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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Jonathan Lee Brewer, Dunstable, GB;
Carl Hersant, Hertford, GB;
Inventors:
Jonathan Lee Brewer, Dunstable, GB;
Carl Hersant, Hertford, GB;
Assignee:
AVDEL UK LIMITED, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 13/06 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/1054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blind fastener comprising a body () and a stem (), wherein the fastener is installed in a workpiece by applying a pulling force to the bodycausing a bulb to form at a radially expandable section of the body, the stem of the fastener comprising two waisted regions () of reduced diameter, such that when the body of the fastener is crimped after assembly with the stem, the body is caused to form a barrel shape, whereby clearance between the body and stem is minimized.