Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Externally threaded fastener element – e.g. – bolt – screw – etc. – Thread or shank structure
Patent
1984-06-18
1985-08-20
Smith, Gary L.
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Externally threaded fastener element, e.g., bolt, screw, etc.
Thread or shank structure
F16B 2500
Patent
active
045361177
ABSTRACT:
A self-tapping screw fastener for driving into a workpiece. The self-tapping screw fastener includes a generally cylindrical shank having an entering end and a trailing end, driving means integrally joined with the trailing end and an external helical thread, integral with the shank and adapted for forming a complimentary thread in the workpiece. The helical thread has a double angle profile which is defined by a base portion having a relatively large included angle and a crest portion having a relatively small included angle.
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A brochure from N. L. Southern Screw, N. L. Industries, Inc.
Mid-Continent Screw Products Company
Smith Gary L.
Whitcomb, Jr. Adrian H.
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