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Screw for joining thin workpieces

US6164887A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S411/919
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A screw comprises a shank (2) and a head provided with a tool drive (6). The shank is provided with a thread (4), and at its free end has a boring part (5). The head (3), measured in axial direction of the screw (1), has a height (LK), which is smaller than the pitch (S) of the thread (4) formed on the shank (2). An external tool drive (6) is formed on the head (3).

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