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US 11,111,947 B2Granted
Threaded fastener having a thread crest greater than its thread root and v angles on the crest and root
AssigneeLock-N-Stitch, Inc.
InventorGary Jack Reed
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Abstract
An interlocking thread with a tooth-cross-section that is wider at its crest than at its root and with “V” angles located both along the crest and the root which tightens into a tapped hole that has a similar thread cross-section.
Claims4
A fastener, comprising:
- a shaft having a first end including means to rotate said shaft,
- said shaft having a thread pattern defined by a thread projecting from an outer periphery of said shaft and spiraling along its length, and a root gap separating adjacent threads;
- said thread defined by an upper flank, a lower flank, a root adjacent said shaft and crest remote from said shaft,
- said upper and lower flanks being separated by a “V” shaped indentation and diverging outwardly from each other away from said root and defining a dovetail, wherein an apex of said “V” shaped indentation has an acute angle;
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- a “V” shaped protrusion protruding from said shaft in said root gap, the “V” shaped protrusion having a shape complementary to said “V” shaped indentation.
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