Patent ID: 11953043
Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 15:
16. A breakaway threaded fastener, comprising:
a cap integral to a stud, the cap having an external torque application feature and an open end, the stud having a hollow cavity with a closed end, a wall, and an outer surface, the outer surface having an external thread; and
a minimum wall thickness defined in the wall, the minimum wall thickness being configured to break the stud into two portions under torsion above a predetermined torsional limit; and
a minimum wall thickness defined in the wall, the minimum wall thickness being configured to break the stud into two portions under torsion above a predetermined torsional limit,
wherein the minimum wall thickness is defined by either a partial taper that is offset from the open end of the cap and runs to the closed end of the stud or a full taper that runs from the open end of the cap to the closed end of the stud.