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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:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Stanley E. Wojciechowski, Lancaster, CA (US);
John M. Parker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stanley E. Wojciechowski, Lancaster, CA (US);
John M. Parker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whitesell International Corporation, Taylor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method of forming a sealed joint between a nut () having a cylindrical pilot (), an annular flange portion () surrounding the pilot and a re-entrant groove () and a panel with a die having an annular lip () which deforms a panel portion into the groove () and simultaneously shaves an outer surface of the pilot onto the panel. The annular groove in the flange portion includes an arcuately inclined outer side wall () and an inner side wall () arcuately inclined toward the flange portion.