US3304829A
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Blind fasteners
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-27
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1984-04-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr George Raynovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:58
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B2/00; F16B2/02; F16B2/04; F16B29/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A BLIND FASTENER COMPRISING A MEMBER HAVING A SHANK OF SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT DIMENSION, SAID SHANK HAVING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND THREADS ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND AN ENLARGED HEAD AT THE OTHER END, A PAIR OF DEFORMABLE HALF SLEEVES CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED AROUND SAID THREADED SHANK INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, FIRST ENGAGING MEANS FORMED IN TWO HALVES WITH SAID HALVES BEING PERMANENTLY FIXED TO ONE END OF EACH OF SAID HALF SLEEVES, SECOND ENGAGING MEANS FORMED IN TWO HALVES WITH SAID HALVES BEING PERMANENTLY FIXED TO THE OTHER END OF EACH OF SAID HALF SLEEVES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS HALVES FITTING TOGETHER AND COOPERATING WITH SAID THREADED SHANK WHEN SAID HALF SLEEVES ARE POSITIONED AROUND SAID THREADED MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID HALF SLEEVES BEING NON-ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID HALF SLEEVES BEING NON-ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, RIGHT HAND THREADS DISPOSED ON ONE OF SAID ENGAGING MEANS AND LEFT HAND THREADS DISPOSED ON THE OTHER ENGAGING MEANS TO MATE WITH THE THREADS OF LIKE HAND ON SAID SHANK, SAID FIRST ENGAGING MEANS MOVING AXIALLY TOWARD SAID SECOND ENGAGING MEANS WHEN SAID THREADED MEMBER IS ROTATED RELATIVE TO SAID HALF SLEEVES TO THEREBY DISTORT SAID HALF SLEEVES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A BLIND FASTENER COMPRISING A MEMBER HAVING A SHANK OF SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT DIMENSION, SAID SHANK HAVING RIGHT AND LEFT HAND THREADS ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND AN ENLARGED HEAD AT THE OTHER END, A PAIR OF DEFORMABLE HALF SLEEVES CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO BE POSITIONED AROUND SAID THREADED SHANK INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF, FIRST ENGAGING MEANS FORMED IN TWO HALVES WITH SAID HALVES BEING PERMANENTLY FIXED TO ONE END OF EACH OF SAID HALF SLEEVES, SECOND ENGAGING MEANS FORMED IN TWO HALVES WITH SAID HALVES BEING PERMANENTLY FIXED TO THE OTHER END OF EACH OF SAID HALF SLEEVES, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS HALVES FITTING TOGETHER AND COOPERATING WITH SAID THREADED SHANK WHEN SAID HALF SLEEVES ARE POSITIONED AROUND SAID THREADED MEMBER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID HALF SLEEVES BEING NON-ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER SAID FIRST AND SECOND ENGAGING MEANS AND SAID HALF SLEEVES BEING NON-ROTATABLE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, RIGHT HAND THREADS DISPOSED ON ONE OF SAID ENGAGING MEANS AND LEFT HAND THREADS DISPOSED ON THE OTHER ENGAGING MEANS TO MATE WITH THE THREADS OF LIKE HAND ON SAID SHANK, SAID FIRST ENGAGING MEANS MOVING AXIALLY TOWARD SAID SECOND ENGAGING MEANS WHEN SAID THREADED MEMBER IS ROTATED RELATIVE TO SAID HALF SLEEVES TO THEREBY DISTORT SAID HALF SLEEVES.
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