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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Applicant:
Jonathan Brewer, Dunstable, GB;
Inventor:
Jonathan Brewer, Dunstable, GB;
Assignee:
Avdel UK Limited, , GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/04 (2006.01); F16B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 19/10 (2013.01); F16B 19/1045 (2013.01); F16B 19/1054 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49954 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53796 (2015.01);
Abstract
A fastener () for securing a workpiece comprising a plurality of workpiece members, said fastener comprising a shank () and a radially enlarged head () wherein the fastener further comprises axial voids () and splines (), such that when the fastener is installed into a workpiece by a mandrel, breakstem or pin, the shank of the fastener is expanded such that the crests of the splines are caused to mechanically engage with the internal walls of the fastener apertures.