Method for fastening blind anchor
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorKenneth Levey
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for fastening anchoring devices having a screw aperture therethrough to a portions of panels devoid of openings including fastening the anchoring device to a one side of the panel, and forming an anchoring device locating indicium on another side of the panel opposite the anchoring device and in alignment with the aperture thereof without forming an opening through the panel.
Claims12
A method for fastening an anchoring device to a panel, comprising:
- fastening a first side of the anchoring device to a first side of the panel with a transfer punch engaged with a second side of the anchoring device and a die engaged with a second side of the panel opposite the anchoring device;
- forming an anchoring device locating indicium on a second side of the panel opposite the anchoring device with a divot punch after at least partially fastening the anchoring device, without forming an opening through the panel.
A method for fastening an anchoring device having a threaded depression protruding from one side thereof and anchoring teeth protruding from an opposite side thereof onto a refrigerator panel devoid of openings, comprising:
- fastening the anchoring device to a backside of the refrigerator panel by penetrating teeth of the anchoring device into the panel;
- forming an anchoring device locating indicium depression on a front side of the refrigerator panel in alignment with the threaded depression of the anchoring device without forming an opening through the panel by deforming said front side of the panel with a punch.
A method for installing an anchoring device onto a panel devoid of openings, comprising;
- fastening the anchoring device onto the panel by driving a plurality of teeth protruding from the anchoring device into and not more than partially through a backside of the panel;
- forming an anchoring device locating indicium on a front side of the panel opposite the anchoring device by deforming the front side of the panel with a punch without forming an opening through the panel;
- commencing formation of the anchoring device locating indicium after the teeth of the anchoring device are partially driven into the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.