Patent ID: 11959504
Assignee: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A self-forming thread blind fastener comprising:
a sleeve comprising
a first sleeve end,
a second sleeve end,
an elongate portion extending from the first sleeve end to the second sleeve end, and
an inner wall extending longitudinally through the sleeve from the first sleeve end to the second sleeve end and the inner wall defining a bore; and

a pin configured to be at least partially received by the bore and comprising
a first pin end,
a second pin end,
a pin head portion adjacent to the second pin end and configured to inhibit traversal of the pin head portion into the bore,
an at least partially threaded portion, the at least partially threaded portion configured to form threads on at least a portion of the inner wall of the sleeve,
a shank intermediate the pin head portion and the at least partially threaded portion, and
a driving portion adjacent to the first pin end, wherein the driving portion is configured to receive a torque to rotate the pin within the sleeve and thereby axially compress and deform the sleeve and form the threads on the at least a portion of the inner wall of the sleeve.