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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1988
Ronald G Weiss, Taylor, MI (US);
James A Levitte, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jonathon P Schmidt, Troy, MI (US);
Allan J Theisen, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A screw or bolt has a conventional threaded shank and a tapered pilot or lead end for easy entry to a threaded receptacle or nut. A pilot lead extends axially from the end of the shank. In one form, the pilot is cylindrical having an axis that either intersects or is parallel to the axis of the shank. Partial threads extend around the portion of the periphery of the pilot and an unthreaded transition surface angularly spaced from, transversely opposite, the partial threads extends to the outer surface of the shank. In another form, the pilot is elliptical having partial threads extending over a portion of its periphery and an unthreaded surface transversely opposite the pilot threads.