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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Atieva, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Hector Ramirez, Newark, CA (US);
Atieva, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of inserting a fastener into a workpiece includes positioning the workpiece with at least two sheets of material between a die and a head of a fastening system. The workpiece has a first fastening site, a second fastening site, and a third fastening site. The second fastening site is between the first fastening site and the third fastening site. A passage of the head is aligned with the second fastening site. A bottommost surface of the head in contact with the workpiece from the first fastening site to the third fastening site. The method also includes inserting the fastener into the workpiece through the passage of the head at the second fastening site and through the sheets of material. The method also includes upsetting an end of a shank of the fastener with the die to fasten the sheets of material together.
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