Insert and method of installation thereof
US6826820B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49943
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An insert for installation in a relatively thin or weak workpiece to provide an anchor for a self-tapping screw, which insert is in the form of an integral metal structure which comprises: a body portion; a head portion located at or near one end of the body portion and extending radially therefrom; a receptacle portion located at the other end of the body portion remote from the head portion; and a through bore extending throughout the head, body and receptacle portions; the interior bore of the receptacle portion being substantially unthreaded for the reception of a self-tapping screw; in which the exterior cross-sectional shape and dimensions of the receptacle portion, and the interior cross sectional shape and dimensions of the body portion are respectively such that the body portion is deformable, when the receptacle portion is drawn towards the head portion, to secure the insert in a suitable hole in a workpiece through which the receptacle and body portions have been inserted so that the head portion is adjacent the workpiece and a substantial length of the body portion protrudes beyond the workpiece; and in which any transverse dimension of the exterior of the receptacle po…
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