Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Having separate expander means – Frangible member
Reexamination Certificate
2009-12-15
2011-10-04
Estremsky, Gary (Department: 3677)
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Having separate expander means
Frangible member
C411S034000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08029220
ABSTRACT:
A blind rivet assembly for securing workpieces having aligned bores with the workpieces having an open surface at an open side and a blind surface at a blind side, the blind rivet assembly including a tubular shell having an enlarged shell head adapted to be in engagement with the open surface of the workpieces, a stem having an elongated shank with a stem head at the far end of the shank and having gripping means at the opposite end adapted to be gripped by an installation tool for application of an axial pulling force, and a placement ring having an near end and a far end, and having a pre-installation orientation and a post-installation orientation, wherein in the pre-installation orientation the placement ring is disposed around a ring receiving portion of the elongated shank, and the post-installation orientation is created by axially pulling the stem towards the open side of the workpieces with an axial pulling force that forces the placement ring into a through bore which causes the shell to deform outwards and form a blind head, and wherein upon continued axial pulling of the stem, the stem progressively moves into the shell until the stem encounters a stop shoulder, whereupon material of the stop shoulder is moved into a locking portion to arrest further movement of the stem, and whereupon increased axial force on the stem shears a portion of the stem on the open side at a shearable break-groove.
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Chesterman Danny
David Shalom
Dekel Patent Ltd
Estremsky Gary
Klein David
Self-Fix Metals Ltd.
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