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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Daniel R. Smith, Kidderminster, GB;
Daniel R. Smith, Kidderminster, GB;
Newfrey LLC, Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
The current invention is directed to a three piece blind fastener comprising a mandrel, a tubular body portion ofand a radially extending flange, wherein the cylindrical bodyis mounted on an elongate stemof the mandrel so as to extend co-axially about a central axis of such blind fastener, and the mandrel having a mandrel head in operative engagement with a tail end of the body for transmitting force there to during setting of the fastener, wherein the radially extending flange is separate from and held in crimped engagement with the body portion at or towards a front end of the tubular body so as to be axially remote from the tail end of such body.