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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Kenneth R. Levey, West Chicago, IL (US);
John D. Fischer, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Lawrence W. Johnson, Taylor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth R. Levey, West Chicago, IL (US);
John D. Fischer, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Lawrence W. Johnson, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B039/30 ; F16B037/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A male threaded fastening member is provided with depressions in at least one or several helix wraps of the thread adjacent the head, the depressions extending inwardly from an edge of the thread at least part way toward a shank of the male fastening member. In a fastening system including the male fastening member, a female member includes projections for engaging the depressions.