Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Omgba, Essama (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Assembling or joining
C029S525050, C029S525060, C029S525130, C029S530000, C029S458000, C411S034000, C411S082000, C411S930000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07017255
ABSTRACT:
A blind rivet system including a number of parts to be joined that have aligned holes. A tubular rivet body is disposed in the aligned holes and includes a rivet head portion and a sleeve portion. The head portion and sleeve portion include a longitudinal bore. A mandrel having a head portion greater in diameter than the bore and a shaft portion is disposed within the longitudinal bore. An adhesive is disposed in an annular space defined by the interior surface of the bore and an exterior surface of the shaft portion. An installation tool having a seal intersects with the rivet head portion such that when the head portion is drawn within the bore during installation, the adhesive is maintained within the tubular rivet body and extruded from the annular space to a region between faying surfaces of the parts to be joined.
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Stevenson Robin
Wang Pei-Chung
General Motors Corporation
Marra Kathryn A.
Omgba Essama
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