Apparatus and method of manufacturing and collating a plurality of adjacent fasteners
US6582173B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B15/08
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collation strip of a plurality of adjacent fasteners interlocked together by a pair of protuberances and a pair of indentations. Each fastener has two protuberances located on one side and two corresponding and aligned indentations located on the other side, wherein the two protuberances of each fastener respectively engaged with the two indentations of an adjacent fastener, thereby interlocking two adjacent fasteners together. In a broader embodiment, each fastener has at least one protuberance located on one side and at least one corresponding and aligned indentation located on the other side wherein the at least one protuberance of each fastener respectively engages with the at least one indentation of an adjacent fastener, thereby interlocking two adjacent fasteners together.
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