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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Yongping Gong, Glenview, IL (US);
Cheryl L. Panasik, Elburn, IL (US);
Mark D. Latz, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yongping Gong, Glenview, IL (US);
Cheryl L. Panasik, Elburn, IL (US);
Mark D. Latz, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fastener with multiple thread characteristics includes a shank and head. The shank has a penetrating tip distal most from the head. The shank includes a first, conventional thread formation formed therein adjacent the penetrating tip and a second, anti-back-out thread formation adjacent the conventional thread formation, between the conventional thread formation and the head.