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US3300798A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Blind sealing rivet and method of making the same

Assignee: Textron Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-03-10
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Granted: 1967-01-31
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Expires: 1984-03-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 York Bill Lee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 08:09
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B19/00; F16B19/04; F16B19/08; F16B19/10; F16B19/1027; F16B19/1036; F16B19/1045; F16B19/1054; B; B21; B21K; B21K1/00; B21K1/58; B21K1/60; F16B19/008; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49915; Y10T29/49917; Y10T29/4992; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49934; Y10T29/49938; Y10T29/4994; Y10T29/49943; Y10T29/49972

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING A BLIND SEALING RIVET, THE STEPS OF (A) FORMING A BLANK TUBULAR RIVET WITH AN ENLARGED RECESS IN ITS TAIL OPEN AT ITS TAIL END AND FORMED WITH A SHOULDER AT ITS INNER END (B) INSERTING A PULLING STEM FOR SETTING THE RIVET ENTIRELY THROUGH SAID TUBULAR RIVET BLANK (C) PROVIDING A FORMER ON THE TAIL END OF THE PULLING STEM BEARING AGAINST THE SHOULDER OF SAID ENLARGED RECESS FOR COMPACTING AND EXPANDING THE MATERIAL OF SAID TUBULAR BLANK BEYOND SAID SHOULDER WHEN SAID STEM IS PULLED THEREBY TO SET THE RIVET AND (D) SEALING THE TAIL END OF THE RECESS SO AS TO CONFINE SAID FORMER COMPLETELY SURROUNDED IN SAID RECESS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
IN A METHOD OF MAKING A BLIND SEALING RIVET, THE STEPS OF (A) FORMING A BLANK TUBULAR RIVET WITH AN ENLARGED RECESS IN ITS TAIL OPEN AT ITS TAIL END AND FORMED WITH A SHOULDER AT ITS INNER END (B) INSERTING A PULLING STEM FOR SETTING THE RIVET ENTIRELY THROUGH SAID TUBULAR RIVET BLANK (C) PROVIDING A FORMER ON THE TAIL END OF THE PULLING STEM BEARING AGAINST THE SHOULDER OF SAID ENLARGED RECESS FOR COMPACTING AND EXPANDING THE MATERIAL OF SAID TUBULAR BLANK BEYOND SAID SHOULDER WHEN SAID STEM IS PULLED THEREBY TO SET THE RIVET AND (D) SEALING THE TAIL END OF THE RECESS SO AS TO CONFINE SAID FORMER COMPLETELY SURROUNDED IN SAID RECESS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-01-30 1970-08-01 1971-01-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-01-30 1974-08-01 1975-01-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-01-30 1978-08-01 1979-01-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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