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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Todd Gerlach, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Nicholas Capito, Jr., Gallatin, TN (US);
Hector A. Molina, Gallatin, TN (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/36 (2006.01); B21D 11/10 (2006.01); F16B 37/02 (2006.01); F16B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 11/10 (2013.01); B21D 53/36 (2013.01); F16B 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A one-piece stud and clip is provided by a process working sheet material into a monolithic stud and U-clip fastener. The process includes forming an elongated stud from the sheet material, and bending the sheet material to form the clip. The stud can be a rolled cylinder of the sheet material, or an uninterrupted stud drawn from the sheet material.