Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Having separate expander means – Including sleeve and distinct tapered expander
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-01
2006-08-01
Sandy, Robert J. (Department: 3677)
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Having separate expander means
Including sleeve and distinct tapered expander
Reexamination Certificate
active
07083370
ABSTRACT:
A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17), is designed to react with a complementarily-tapering inner bore section (19) of the sleeve element when the dowel element is moved axially relative to the sleeve element to cause outward movement of an expandable section (20) of the sleeve element. The sleeve element has a flange (21) which acts as a depth stop and an undercut portion (22) so that a shoulder (23) of the expandable section lodges behind the hole in the tubular member when the fastener is set.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1102937 (1914-07-01), Malaby
patent: 2148977 (1939-02-01), Buck
patent: 3192820 (1965-07-01), Pitzer
patent: 3750519 (1973-08-01), Lerich
patent: 3837208 (1974-09-01), Davis et al.
patent: 4289060 (1981-09-01), Emmett
patent: 4309137 (1982-01-01), Tanaka et al.
patent: 4375342 (1983-03-01), Wollar et al.
patent: 4437804 (1984-03-01), Fischer
patent: 4485847 (1984-12-01), Wentzell
patent: 4494347 (1985-01-01), Uhlig
patent: 4519735 (1985-05-01), Machtle
patent: 4560311 (1985-12-01), Herb et al.
patent: 4615554 (1986-10-01), Schilla et al.
patent: 4636122 (1987-01-01), Rooney
patent: 4656806 (1987-04-01), Leibhard et al.
patent: 4678383 (1987-07-01), Bergner
patent: 4810141 (1989-03-01), Rainville
patent: 4821381 (1989-04-01), Kaneko et al.
patent: 4830556 (1989-05-01), Nelson
patent: 4898505 (1990-02-01), Froehlich
patent: 5531551 (1996-07-01), Bowers
patent: 5567097 (1996-10-01), Morin
patent: 5749200 (1998-05-01), Fukuoka
patent: 6048149 (2000-04-01), Garcia
patent: 6179536 (2001-01-01), Belz et al.
patent: 6213697 (2001-04-01), Uejima
patent: 6454503 (2002-09-01), Polic et al.
patent: 6514024 (2003-02-01), Akema et al.
patent: 2002/0076298 (2002-06-01), Gauthier
Sharp Jeffrey A.
Tarolli, Sundheim Covell & Tummino L.L.P.
Titus International PLC
LandOfFree
Fastening devices does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Fastening devices, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Fastening devices will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3631540