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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:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Kenneth R. Levey, West Chicago, IL (US);
Frank W. Bechtel, Jr., Roscoe, IL (US);
Michael P. Glynn, Broadview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth R. Levey, West Chicago, IL (US);
Frank W. Bechtel, Jr., Roscoe, IL (US);
Michael P. Glynn, Broadview, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 39/30 (2006.01); F16B 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A threaded fastener includes a curved-line path thread provided in a helical pattern along a shank of the fastener. The curved-line path can be provided on either side of the standard straight-line path or on opposite sides of the straight-line path. The curved-line path and can be provided on all or a portion of the thread from near the tip end thereof to near the head end thereof.