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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2016
Whitesell Formed Components, Inc., Waterford, MI (US);
Jeffrey C. Lewis, Addison Township, MI (US);
Srecko Zdravkovic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A self-attaching fastener includes a substantially polyhedral head portion defining a longitudinal axis. The head portion is circumscribable by a first cylinder having a head diameter. The first cylinder is coaxial to the longitudinal axis. A central pilot portion substantially defines a pilot polyhedron extending from the head portion along the longitudinal axis. The central pilot portion is circumscribable by a second cylinder having a pilot diameter smaller than the head diameter. The second cylinder is coaxial to the longitudinal axis. The central pilot portion has a perimetric wall with rectangular faces of the pilot polyhedron. The rectangular faces are defined in respective planes that are parallel to the longitudinal axis. A planar panel support surface is defined on the head portion. The planar panel support surface defines a closed substantially polygonal planar margin at a perimeter of the planar panel support surface.