# US 5,707,190 A · Blind bolt assembly

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- Number: US 5,707,190 A
- Document ID: US5707190A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/745,642
- Filed: 1996-11-08
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1995-11-10
- Assignees: Alps Seiko Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Tokuo Hiraguri; Sohkichi Hiraguri
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5707190A

## CPC

- F16B 19/1054: {the pull-mandrel or the like being frangible}
- F16B 13/065: {fastened by extracting the screw, nail or the like}
- F16B 19/083: {Self-drilling rivets}
- F16B 5/02: by means of fastening members using screw-thread ({F16B5/0004 takes precedence}; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00)
- F16B 25/106: {by means of a self-piercing screw-point, i.e. without removing material}
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

A blind bolt for fastening superposed construction materials with each other through insertion thereof into through holes formed in the construction materials, which blind bolt comprising a bolt section having a male screw, a flange portion formed at one end of the bolt body, and a tapered slanted surface extended from one end of the external peripheral surface of the flange portion to the male screw, a cylindrical spacer formed with a plurality of slits opened to one longitudinal end thereof, which spacer receiving the bolt body in such a manner that the slits are abutted against the flange portion, and a nut to be tightened by engaging with the male screw. With this construction above, as the bendable piece of the spacer is sandwiched between the inner surface of the holes in the construction materials and the flange of the bolt, even though the inner surface of the holes is mechanically deformed, the bendable piece is not severed, so that an extremely great tensile strength can be provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A blind bolt assembly for fastening two or more sheets of superimposed construction material with each other by insertion into through holes formed in said respective sheets, comprising:
a bolt body having a male screw thread at a first end section and a flange portion at a second end of said bolt body, said flange portion having a cylindrical portion and a tapered portion, the tapered portion having a tapered surface which tapers inwardly from a peripheral edge of the cylindrical portion, toward the male screw thread formed on the first end section of said bolt body;
a cylindrical spacer having a plurality of slits extending from a first end thereof, said spacer being disposed about said bolt body so that the first end of said spacer abuts against the tapered surface of the flange portion;
a nut threadably engageable with the male thread for drawing the flange portion into said spacer and toward the sheets of construction material so as to distort said spacer and secure the sheets of construction material together; and
annular recess formed in a periphery of the cylindrical portion for receiving a deformed portion of said spacer caused by the pressure between the inner wall of said through holes and said flange portion upon tightening said nut.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The blind bolt assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flange portion is further provided with a drill having the same diameter as the flange portion, at a bottom thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The blind bolt assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first end of said bolt body is provided with an engaging part adapted to be engaged by mechanical means for preventing simultaneous rotation of said nut and said bolt body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The blind bolt assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging part is formed into a non-circular shape.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The blind bolt assembly as claimed in claim 3, wherein said engaging part is formed into a recess to receive a screw driver.