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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:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Applicant:
Harold A. Ladouceur, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventor:
Harold A. Ladouceur, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whitesell International Corporation, Muscle Shoals, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/00 (2006.01); B21D 39/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A male fastener formed of heat treated carbon steel for high performance applications, including a shank portion, radial flange and tubular barrel, wherein the barrel has an axial length of 60% or less than the outside diameter and a fastener and panel assembly, wherein the distal open end of the barrel is deformed into an L-shape and the panel is deformed by the radial flange into an L-shape having an inwardly projecting portion deformed between the radial flange and the outwardly deformed distal end of the barrel.