Variable grip blind rivet
US8851813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16B19/1054
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable grip blind rivet has a rivet body with a first shank adapted to be inserted into a hole in a workpiece and having an axial bore, and a flange at a first end of the first shank for abutting the workpiece when the first shank is inserted into the hole in the workpiece. A mandrel has a head, for engaging a second end of the first shank, and a second shank adapted to extend through the axial bore. The head has an abutment portion for abutting the first end of the first shank. At least one protrusion adjacent the abutment portion defines a recess for receiving the first end of the first shank during setting of the rivet.
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