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US 5,441,373 AGranted
Coated fastener
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsFrederick A. Kish, Parimal M. Vadhar
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Abstract
A coated fastener includes a coating comprised of one-hundred percent dry solids which is virtually free of solvent emissions when applied and during curing, covers substantially the entire exterior of the fastener, provides a protective coating to the fastener against corrosion, enables the fastener to be adhered to at least one other fastener, and provides increased holding power of the fastener after the fastener is driven into a desired surface.
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A coated fastener, comprising:
- a fastener having a predetermined configuration comprising a pair of oppositely disposed sides, a pair of oppositely disposed ends adapted to be adhered to similarly configured adjacent fasteners, corner portions defined between adjacent ones of said sides and ends, and at least one portion capable of being driven into a desired surface;
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- coating means, disposed upon said fastener, comprising one-hundred percent dry solids which are substantially free of solvent emissions when applied to said fastener and during curing thereof, and covering substantially the entire exterior of said fastener, for providing a protective coating to said fastener by having a first predetermined thickness of said coating means upon at least said pair of sides and said pair of ends;
- and for adhering said fastener to at least one other similarly configured fastener and for providing an irregular surface to said fastener for increasing the holding power of said fastener after it is driven into said desired surface by having a second predetermined thickness of said coating means, which is greater than said first predetermined thickness of said coating means, at said corner portions of said fastener.
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A strip of coated fasteners, comprising:
- a plurality of fasteners positioned in a side-by-side array, wherein each fastener has a predetermined configuration comprising a pair of oppositely disposed sides, a pair of oppositely disposed ends adapted to be adhered to adjacent ends of said plurality of fasteners disposed within said array, corner portions defined between adjacent ones of said sides and ends, and at least one portion capable of being driven into a desired surface;
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- coating means, disposed upon each one of said fasteners, comprising one-hundred percent dry solids which are substantially free of solvent emissions when applied to said fasteners and during curing thereof, and covering substantially the entire exterior of each one of said fasteners, for providing a protective coating to each one of said fasteners by having a first predetermined thickness of said coating means disposed upon at least said pair of sides and said pair of ends;
- and for adhering said fasteners together in said side-by-side array so as to form said strip of coated fasteners and for providing irregular surface portions to said fasteners for increasing the holding power of each one of said fasteners after they are driven into said desired surface by having a second predetermined thickness of said coating means, which is greater than said first predetermined thickness of said coating means, at said corner portions of said fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.