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US 2024/0376925 A1Published application
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.
Claims7
1-10. (canceled)
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;
- said thread defined by an upper flank, a lower flank, a root adjacent said shaft and crest remote from said shaft;
- a “V” shaped indentation separating said upper and lower flanks;
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- a “V” shaped protrusion protruding from said shaft between adjacent threads.
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