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US 2016/0108949 A1Published application
Rivet sealing washer
AssigneeATS Cases, Inc.
InventorsRonald M. Orlando, John P. Sanroma
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Abstract
A rivet sealing washer that includes a washer body with an outer surface and an inner surface and a rivet aperture. Additionally, the rivet washer includes a membrane with at least one raised high pressure point skirt or rib and at least one recessed trough that provides a continuous seal over the outer surface of the washer body, the rivet body, and the mandrel head, and is sealably and continuously connected to the perimeter of the washer body and optionally a circumferential portion of the outer surface.
Claims20
A blind rivet washer, comprising:
- a washer body with an outer surface including a circumferential portion of the washer body, an inner surface in contact with a substrate, and a rivet aperture through which a mandrel end of a blind rivet is insertable prior to the blind rivet being set;
- and
- a watertight or airtight membrane encapsulating completely the outer surface of the washer body and one side of the rivet aperture,
- wherein the watertight or airtight membrane creates a lumen which provides a space between a portion of the outer surface of the washer body and the watertight or airtight membrane into which the mandrel end of the blind rivet is insertable and encapsulated.
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A blind rivet assembly, comprising:
- a blind rivet;
- a washer body with an outer surface including a circumferential portion of the washer body, an inner surface in contact with a substrate, and a rivet aperture through which a mandrel end of the blind rivet is insertable prior to the blind rivet being set;
- and
- a watertight or airtight membrane encapsulating completely the outer surface of the washer body, one side of the rivet aperture and the mandrel end of the blind rivet once inserted,
- wherein the watertight or airtight membrane creates a lumen which provides a space between a portion of the outer surface of the washer body and the watertight or airtight membrane into which the rivet mandrel end of the blind rivet is insertable and encapsulated.
2 more elements
A blind rivet washer, comprising:
- a washer body with an outer surface including a circumferential portion of the washer body, an inner surface in contact with a substrate, and a rivet aperture through which a mandrel end of a blind rivet is insertable prior to the blind rivet being set;
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- a silicone rubber membrane connected to the washer body by a fixing means and encapsulating completely the outer surface of the washer body and one side of the rivet aperture,
- wherein the silicone rubber membrane creates a lumen which provides a space between a portion of the outer surface of the washer body and the watertight or airtight membrane into which the rivet mandrel end of the blind rivet is insertable and encapsulated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.