Pull type fastener and fastening system for constructing articles such as shipping containers and the like
US4615655A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/75
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fastener for securing workpieces having aligned bores and including a tubular sleeve and a pin with the sleeve having an elongated sleeve shank and a through bore and the pin having an enlarged pin head and an elongated pin shank, the pin shank having a retaining groove and a lock groove located proximate thereto, a resilient retaining clip located in the retaining groove and being axially captured therein, the retaining clip being of a split construction and having a relaxed outside diameter greater than that of the workpiece bores and being adapted to be located in at least one of the bores with an interference fit to thereby axially retain the pin to the workpieces in a preassembly, the sleeve shank having a sleeve lock groove adapted to be radially deformed into an aligned lock groove in the pin, the sleeve shank having a grip adjusting groove adapted to deform radially whereby the fastener can accommodate workpieces varying in total thickness.
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