Blind rivet
US8096742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B19/1054
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- 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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