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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Rodrigo Pinheiro, Riverside, CA (US);
Elaine Koontz, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Luke Haylock, Culver City, CA (US);
Rodrigo Pinheiro, Riverside, CA (US);
Elaine Koontz, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Luke Haylock, Culver City, CA (US);
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A collar having a shank with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the shank includes a first exterior surface extending from the first end to a first exterior inflection point, and a curvilinear exterior surface extending from the first exterior inflection point to a second exterior inflection point. The curvilinear exterior surface and an imaginary line extending from the first exterior inflection point to the second exterior inflection point form a first area that is sized and shaped to receive forward extrusion of the collar as the collar is being installed.