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Fastener and screw means therefor

US5636956A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 11, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 11, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B37/02
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fastener is a screw having a threaded shaft, and a fastening strip or sheet having a raised portion provided with an aperture being preformed to have an at least partly helical threadform-defining edge shaped and dimensional to matingly receive the threaded shaft of the screw. The crests of the threaded shaft have an asymmetrical surface profile in the axial direction of the threaded shaft which enables the shaft to withstand greater applied torque.

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