Blind fastener and method of installation thereof
US7645104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49945
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blind fastener (11) for installation in a thermoplastic workpiece, which blind fastener has a leading end face (21) which is substantially flat and non-abrasive and without drilling teeth, so that when the leading end face of the fastener is held in contact with the near face of the thermoplastic workpiece (22) and heat and pressure are applied to the contacted area of the workpiece by means of the leading end of the fastener, the fastener progressively forms a hole through the thermoplastic workpiece in which hole it can then be installed.
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