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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2009
Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr., West Springfield, MA (US);
Richard Belinda, Westfield, MA (US);
Peter Barenski, Jr., Stockbridge, MA (US);
Tad A. Weiss, Westhampton, MA (US);
Joseph A. Pieciak, Jr., West Springfield, MA (US);
Richard Belinda, Westfield, MA (US);
Peter Barenski, Jr., Stockbridge, MA (US);
Tad A. Weiss, Westhampton, MA (US);
Handy & Harman, White Plains, NY (US);
Abstract
A fastener for composite or plastic material having a dense composition employs a head which has a socket and a recessed underside and a lower rim. In one embodiment, the shank has an upper portion with an enlarged diameter and a left hand thread while the lower portion has a tri-lobed configuration and is traversed by a right hand thread. The right hand thread may have a plurality of notches which, in one embodiment, are arranged in a spiral array. One embodiment of a fastener has longitudinally spaced rings which project from an enlarged diameter portion of the shank. The lower portion of the shank has a thread with a plurality of notches. The rings have a major diameter and spacing greater than the major diameter and spacing of the thread.