Fastening element, method of attachment and panel assembly
CA 1283527 C · Owner: Multifastener Corporation · Inventors: Muller, Rudolph R.M.
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FASTENING ELEMENT, METHOD OF ATTACHMENT AND PANEL ASSEMBLY, 152,35 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A riveting or self-fastening element such as a stud for permanent attachment to a panel preferably having a preformed panel opening including, the method of attachment and the panel assembly. The self-attaching element includes an annular barrel portion having a conical external surface which is press fitted in the panel opening to deform the panel opening and form a mating conical internal surface preventing further penetration of the fastening element into the panel. The free end of the barrel portion which is preferably, cylindrical, is simultaneously deformed outwardly in a die member having an …
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- Granted April 30, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 30, 2008.
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