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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel Robin Smith, Birmingham, GB;
Assignee:
Emhart, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411 34 ; 411 15 ; 411501 ; 2924353 ;
Abstract
A blind rivet comprises a rivet body with an axial through bore, a head at one end and inwardly extending lugs at the tail which are provided with recesses. The rivet may be set by a tool having lugs adapted to engage in the recesses, and may be used as a drainage passage or as part of a releasable fastener.