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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Kenneth R. Levey, Elgin, IL (US);
Jason D. Holt, St. Charles, IL (US);
Robert R. Schaser, St. Hampshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth R. Levey, Elgin, IL (US);
Jason D. Holt, St. Charles, IL (US);
Robert R. Schaser, St. Hampshire, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 37/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An external surface for a fastener insert to be embedded in a component includes ridges extending along an outer surface of the portion to be embedded. The ridges include end-to-end projections that vary in width and height from one end of a projection to an opposite end of a projection. Wedges are formed in the surface between adjacent ridges.