Fastener installation method

Details Fastener installation method Fastener installation method

1974-03-18

1978-06-06

Powell, William A.

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

52617, 156293, 156331, 428116, C09J 500, B32B 312, B32B 2734

Patent

active

040934918

ABSTRACT:
An installation tool and method of using same for securing fastener insert elements to substrates where the fastener element is provided with a heat meltable material which serves to bond the fastener to the substrate, the installation tool comprising a controllably heated tip for contact with the fastener and a timer means for indicating when a required heating cycle has expired and the tool should be withdrawn from the fastener: the method provides the heating of the meltable material, a resin, above the meltable temperature, but not above an upper temperature beyond which a decrease in resultant bond strength would occur.

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patent: 2607447 (1952-08-01), Tuttle
patent: 2718485 (1955-09-01), Samuely
patent: 3179143 (1965-04-01), Schultz et al.
patent: 3719792 (1973-03-01), Cuccaro
patent: 3737355 (1973-06-01), Epstein et al.

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