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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10730169 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 13, 2017

Tool apparatus including blind bolt and installation tool

Applicant:

Allfasteners Usa, Llc, Medina, OH (US);

Inventors:

Michael Strange, Columbia Station, OH (US);

Bruce A. Carmichael, Hinckley, OH (US);

Assignee:

Allfasteners USA, LLC, Medina, OH (US);

Attorney:

Luedeka Neely Group, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Monica S Carter

Assistant Examiner:

Mahdi H Nejad

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 13/08 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01); F16B 31/04 (2006.01); F16B 31/02 (2006.01); B25B 29/02 (2006.01); F16B 43/00 (2006.01); B25B 27/14 (2006.01); F16B 35/04 (2006.01); F16B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/481 (2013.01); B25B 27/14 (2013.01); B25B 29/02 (2013.01); F16B 5/02 (2013.01); F16B 13/0808 (2013.01); F16B 31/021 (2013.01); F16B 31/043 (2013.01); F16B 35/045 (2013.01); F16B 37/041 (2013.01); F16B 43/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus including a threaded member having a head, a shaft extending away from the head, threads disposed on at least a portion of the shaft, and a tip opposite the head. The head, tip, shaft, and threads are sized to pass through a hole in a structure such that the threaded member may be inserted into the structure. The apparatus further includes a tool for mounting to the threaded member that extends out of out the hole when the threaded member is located within the structure. The tool includes a connector that mounts to the tip of the threaded member and a flexible member that extends away from the connector and out of the hole when the threaded member is located within the structure.

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