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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Stefan Gensmann, Fruecht, DE;
Michael Kunz, Dorndorf, DE;
Markus Rompel, Runkel/Schadeck, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fastener assembly includes an elongate fastener, and a support collar mounted on the elongate fastener. The support collar is shaped such that it has profiles on opposite sides of the elongate fastener that are asymmetric with respect to each other. The asymmetry may be an asymmetry in the number, shape, position, or size of recesses on two opposite sides of the elongate fastener. A plurality of fastener assemblies may be provided as a fastener strip, in which each support collar is joined to one or two adjacent support collars in a strip.