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US 2002/0119025 A1Published application
Blind Rivet
OwnerKlaus Wirth, Martin Wirthinventors
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Abstract
The invention concerns a blind rivet (cup-, sleeve-shaped blind rivet) comprising a cap which is slipped over a blunt or pointed rivet shank, a method for producing a blind rivet comprising a cap, and a method for establishing a riveted joint by which a permanent connection between several workpieces is produced in one working step.
Claims20
A blind rivet for connecting adjacent workpieces, the blind rivet comprising:
- a bushing, said bushing being one of cup-shaped and sleeve-shaped, said bushing having a bushing shank and a bushing head integral with and disposed at one end of said bushing shank;
- a mandrel, said mandrel passing through said bushing head to project into said bushing shark, said mandrel having a mandrel head disposed at a first end region within said bushing shark opposite said bushing head, said mandrel having a breaking location disposed between said mandrel head and said bushing head, said mandrel having a mandrel end region extending past said bushing head outside said bushing;
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- a cap surrounding said bushing shank, said cap having a cap shaft which is one of cup-shaped and sleeve-shaped, wherein said cap is slipped over a front end of said bushing shank.
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