Self-locking fastener, apparatus and method
US5718945A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B39/225
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-locking fastener having a highly localized, substantially splatter-free patch, and an apparatus and method for making such a fastener. The invention finds particular application with very small, internally threaded fasteners, but can be used with a wide variety of other fasteners, as well.
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