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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.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles E Gutshall, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wales-Beech Corporation, Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
85 47 ;
Abstract
An improved thread-forming screw has a circular threaded main body portion and a tapered lobular pilot or thread-forming section comprising a plurality of transverse elongated projections or lobes on a circular conical core, each lobe having a sharp ridge running the full length thereof. The sharp edges on the lobes minimize the torque required to form threads in a workpiece, while the circular main body portion maximizes the holding power of the screw in the workpiece.