Patent ID: 11885358
Assignee: HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A blind fastener comprising:
a sleeve comprising
a first sleeve end,
a second sleeve end,
a cavity extending from the first sleeve end to the second sleeve end; and

a mandrel configured to be at least partially received by the cavity of the sleeve, the mandrel comprising
a first mandrel end disposed adjacent to the first sleeve end and comprising an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the cavity,
a second mandrel end comprising a pull region, and
a shank region extending intermediate the first mandrel end and the second mandrel end,
wherein the pull region comprises an axial length no greater than 4 times a diameter of the shank region and is configured to be engaged by an installation tool.