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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2018
David P. Turechek, Shelton, CT (US);
Victor Kirilichin, Madison, CT (US);
Brian P. Krieger, Albion, NY (US);
David P. Turechek, Shelton, CT (US);
Victor Kirilichin, Madison, CT (US);
Brian P. Krieger, Albion, NY (US);
Engineered Inserts & Systems, Inc., Watertown, CT (US);
Abstract
An insert for connecting first and second parts each having holes, the insert having a cylindrical sleeve and a core. The cylindrical sleeve having a central void and an outer diameter sized to fit into the hole in the first part. The central void having a uniform diameter across a length of the cylindrical sleeve. The core having a through-hole and a tapered outer wall such that when the core is pulled into the cylindrical sleeve, the cylindrical sleeve expands against the hole of the first part to secure the insert to the first part. The through-hole of the core having a threaded portion at a first end of the core to engage with a threaded fastener to secure the second part to the first part. The first end of the core is press-fit into the cylindrical sleeve.