Expanded – threaded – driven – headed – tool-deformed – or locked-thr – Externally threaded fastener element – e.g. – bolt – screw – etc. – Pilot end having means enhancing fastening or installation
Patent
1994-06-09
1996-01-30
Wilson, Neill R.
Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-thr
Externally threaded fastener element, e.g., bolt, screw, etc.
Pilot end having means enhancing fastening or installation
411187, 411399, F16B 2300, F16B 2500
Patent
active
054876338
ABSTRACT:
A self-drilling screw is provided which is suitable for use with both relatively thick metal plate and relatively thin metal sheet. The screw is formed from a blank 1 which includes a shank 2 extending between a head 3 and drilling tip 4. The shank 2, adjacent the head 3, is formed with a frusto-conical enlargement 8. A thread 10, when formed in shank 2, is extended into enlargement 8 so as to create a final part 11 of the thread which, in use of the screw with sheet metal 12, distorts the sheet metal such that it firmly locks onto the enlargement 8. A shallow recess 6 is provided in the underside of head 3 surrounding the frusto-conical enlargement 8.
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W. A. Deutscher Pty. Ltd.
Wilson Neill R.
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