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Screw with unthreaded portion formed for absorbing bending loads
Assignee: SFS Industrie Holding AG
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Filing: 1994-01-13
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Granted: 1995-07-18
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Expires: 2014-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A screw has an elongated shank and a head. The shank has two threaded portions and at least one unthreaded portion extending therebetween. A plurality of axially spaced grooves formed by the removal of material from the unthreaded portion of the shank are provided therein to enable the screw to withstand transverse forces acting on the head when the screw is screwed in.
Inventors
- 👤 Norbert Koppel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 01:25
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D3/00; E04D3/36; E04D3/3601; E04D3/3603; F; F16; F16B; F16B35/00; F16B35/04; F16B35/041; F16B25/00; F16B25/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A screw including an elongated shank, and a screw head, said shank including a first threaded portion at a part thereof adjacent said head, a second threaded portion extending over a part of the length thereof adjacent a free end of said shank, and at least one unthreaded section, said at least one unthreaded section extending between said first and second threaded portions and being formed with a plurality of grooves traversal to an axis of the screw and spaced from each other in a direction of said axis, said grooves being formed over a part of said unthreaded section, spaced from said first and second threaded portions, each groove being prepared through removal of material from said shank and designed as a closed groove around the circumference to give elasticity to said unthreaded section to absorb bending loads when the screw is in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A screw including an elongated shank, and a screw head, said shank including a first threaded portion at a part thereof adjacent said head, a second threaded portion extending over a part of the length thereof adjacent a free end of said shank, and at least one unthreaded section, said at least one unthreaded section extending between said first and second threaded portions and being formed with a plurality of grooves traversal to an axis of the screw and spaced from each other in a direction of said axis, said grooves being formed over a part of said unthreaded section, spaced from said first and second threaded portions, each groove being prepared through removal of material from said shank and designed as a closed groove around the circumference to give elasticity to said unthreaded section to absorb bending loads when the screw is in use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
Screw according to claim 1, wherein the remaining cross section of the shank at a base of each groove corresponds at least to core cross section of an adjacent second threaded portion extending in the direction of the free end of the shank.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
Screw according to claim 1, wherein said grooves are distributed in several unthreaded sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A screw according to claim 1, wherein said grooves have the same dimensions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
Screw according to claim 1, wherein said grooves have different cross-sectional shapes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
Screw according to claim 1, wherein the remaining cross section of the unthreaded section of said shank bounded by a base of a groove is of circular or polygonal shape in its outer perimeter.
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