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Method of manufacturing a blind threaded insert

US7438773B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2001
Grant dateOct 21, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16B37/065
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a blind threaded insert from metal which method comprises the steps of at least partially forming the insert, by a cold-forming process, other than the internal thread; forming the internal thread; and annealing the appropriate part of the insert to promote later deformation during installation.

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