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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2023
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Gadi Vishne, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Sandisk Technologies, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A rapid installation screw includes radially expanding threads. The screw may include a number of discrete thread segments removably affixed to a distal end of an internal shaft. Initially, the thread segments may together have an outer diameter that allows them to slide into a screw hole without engaging threads of the screw hole. Thereafter, a further downward force on the screw will disconnect the thread segments from the internal shaft so that the internal shaft can move axially down between the thread segments. The diameter of the internal shaft forces the thread segments radially outward into engagement with the threads of the screw hole. The internal shaft further includes ribs radially oriented around the internal shaft to fit in between the thread segments. Rotation of the screw head and internal shaft will exert torque on the thread segments, causing them to rotate as well, thus allowing the thread segments to unscrew from the threaded hole.