is separable from the mandrel shank at a predetermined breaking point and which has a mandrel head that is supported on a foot end of the rivet body. The mandrel shank is provided with locking means that secure it in the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud, and the predetermined breaking point is located such that the breaking point lies inside the bore of the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud. Located on the mandrel head is a mounting stud that projects from the mandrel head on the side opposite the mandrel shank. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130177365 | BLIND RIVET AND FASTENING ARRANGEMENT WITH A BLIND RIVET - A blind rivet for joining components made of plastic has a hollow rivet body with an elongated shank and a flange and, located in the bore of the rivet body, a mandrel with a mandrel shank, a drawing end, and a mandrel head. The shank of the rivet body has a first section adjoining the flange and a second section adjacent thereto. The second section is designed to form a flange that lies flat against the component located on the inaccessible side. The strength of the first section is increased with respect to the strength of the second section in such a manner that the outside diameter of the first section does not increase or increases only slightly during setting of the blind rivet. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130243542 | BLIND RIVET WITH A PLASTIC RIVET BODY - A blind rivet made of plastic, the shank of the body has a first region located between the head and the foot end, and the first region has a reduced first wall thickness. Within the first region is located a second region with a second wall thickness further reduced as compared to the first region. The first and second regions are arranged such that, as a result of the rivet setting process, the wall of the shank forms a roll fold with an annular bead that is pressed axially against the blind side of the workpiece. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130287516 | VARIABLE GRIP BLIND RIVET - A variable grip blind rivet has a rivet body with a first shank adapted to be inserted into a hole in a workpiece and having an axial bore, and a flange at a first end of the first shank for abutting the workpiece when the first shank is inserted into the hole in the workpiece. A mandrel has a head, for engaging a second end of the first shank, and a second shank adapted to extend through the axial bore. The head has an abutment portion for abutting the first end of the first shank. At least one protrusion adjacent the abutment portion defines a recess for receiving the first end of the first shank during setting of the rivet. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140044498 | BLIND FASTENER - A blind fastener including a pull-type core bolt having a shank with a head, and a sleeve having an elongated body with a head, and a tapered notch formed within an exterior surface thereof and defined by a tapered portion having a slope and a frictional enhanced surface. The core bolt is installed within the sleeve. During installation of the fastener within the plurality of work pieces, an axial force is applied to the core bolt the head of the core bolt engages the sleeve, and a bulb is formed on the elongated body of the sleeve, the bulb defining a portion of a bulbed portion. When a selected axial force is reached, the bulbed portion separates from the elongated body and engages axially the tapered portion of the sleeve, increasing the diameter of the bulb which engages a blind side of one of the work pieces. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140093324 | Blind Rivet and Fastening Method Thereof - A blind rivet comprises a sleeve, a body, and a mandrel. The sleeve includes a barrel with a hexagonal cross-section, a flange, and a through-hole. The rivet body includes a base, a barrel with slits extending in the axial direction, and a through-hole. The mandrel includes an elongated stem and a head. During the setting process, the barrel of the rivet body is pushed open by the head of the mandrel, and the objects to be fastened are fastened between the opened portion of the barrel and the flange of the sleeve. The mandrel is then pulled further and the polygonal vertices of the sleeve barrel are compressed by a round squeezing hole in a nosepiece. The compression of the sleeve barrel forces the inner circumference of the barrel into non-sliding engagement with the mandrel. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140186133 | JOINT CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO COMPONENTS, RIVET SLEEVE AND BLIND RIVET FOR SUCH A JOINT CONNECTION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A JOINT CONNECTION - In order to form a reliable blind rivet connection in the case of a joined connection between two components having at least one laminate component, without the risk of delamination of the laminate component, a two-layer structure of the rivet sleeve of the blind rivet is provided. The inner layer is formed in this case of a higher strength material, in particular of stainless steel. The outer layer is formed of a softer material, in particular plastics material. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140271024 | BLIND FASTENER - A fastener having a pin member and a sleeve. The pin includes a head, a pin tail portion, and a locking portion with a plurality of crests and roots. Each of the crests includes a first diameter, the first diameters sequentially increase along the locking portion towards the head, while the roots include a second diameter, the second diameters sequentially decrease towards the head. The sleeve has a head and a tubular portion which is deformed into a bulb that engages a workpiece. The tubular portion of the sleeve locks onto the crests and the pintail portion of the pin member breaks off at one of the grooves located substantially flush with the head of the sleeve. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140286725 | RIVET STUD - A rivet stud has a rivet body with an elongated shank, a flange, and an axial bore in which is located a tension mandrel, which has a mandrel shank with a drawing end projecting out of a head end of the rivet body that is separable from the mandrel shank at a predetermined breaking point and which has a mandrel head that is supported on a foot end of the rivet body. The mandrel shank is provided with locking means that secure it in the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud, and the predetermined breaking point is located such that the breaking point lies inside the bore of the rivet body after setting of the rivet stud. Located on the mandrel head is a mounting stud that projects from the mandrel head on the side opposite the mandrel shank. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140377030 | BLIND, BULBING, TACKING RIVET AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - A tacking fastener for securing workpieces together to form a temporary assembly is provided that includes a stem and a sleeve. The stem includes a proximal end portion, a central portion, and a distal end portion. The stem further includes a head disposed at the proximal end portion, the head defining a distal face having a gripping feature. The sleeve includes a flange disposed at the distal end portion, the flange defining a proximal face having a gripping feature. The sleeve is disposed around the stem and configured to form a tacking rivet upon installation of the tacking fastener. The sleeve is plastically deformed during installation to form a plurality of bulbs, thereby being capable of securing workpieces of varying grip length. The stem and the tacking rivet remain within the workpieces after the workpieces are secured. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150010370 | FASTENER AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME - A fastener comprises a body having an enlarged head at a first end, a tapered ramp at a second end, a cylindrical shank disposed between the enlarged head and the tapered ramp, and a passage extending between the first and second ends and including threads. The fastener further includes a generally cylindrical corebolt disposed within the passage of the body and having an enlarged head, a breaking groove, and a stop shoulder that is configured to cause an abrupt increase in resistance to threading the corebolt into the body when the breaking groove is substantially flush with an outer surface of the enlarged head. A grip compensator is disposed on the corebolt in abutment with the enlarged head of the corebolt. A deformable sleeve is movably disposed over a portion of the corebolt and disposed between the grip compensator and the tapered ramp of the body. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150078856 | RIVET - A rivet includes a pin member having a head and a lock groove, and a lock ring having a flange. The flange of the lock ring is swaged into the lock groove of the pin member and transformed to a bead that engages the lock groove, and a portion of an outer surface of the lock ring deforms and is rotated inwardly. The rivet is installed within a structure such that the head of the pin member is flush with an outer surface of a panel and the portion of the outer surface of the lock ring is flush with an outer surface of another panel. The pin member includes a frangible portion that breaks off when the rivet is installed. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150139747 | SELF-DRILLING EXPANSION FASTENER AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME - A self-drilling expansion fastener is integrally formed of a sheet metal material for locking two or more sheet workpieces together, and includes an expansion structure and a drill structure. The expansion structure has a plurality of internal threads and force-distributing bars. The drill structure has a chip guard for covering a head of the expansion structure, and a drill forward projected from the chip guar for self-drilling a hole. When an externally threaded element is screwed into the expansion structure to mesh with the internal threads, the force-distributing bars are brought to expand outward and are finally compressed into a folded state to thereby tightly lock the sheet workpieces to one another. A method of forming the self-drilling expansion fastener is also disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150308480 | HOLLOW BOARD - Tips of sections in a spreading state come into contact with vertical wall portions of a middle member at positions between a first plate-like member and center portions of the vertical wall portions in the thickness direction. Then, the sections break through the vertical wall portions, and are fastened to a hollow laminated board. Thus, a mounting bracket is attached to the hollow laminated board. This makes it possible to obtain a deck board with a small recessed portion formed in a top face. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20160053799 | BLIND FASTENER - A blind fastener device for fastening at least two workpieces, including a sleeve, an expander having a tensioning section, a locking section, and an expansion section, and a nut. A portion of the expander passes through the sleeve to cooperate with the nut so that relative rotation of the expander and nut draws the expander's distal end toward the sleeve's proximal end thereby drawing a portion of the expansion section of the expander into a structural region located on the sleeve and expanding at least a portion of the sleeve's structural region, and drawing a portion of the locking section past the sleeve's distal end toward the sleeve's proximal end and deforming at least a portion of the sleeve's distal end to a locked state. The sleeve may be configured as a multi-section sleeve having a sleeve retainer to locate the sections in a predetermined relationship. | 02-25-2016 |
