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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Btm Corporation, Marysville, MI (US);
Glenn R. Koenigbauer, Marine City, MI (US);
Steven J. Sprotberry, Marysville, MI (US);
Paul D. Boyes, Hillsborough, NZ;
BTM Company LLC, Marysville, MI (US);
Abstract
A clinching apparatus includes a clinching punch having a specifically dimensioned tapered surface which improves the strength of a clinch joint created therewith. In another aspect, a tapered surface adjacent a distal end of a clinching punch has an angle of 20-35° relative to a distal end. A further aspect of a clinching apparatus provides a tapered surface adjacent a distal end which is configured in accordance with a specific formula.
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