Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Including settable material – Injected after fastener placement
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-27
2007-03-27
Mitchell, Katherine (Department: 3677)
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Including settable material
Injected after fastener placement
C411S082000, C411S373000, C411S376000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11006181
ABSTRACT:
An inset panel fastener anchors into honeycomb substrates employed in the aircraft industry. The inset panel fastener provides significantly increased load carrying capabilities with a simple inexpensive construction. The inset panel fastener includes a plastic casing and a central floating fastener element. The casing includes a body, disk and cap. The body is generally barrel shaped including a central chamber for holding the fastener element which is preferably a female fastener. The disk radially projects from the top of the body and includes a fill hole and vent hole. Meanwhile, the cap engages and covers the bottom of the barrel shaped body. The cap is affixed in place using a weld, such as a sonic weld.
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Plastics Joining, “Ultrasonic Welding Technique”, author unknown, downloaded from □□www.twi.co.uk/j32k/protected/band—3/pjkultrason.html and date verified by www.archive.org as posted on or before Dec. 13, 2001, 4 pag.
Drummond & Duckworth
Mitchell Katherine
NMC Group, Inc.
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