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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Srecko Zdravkovic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sivakumar Ramasamy, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Srecko Zdravkovic, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sivakumar Ramasamy, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The preferred embodiment of a fastening system includes a self-piercing fastener having a thread-like pattern. In another aspect of the present invention, a fastener insertion machine employs an electromagnetic actuator without fluid actuation. A further aspect of the present invention uses a rotary-to-linear transmission within the machine to advance the fastener. In still another aspect of the present invention a self-piercing fastener is a clinch nut or a clinch stud.