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US 7,351,022 B2Granted
Unified multi-part head for a staked fastener
OwnerClark A. Denslowinventor
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Abstract
A unified head for a staked fastener wherein the unified head is made from a first member in combination with a supplemental member, and the two members have at least one shared fiber. In a staking operation that forms the unified head, the operation is conducted in such a manner that a portion of a fiber, initially within the first member or the supplemental member, crosses the boundary therebetween creating the shared fiber, i.e., a segment of a single fiber is embedded in the first member and a segment is embedded in the supplemental member.
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A unified head for a staked fastener comprising:
- a first member;
- a supplemental member, the first member and the supplemental member sharing a perimeter segment, and
- a shared fiber having a first segment and a second segment, the shared fiber spanning the perimeter segment having the first segment embedded in the first member and the second segment embedded in the supplemental member
- whereby the shared fiber unifies the first member with the supplemental member.
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A fastener comprising:
- a unified head including a first member;
- a supplemental member, the first member and the supplemental member sharing a perimeter segment, and a shared fiber having a first segment and a second segment, the shared fiber spanning the perimeter segment having the first segment embedded in the first member and the second segment embedded in the supplemental member,
- another head, and
- a grip member extending therebetween.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.