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Self-aligning two-part threaded fastener unit

Assignee: Rosan Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1963-02-20
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Granted: 1965-04-13
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Expires: 1983-02-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Rosan Jose

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 14:57
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B37/00; F16B37/04; F16B37/06; F16B37/062; F16B37/068; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S411/00; Y10S411/955; Y10S411/965; Y10S411/968; Y10S411/969

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A TWO-PART SEL-ALIGNING FASTENER, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST BODY BEING TUBULAR AND HAVING AN INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER, SAID BODY PROVIDED WILTH INTEGRAL MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID FIRST BODY IN A WORKPIECE AND FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST BODY HAVING A TUBULAR PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID SHOULDER, SAID TUBULAR PORTION HAVING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH ADJACENT SAID ANNULAR SHOULDER, SAID TUBULAR PORTION BEING DEFORMED INWARDLY TO PROVIDE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED FLAT AREAS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY UPWARDLY FROM AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID APERTURES: A CYLINDRICAL SECOND BODY, SAID SECOND BODY BEING WITHIN SAID FIRST BODY AND SEATED UPON SAID INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER CARRIED BY SAID FIRST BODY SO AS TO AXIALLY EXTEND INTO SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING TUBULAR PORTION OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY BEING PROVIDED WITH DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED OUTWARDLY EX-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A TWO-PART SEL-ALIGNING FASTENER, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: A FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST BODY BEING TUBULAR AND HAVING AN INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER, SAID BODY PROVIDED WILTH INTEGRAL MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID FIRST BODY IN A WORKPIECE AND FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID FIRST BODY HAVING A TUBULAR PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID SHOULDER, SAID TUBULAR PORTION HAVING DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED APERTURES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH ADJACENT SAID ANNULAR SHOULDER, SAID TUBULAR PORTION BEING DEFORMED INWARDLY TO PROVIDE DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED FLAT AREAS EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY UPWARDLY FROM AND CIRCUMFERENTIALLY COEXTENSIVE WITH SAID APERTURES: A CYLINDRICAL SECOND BODY, SAID SECOND BODY BEING WITHIN SAID FIRST BODY AND SEATED UPON SAID INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER CARRIED BY SAID FIRST BODY SO AS TO AXIALLY EXTEND INTO SAID UPWARDLY EXTENDING TUBULAR PORTION OF SAID FIRST BODY, SAID SECOND BODY BEING PROVIDED WITH DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED OUTWARDLY EX-

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