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US 6,658,969 B2Granted
Tool for securing threaded inserts
OwnerJames R. Jonesinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for inserting rivets. The device and method allows for accurate, consistent installation of threaded blind rivets. The device comprises a rivet insert tool, a rivet insert shaft, and a sleeve through which the shaft passes. This provides significant accuracy to less accurate rivet inserting devices.
Claims9
A method for inserting a rivet into a work piece comprising:
- attaching a rivet to the end of an inserting shaft, the rivet comprising a flat circular head, a sleeve section and a nut section, the nut section having threading on its inside, and the inserting shaft having a threaded drift section that engages the inside of the nut section;
- drawing said inserting shaft through a sleeve;
- inserting a portion of said inserting shaft into a rivet inserting tool, such that said sleeve is located between said rivet and said rivet inserting tool;
- inserting said rivet into a hole in a workpiece;
- activating said rivet inserting tool thereby fixing said rivet into said workpiece;
- and,
- removing said inserting shaft from said rivet.
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A method for inserting threaded blind rivets comprising:
- attaching a threaded blind rivet to a threaded drift of an inserting shaft, the rivet comprising a flat circular head, a sleeve section and a nut section, the nut section having threading on its inside, and said inserting shaft having a threaded drift and a smooth stem;
- drawing said smooth stem of said inserting shaft through a sleeve having a bore through it;
- attaching said smooth stem of said inserting shaft into a rivet inserting tool, such that the sleeve is located between said rivet inserting tool and said threaded blind rivet;
- inserting said rivet into a hole in a workpiece;
- activating said rivet inserting tool thereby fixing said rivet into said workpiece;
- and,
- removing said inserting shaft from said rivet.
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An apparatus for inserting a threaded blind rivet comprising:
- a rivet inserting tool;
- an inserting shaft, said inserting shaft comprising a threaded drift and a smooth stem portion;
- and,
- a sleeve having a bore comprised of a large diameter section and a small diameter section, the large diameter section large enough to accommodate the threaded drift of the inserting shaft capable of engaging the flanged head portion of a threaded blind rivet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.