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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Simpson Strong-tie Company, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gerald W. Hagel, Lombard, IL (US);
Joel Houck, Lansing, IL (US);
Assignee:
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 25/00 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B23G 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23G 7/02 (2013.01); F16B 25/00 (2013.01); F16B 25/0026 (2013.01); F16B 25/0047 (2013.01); F16B 25/0052 (2013.01); F16B 25/0094 (2013.01); F16B 33/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of creating a threaded fastener which includes a shank having a first, threaded portion and a hardened thread portion. The shank includes a thread extending outwardly from a shank body over a first length of the shank. A second portion of the shank includes a groove positioned coincident with the thread and including a turn ratio equal to a turn ratio of the thread. The shank comprises corrosive resistant stainless steel. A coil of hardened steel engages the groove to fill the groove along the second portion.