Peel rivet
US4736560A · kind A · utility
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17Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B19/086
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rivet having a head portion and a body portion, with a bore through the head portion and body portion, said bore being capable of receiving a mandrel having a head portion with a self-piercing end portion and a cutting portion. The self-piercing end portion is capable of piercing partially or entirely through a roofing substrate. After the mandrel has pierced the substrate, the cutting portion of the mandrel peels back the rivet body into separate portions which curl back on the rivet body.
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