Method and apparatus for forming a head on a fastener and a fastener formed therefrom
US5476351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB21G3/12
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a head, having a controlled predetermined shape, on an end of an elongate member, such as a wire, which is formed into a fastener, where an end portion of the wire is secured in a predetermined position and axially compressed so as to expand a predetermined amount of wire material radially outwardly and thereby form the head on the wire, and where material flow is directed during axial compression so as to provide the controlled predetermined shape of the head.
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