Patent · US Expired

Knurled cup-point set screw

US4764068A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 1987
Grant dateAug 16, 1988
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S411/959
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A set screw having a novel cup-point for engagement with a shaft or rod. The cup-point has knurling on a portion of its outer circumferential surface and is provided with a smooth frustoconical surface portion adjacent the knurling such that, in use, the smooth surface portion of the cup-point engages the surface of the rod or shaft before the knurling.

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