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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
L. Richard Poe, Palm Desert, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/708 ;
Abstract
A fastener apparatus having a bolt member with a fast lead threaded portion, a barrel member with a fine lead threaded portion, a collar member interposed between the bolt and the barrel and including both fast lead and fine lead threads to mesh with the respective threads on the bolt and the barrel, and an actuator for coupling two of the three members together so that in one instance the fastener is drawn rapidly on fast lead threads through a significant distance and in the second instance the fastener is drawn together on fine lead threads providing additional mechanical advantage.