Screw for contaminated pre-tapped holes
US4973209A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B35/044
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking screw having a head at one end, a special entry portion at the other end, and a trilobular shank portion extending from the entry portion toward the head. The screw is further characterized in that the thread profile is of a double angle configuration symmetrical about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the screw. The entry section is tapered and is formed with a series of truncations which serve to clear progressively a contaminating coating in an internally threaded workpiece, such as a nut, when the screw is threaded therein.
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