Patent · US Expired

Integral rivet

US4678096A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1986
Grant dateJul 7, 1987
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D2251/105
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming an integral rivet in a sheet metal panel by successively coining portions circumscribing a central portion thereof so that the end panel stock is not stretched and a long shanked rivet is produced. The rivet has a relatively thin wall shank and a relatively thick crown which provides sufficient metal for staking into a rivet head having a wide formable flange.

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