Abstract:
Apparatus and method for forming a pin (13) and nut (24) fastener assembly for temporarily or permanently securing two panels (11, 12) having conventional drilled generally aligned holes into which the pin is inserted. Weight of the pin and nut is reduced while retaining predetermined industry established strength requirements. The thread section (15) of the pin is reduced along with the mating thread (27) of the nut.
Abstract:
A blind bolt (10) for securing a plurality of workpieces (46, 56) at a desired clamping force includes a pin (12) having an elongated shank (22) terminating at one end in an enlarged pin head (20) and a generally elongated tubular sleeve (16) adapted to receive said pin shank (22). The sleeve (16) includes a first portion adapted to be located in aligned openings (60, 62) in the workpieces (46, 56) and a second portion (35) being located on said pin shank (22) between said pin head (20) and said first sleeve portion. A nut (14) is operatively connected with said pin (12) and is adapted to be engaged by an installation tool whereby an axial force can be applied by the installation tool between said pin (12) and the nut (14) to clamp the workpieces (46, 56) togethert the second sleeve portion (35) is radially deformable at a location between said pin head (20) and a blind side surface (58) of the workpieces (46, 56).
Abstract:
A combination of a screw and a screw driver bit and a header punch for its manufacture capable of effectively preventing a come-out phenomenon of the screw driver bit by improving the structure of a groove part in a cross groove of a screw to prevent a conventional damage to the screw and remarkably increasing a working efficiency by always achieving a proper and rapid screw tightening operation even if the cross groove portion of the screw is damaged, wherein the screw is formed so that a bit fitted groove formed of the cross groove is provided in a screw head part, a specified tilted groove part is formed in the direction from the end edge part of the bit fitted groove to the center part of a screw neck part, a roughly conical bottom face is formed at a cross center part, the end edge part of the bit fitted groove is formed as a generally vertical end wall part of a specified depth, a groove part with an inclination angle of beta is formed in the direction from the lower edge part of the end wall part to the conical bottom face at the center part of the screw neck part, and the conical bottom face is formed with a gentle inclination angle alpha of approx. 28 DEG .
Abstract:
A fastener (10, 10', 10'', 10''', 10a, 10b, 10c) comprising an elongated body (25, 25', 25a, 25b, 120) having a longitudinal axis and an outer surface and first and second (30, 85) ends, a separate seating configuration (41, 41') on the first end, a ridge (31) extending circumferentially about the body adjacent to the seating configuration, a plurality of splines (27) on the outer surface extending from the second end (30) toward the first end and terminating at the ridge (31), and grooves (29) between the splines (27) extending from the second end (30, 85) toward the first end and through the ridge (31). The separate seating configuration (41') can be mounted on a knurled surface (79) with which it has an interference fit. A decorative cap (87, 97, 105) can be mounted on the first end of the elongated body (10, 10'', 10''').
Abstract:
The screw (10) has a shank (14) and a head (18) with a ring-shaped lower side (19) adjacent to the shank (14) and an upper side (21) opposite thereto. The upper side (21) is interrupted by pairs of diametrically opposed slotted sections (20', 20") that gradually give way to undercuts (26, 28) down below in order to receive sections of the blade (24) of a screwdriver (12) provided with lugs (50, 52). The head (18) has a contact surface (30) for the blade (24) of the screw driver. The undercuts (26, 28) are located substantially underneath the contact surface (30) and are open on the lower side (19) of the head (18) in order to generate high torque and produce the screw at low cost.
Abstract:
Assembly of screw and screwdriver which are mutually self-gripping and comprising a screw head having slits separated by means of four similar teeth so that the point of a screwdriver in conformity with said slits can be introduced therein. Each slitted section is formed essentially by a base and the two side walls which also form the side walls of the teeth so that the orientation of said side walls in each tooth form an angle therebetween; the centre of said angle is located towards the inside of the screw head so that said angle has a configuration which widens away from the centre of the screw head; the side walls have a slightly oblique configuration which forms a larger width at the lower portion of the tooth in comparison with the upper portion of said tooth. The assembly is also characterized in that the screwdriver has a point which matches the slits of the screw head in order to facilitate the nesting and gripping between said point and said screw head.
Abstract:
A device for locking bicycle components to the bicycle frame (20) comprises a threaded bolt (12) with a corresponding nut (28) having a rotatable casing (34) surrounding the outer surface thereof and a key (40) for engaging the nut (10). The key and the end face (30) of the nut have at least one spigot (44, 38) and at least one hole (46, 36) such that the spigots of each fit into the holes of the other. When so engaged, the key is capable of turning the nut. The key preferably includes leverage arms (52, 102, 104) for aiding the turning of the nut. The key can also be used on correspondingly configured locks.
Abstract:
A screwdriver blade construction has a tip (20). The tip (20) has a vertical wall (42-45) that is parallel to the blade's longitudinal axis and consequently parallel to the face of a screw groove. The opposite wall (32-35) of the tip (20) is tapered or angled to the vertical wall (42-45) to create a taper. When one inserts the tip (20) into a surgical screw, the tip (20) and screw groove create an interference fit. The vertical face is the driving face, and it lies flat against the face of the screw groove that is driven. This prevents cam-out of the tip (20) from the screw.
Abstract:
An improved relief screw (18) is provided for installing a wallboard panel (12) to a stud (14), which consists of a flat head (20) made of an inverted rectilinear slant height frustrum portion (22) and a straight thin cylindrical portion (24). The straight thin cylindrical portion (24) is larger than the widest part of the rectilinear slant height frustrum portion (22), therefore creating an annular flange (26) thereabout. A threaded shank (28) with a conical point (30) extends from a narrow part of the rectilinear slat height frustrum portion (22), while the flat head (20) has a recess (34) to accommodate a driving tool element for imparting rotary motion thereto. A structure (36) is in the flat head (20) for relieving particles of the wallboard panel (12) therefrom, after the flat head (20) is driven into the wallboard panel (12). The top of the straight thin cylindrical portion (24) will be flush with and not damage the outer surface of the wallboard panel (12), while the annular flange (26) will add more gripping support thereto.
Abstract:
Figure 1 shows the terminal portion of screwdriver blade having stepped portions of successively smaller dimension towards its tip for use with any of a range of screws with different dimensions where the largest of the screws will have a complementary stepped slot to be engaged by all of the portions (12, 13, 14) of the blade, smaller screws will have a slot to be engaged by the portions (12) and (13) only, and the smallest will have a recess to be engaged by the tip portion (12) only. In other embodiments the portion of the tool may be hexagonal or of other non-circular shape and again the screws are to have complementary recesses. The invention is useful with screws, bolts and other fastening pins both threaded or non-threaded of a wide range of types, and in the case of non-threaded fasteners the tool and recess cross section need not be non-circular.