Self-drilling fastener
US5551818A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B17/00
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-drilling fastener includes a fastening element and a plate-shaped drilling insert inserted in a slot of the fastening element. The lateral peripheral surfaces of the insert have channels which extend over the whole width of the insert. Pressed into the channels are edges of jaws which define the slot of the fastening element so that the insert is held in the fastening element by plastic deformation.
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