Composite rivet
US4478544A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1982 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249945
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a reinforced plastic rivet comprising a plurality of substantially continuous carbon fibres encapsulated in a partially polymerized thermoset resin matrix and enveloped in a high tensile strength low modulus tubular sheath. A portion of the rivet is deformable to form a head and fully polymerizable upon heating thereof.
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