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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alan Pritchard, Almeria, ES;
Assignee:
Conti Fasteners AG, Barr, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/506 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 3/506 ;
Abstract
A threaded self-tapping screw for joining thin workpieces having a tapered root portion adjacent to the head of the screw. A plurality of threads are disposed on the body and the tapered root portion of the screw such that the radial distance from the center of the screw to the crests of the threads is maintained along both the body and the tapered root portion.