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AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsWilliam L. Gabriel, Zafar I Ali, Alvis H. Ferrell, Daniel P. McDonald, James W. Robinson, Donald E. Bergstrom
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A full-round head nail having an offset head is configured with a gusset formed integrally between an undersurface of the offset head and a superior portion of a shank. The head of the nail is relatively thin, and the shank is positioned radially off center of the round head such that no heel is formed at a point tangential to both the head and the shank. The gusset has a lofted surface tapering radially from a roundness at the zero heel to a taper at the toe. The gusset reinforces the junction of the shank with the head, supports the toe of the head, and distributes the force of a load on the head through a longitudinal axis of the shank, preventing the toe from bending or yielding and prevents the shank from yielding to the stresses of the load applied.
1-8. (canceled)
A die for making a heel-less nail, the heel-less nail having a full, round head, a shank, and a gusset, the die comprising:
The die for making a heel-less nail of claim 11, wherein the first cavity complimentary to the first portion of the gusset and the second cavity complimentary to the second portion of the gusset form an ovoid shaped cavity.
11-12. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.