Blind rivet
US7824141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49943
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A blind rivet assembly is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, a blind rivet has ends that are received within countersinks in one or more workpieces and a mandrel head is completely pulled through the rivet without being severed from a mandrel stem. A further aspect of the present invention includes a mandrel with one or more ribs located on an outwardly tapering shoulder.
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