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US 2022/0003262 A1Published application
Crimped capped fastener
AssigneeMacLean-Fogg Company
InventorLarry J. WILSON
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Abstract
A capped fastener is provided with two outer flanges and a groove therebetween. The cap is crimped around the first outer flange without covering the second outer flange. The end of the cap is crimped in a groove between the first and second outer flanges. A crimping tool and method of crimping are also provided for crimping the end of a cap into a groove between two outer flanges.
Claims6
A fastener with a crimped cap, comprising:
- a fastener body comprising a thread, a plurality of wrenching surfaces disposed along a top portion of the fastener body, a first outer flange disposed below the wrenching surfaces and extending outward therefrom, a second outer flange disposed below the first outer flange, and a groove disposed between the first and second outer flanges;
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- a cap disposed over the wrenching surfaces and the first outer flange, an end of the cap being crimped around the first outer flange, the end being crimped in the groove between the first and second outer flanges, wherein a bottom portion of the fastener body comprising the second outer flange and the thread remains uncovered by the cap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.