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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Burghardt Krohn, Ammersbek, DE;
Inventor:
Burghardt Krohn, Ammersbek, DE;
Assignee:
Joh. Friedrich Behrens AG, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a fastener device that includes a base portion. At least one shank is coupled to the base portion. The at least one shank includes an end configured to be driven into a material. The at least one shank also includes a weakened shank region disposed between a first adjacent shank region and a second adjacent shank region. The weakened shank region includes a cross-section irregularly weakened with respect to the cross-sections of the first adjacent shank region and the second adjacent shank region.
Published as:
EP1331407A2; US2003143059A1; DE10203282A1; EP1331407A3; EP1331407B1; ATE327443T1; DE50303413D1; US7104741B2; ES2265528T3;