Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-24
2008-12-09
Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S743200, C411S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07461859
ABSTRACT:
An actuatable fastener (50) includes a body (80) including a head (82) and a shank (84). The body (80) includes an interior chamber (120) partially defined by a side wall (132) extending from the head (82) into the shank (84) and an end wall (138) positioned in the shank. A member (140) is disposed in the chamber (120). An initiator (160) is actuatable to produce combustion products in the chamber (120) that act on the member (140) to move the member in a first direction in the chamber to strike the end wall (138). The member (140) strikes the end wall (138) creating a fracture (222) in the shank (84) separating at least a portion of the shank from a remainder (220) of the shank. The combustion products moving the member (150) beyond the fracture (222) at least a predetermined distance (226) to move the portion of the shank (84) at least the predetermined distance from the remainder (220) of the shank.
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Debbs Robert R.
Fischer Craig M.
Fogle, Jr. Homer W.
McFarland Eric R.
O'Loughlin John P.
Brown Drew J.
Hurley Kevin
Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino LLP
TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc
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