Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Impact driven fastener – e.g. – nail – spike – tack – etc. – Including integral locking means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-18
2010-12-07
Estremsky, Gary (Department: 3677)
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Impact driven fastener, e.g., nail, spike, tack, etc.
Including integral locking means
C411S452000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07845889
ABSTRACT:
A nail having a plurality of grooves configured to reduce the amount of material needed to create the nail and increase the holding power of the nail, while only minimally affecting the bending yield strength of the nail and other important properties. The nail includes a relatively high number of grooves having a relatively shallow depth to retain a cross-sectional geometry of the shank that permits the formation of a full round head of sufficiently large diameter such that pull through resistance of the nail is not significantly affected. Various embodiments of such a nail are disclosed. In a first embodiment, the grooves are semi-circular and are disposed evenly and symmetrically about the circumference of the shank. In a second embodiment, a protrusion is formed at one tangent point (corner) of each of the plurality of grooves. In a third embodiment, a protrusion is formed at each tangent point of each of the plurality of grooves. In other embodiments the grooves may be unevenly and asymmetrically disposed about the circumference of the shank, the grooves may comprise non-semi-circular geometries and the grooves may comprise deformations.
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Schniedermeier Henry W.
Shelton Lawrence S.
Estremsky Gary
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC
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